Zeruya Shalev: On ‘Pain’ And Her Role As Israel’s ... - Fathom
WEB1. Shalev was born in May 1959 in Kvutzat Kinneret, one of Israel’s first kibbutzim founded in 1913 on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. The Shalev family is a storied literary dynasty, its best-known member being her cousin, Meir, whose extensive back catalogue of novels and essays, columns and short stories includes Four Meals (1994) and ...
‘There is a clash of civilisations’: An interview with Benny Morris
WEBNov 7, 2015 · Options. In this in-depth interview, Israeli historian Benny Morris speaks with Professor Gabriel Noah Brahm about his work, his critics and his regrets. He also charges Western academics with dishonesty about the Middle East, gives his prognosis for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and outlines his view of Israel’s place in the ‘Clash of ...
Why UNRWA is an obstacle to two states for two peoples: an
WEBMar 19, 2016 · Einat Wilf is the co-author of The War of Return (with former Haaretz journalist Adi Schwartz). She talked to Fathom deputy editor Calev Ben-Dor about the book’s main claims, that peace is impossible while the Palestinians claim a ‘right of return’ for millions of ‘refugees’, making the two states for two peoples solution to the conflict impossible, and that the UN Relief and Works ...
Fathom - For a deeper understanding of Israel, the region, and …
WEBKnown to Theodor Herzl after all: The late 19th-century American and British bids to establish a Jewish state in Palestine. By Philip Earl Steele. On the 120th anniversary of Theodor Herzl's death, Fathom publishes an extract from Philip Earl Steele's recent book... Read more > July 2024.
Democratic Socialism, Israel and the Jews: An Interview with
WEBThe interview reproduced below, with Michael Harrington (1928-1989), the leading US democratic socialist of the second half of the twentieth century, was first published in fall 1975 by the Jewish Student Press Service.The interviewer, Mitchell Cohen, who went on to co-edit Dissent magazine from 1991 to 2009, has written a new preface for Fathom in which he shares his memories of traveling ...
Fathom – Leon Trotsky’s Long War Against Antisemitism
WEBOptions. All his life Trotsky was a consistent fighter against antisemitism. – Joseph Nedava, Trotsky and the Jews, 1971. Of course we can close our eyes to the facts and limit ourselves to vague generalities about the equality and brotherhood of all races. But an ostrich policy will not advance us a single step ….
‘What we are lacking is courageous leadership’: an ... - Fathom
WEBKoby Huberman: The IPI Group is an Israeli NGO that was formed back in 2011 by Yuval Rabin, the son of the late Yitzhak Rabin, myself, Yaakov Peri – the former head of the Israeli Shin Bet – and Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, who used to be the IDF chief of staff. It was formed as a non-right, non-left organisation – an impact group. not a protest ...
Fathom – Book Review | Being Kurdish in a Hostile World
WEBThis memoir is a valuable first-hand account by a Kurd of what life has been like in Iraq for the Kurds. As such it is a rare thing. We need more like it to understand this persecuted and stateless people. back. Ayub Nuri was born in the wrong place, or so he likes to quip. He comes from Halabja in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Fathom – The Netanyahu Years: an interview with Ben Caspit
WEBIn this exclusive interview, Fathom deputy editor Calev Ben-Dor sits down with Ben Caspit, a senior columnist for the leading Israeli daily Ma’ariv and is a regular TV commentator on politics and Israel, to talk about his new book The Netanyahu Years and what he sees as the future for the Israeli Prime Minister. Israeli journalist Ben Caspit, author of a new book The Netanyahu Years has been ...
Explaining Failure: How Palestinian economic potential was denied ...
WEBFailure to address dire economic conditions, particularly in Gaza, the reports warned, could lead to sever political and security unrest in the West Bank and Gaza (WBG). The Oslo Economic Vision. This was not supposed to happen; not if one compares it to the vision for the Palestinian economy as envisaged during the heydays of Oslo peace ...