“People do bad things because they believe there isn’t enough to go around.” Sadly, this is a gross over-simplification. I speak from both personal experience, which has been reinforced by my readings of history. When I moved to Israel 19 years ago, it was a developing country, barely out of third world status. The first [...]
In the weekend magazine of Ha’aretz, they profiled “extreme” right wing MK Michael Kleiner. It is well worth a read. The difference between Kleiner and many others on the Israeli right is that he is willing to say out loud and publicly what most of these other politicians believe, but don’t say because it is [...]
It took me two months to finish writing this piece. Strangely it was easier to say it facing an audience of over a hundred people, than to put it down in writing. You can find the links to the other parts by clicking on the “Logic of Occupation” tag. Tweet
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Here is the second installment of my record of my army experiences in Hebron. I have done a renumbering, so don’t get confused. This is a new piece! If you haven’t yet read them, here are the Introduction and the first part. Tweet
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