Distant Strains
Joanna Chen Sarai Shavit
A selection of English translations of work by the poet Sarai Shavit.
From Africa to Zion
Danny Adeno Abebe
An exclusive excerpt from the memoir of Israel's first Ethiopian-born journalist.
In Defense of Nationalism
Liat Natovich Koshizky
Yoram Hazony's new book provides a welcome defense of Herzl's sophisticated understanding of Zionism and its relevance today.
No True Nationalist
Yair Wallach
Yoram Hazony's latest book distorts Herzl's ideas to provide cover for the author's exclusivist nationalism.
“Everyone is responsible for the explosion.”
Jonathan Fine
A conversation with artist Rutu Modan about her 2020 graphic novel 'Tunnels', storytelling in comics, and the relationship between truth and ideology.
Meet the Yahus
Alex Stein
A new novel about Benjamin Netanyahu's father's time in America fails to live up to the delicious promise of its source material.
Entebbe, Tehran, Munich
Nathan Abrams
How cinematic depictions of the Mossad spy became a reflection of shifting attitudes towards the State of Israel.
An Abusive System
Janice Weizman
An interview with trailblazing Israeli feminist Elana Sztokman about her journey away from Orthodoxy.
Requiem for a War
Jonathan Spyer
The Syrian Civil War threw the country, as well as the entire region, into chaos and bloodshed. A new book attempts to sift through its tumultuous legacy.
A Critical Case
Liam Hoare
A new reissue of Batya Gur's oeuvre offers a welcome opportunity to revisit the founding mother of Israeli detective fiction.
Coronavirus and Intimacy
Yaki Sagi
While corona's impact on physical wellbeing is common knowledge, less has been written about its devastating impact on interpersonal relationships.
A-voiding the Void
Ella Elbaz
Three recent novels shed light on unexplored aspects of literary representations of Palestinian trauma.