Famous Novelists “Confront the Occupation” in the West Bank—and Celebrate Themselves
Innocents abroad.
June 27, 2017
Innocents abroad.
To produce the collection Kingdom of Olives and Ash, the writers Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman gathered a group of novelists, arranged for them to be shown around Israel for a few days by anti-Israel activists, and had each of them write an essay about the experience. Matti Friedman surveys the results:
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The only alternative to bloodshed.
Jewish peoplehood vs. the ultra-Orthodox.
The ultra-Orthodox are willing to fight. Few of the non-Orthodox are.
A musician who answered the call of Jewish cultural renewal.