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What got left on the cutting-room floor?
How does "Palestine 36," a feature film about the Great Revolt, hold up against the historical record? I viewed the movie with one eye while reading…
 • David B. Green
'It's like living in a jungle'
Violent crime in Israel's Arab community is not new. But murder rates have doubled in two years, and the minister responsible for the police is blaming…
 • David B. Green
New Year's extra
A few cultural tips gleaned during the past year. Not necessarily on the general themes of this Substack, but worthy of note
 • David B. Green
“You are committing a putsch!”
That was Hillel Kook's accusation when Ben-Gurion unilaterally decided Israel could forgo a constitution. Is that why this giant of Zionist activism…
 • David B. Green
A state of eternal probation
Benjamin Netanyahu's hint that he will outlaw Israel's Islamic Movement threatens the party of MK Mansour Abbas. Yet a few years ago, Netanyahu was…
 • David B. Green
'There is no replacement for the truth'
I try not to think about Yitzhak Rabin -- too painful. But the 30th anniversary of his killing was an opportunity to recall certain key aspects of his…
 • David B. Green
Where are the heroes?
A society in which soldiers who torture prisoners are widely hailed as ‘heroes,’ and those who investigate them as traitors, is in deep moral distress…
 • David B. Green
A blog about art, politics and shared society in Israel
A blog about art, politics and shared society in Israel
The musings and observations of a veteran journalist on Israeli culture and politics, with an emphasis on the contribution of Israel's Palestinian citizens to society
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