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Yehuda Amichai: Jerusalem’s Poet

Yehuda Amichai was Israel’s most quoted and beloved poet, who wrote the survival guide to Jerusalem for the people who live there. He was a voice from the street, who wrote about love with an echo of war, and about war while hinting at love.

American Jews and Israel: A Symbiosis

InFeatures

In the late 1950s, the United States and tiny Israel entered into a mutual dependence that assured Israel its survival and provided the United States with an important strategic partner in the Middle East. This close cooperation was both initiated and advanced by American Jews. How has the relationship changed over the years?

Amos Oz: “Judentum ist mehr als Bagel mit Lachs”

InGerman

Amos Oz: "In Israel herrscht eine Atmosphäre intensiver politischer und intellektueller Spannung. Gemütlichkeit liegt mir nicht. Da kann ich schwer atmen."

Israeli soldier crouching down and shaking a little Palestinian girl's hand

Buchkritik: Checkpoint Syndrome

InGerman

Das Buch des israelischen Soldaten Liran Ron-Furer, Checkpoint Syndrome, passt in ein Land, in dem alles angesprochen, scharf kritisiert werden darf. So wie es im Nahen Osten eben nur in Israel möglich ist.