Author Archives: Eyal

The one thing missing in foreign analyses of the situation in Israel/Palestine is the extent to which violent far right groups, or rather movements, have taken root in Israeli mainstream politics and society, and are carrying out incessant terror attacks … Continue reading →

The inconceivable destruction in Beirut brings me, and almost all people, imense sadneess, worry and pain. Yet, seeing the Tel Aviv City Council lighting the Lebanese flag on its windows provides real-time challenge to analysts, and a puzzling attention-seeking, self-centred … Continue reading →

While most forms of anti-Jewish sentiments and behaviours are undebatable, at the heart of the ‘Anti Semitism on the Left’ controversy is the complex question of whether criticism of Israel or Zionism is charged by, and/or charges, anti-Jewish sentiments. As … Continue reading →

I love Tamer Nafar. What an excellent performer! I love his music and his politics. Never spearing his audience the burden of politics, and the multilayered difficulty of being a Palestinian, combining criticism of the West and Israel, with that … Continue reading →

About six years ago, I took part in a Passover Seder lead by the magnificent Sarah Clyne Sundberg. It was the most glorious, interesting and profound Pesachs I have ever participated in. Instead of a mechanical fast read, or a … Continue reading →