As the U.S. and European governments turn toward austerity, Israel’s economic uprising against “piggish capitalism” keeps growing.
Gershom Gorenberg
Gershom Gorenberg is a senior correspondent for the Prospect. His most recent book is War of Shadows: Codebreakers, Spies, and the Secret Struggle to Drive the Nazis From the Middle East. Follow him on Twitter @GershomG.
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Warning: This Article Is Illegal
In defense of settlements, Israel’s ruling coalition has launched an offensive against free speech.
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Israel’s Lost Cause
The history of an Israeli rebellion is rewritten by today’s government.
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Anti-Dissent Disorder
The U.S. Jewish community needs to be open to criticism of Israel.
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Wrong Turns
Blocked by failed negotiations with Israel and an ambivalent Obama administration, Palestinians look to the international stage.
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Hiding in Plain Sight
The Israeli public is shielded from the realities of West Bank life.
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Political Memory in the Mideast
Obama’s Middle East speech comes at a time when both sides are sure the other is misreading history.
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The Strange Alchemy of the Settlements
Daniella Weiss has a soft smile and a round face that is remarkably unwrinkled for a woman of 66 known for most of her adult life as an incendiary activist. A cloth cap covers her hair, in keeping with a strict reading of Orthodox Jewish rules for married women. In her living room in the […]
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A Possible Path to Peace
The Israeli Peace Initiative isn’t perfect, but it’s a true start.
