The Rumpus Interview with Zachary Lazar
Writer Zachary Lazar chats about his newest novel, I Pity The Poor Immigrant, as well as following trails, writing books that are “accidentally Jewish,” and the benefits of becoming a crime writer.
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Posts Tagged: israel
The Rumpus Interview with Molly Antopol
Writer Molly Antopol talks about what it’s like to craft a story collection over the course of ten years, the desire to never feel smarter than her characters, and the thin piece of glass that exists between her and Israel.
...moreEvery Kiss Begins with Konspiracy
Sometimes, during the sparkly onslaught of holiday-season diamond commercials, someone you know might remark that diamonds aren’t inherently very valuable and that there’s a conspiracy among diamond dealers to keep supply low and demand high.
As Edward Jay Epstein detailed in this classic Atlantic article from the archives, that conspiracy not only exists—it goes way, way deeper than you ever imagined.
...moreGaza Roundup
There’s more violence in Gaza today. Emily Hauser asks a tough question about Israeli claims that its strikes are surgical and aimed at terrorists.
The IDF used social media to announce and live-blog the attacks, and to celebrate the killing of Ahmed Al-Jabari.
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A Meaningful Light: Open Letter to Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times
I’m writing to you, Kenneth, because your review and my behavior at the Rialto Cinema are integral parts of the problem in Israel/Palestine. It’s why we both felt so scared and embarrassed: Tears of Gaza implicates us.
...moreToday’s Required Reading
At Guernica, Randa Jarrar writes about this one time when she tried to visit her sister in Palestine and she was deported by Israel.
...moreI was so afraid of facing the guards at the airport that I had a difficult time imagining the rest of my trip.
Grossman’s Magnum Opus
In his latest novel, To the End of the Land, Israeli novelist David Grossman encapsulates the magical thinking of a country that could easily not exist.
...moreLife on Sandpaper
Yoram Kaniuk’s autobiographical novel Life on Sandpaper follows the Israeli writer through his galavanting in 1950s Greenwich Village.
...more“sharpening our tongues for a chance at real life”
“If “all the world’s a stage,” then the internet is where we rehearse our lines, sharpening our tongues for a chance at real life.”
— Jimmy Chen over at GIANT takes a look at a chat roulette meeting between a Neo-Nazi and someone with an Israeli flag on their wall — a meeting that ended in a thumbs up — and wonders at the unreality of the online characters we create.
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To Preserve One Life
A Review of Writing in the Dark, by David Grossman
BY BRIAN SCHWARTZ
In the Hebrew language, I am sure, there are several different ways to say “enemy.” I have little grasp of what these words might be. I imagine that there are milder entries
...moreWaltz With Bashir
Trailer for Waltz With Bashir, currently playing in empty art theaters in New York (via Boingboing)
Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam
A Three Part Interview
Part 1 – Howard Shippin “I live as If the future is now”
Fifty-five families live in Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam situated along Isreal’s infamous green line. The community keeps its population strictly split at 50-50—half Arab Palestinian, half Israeli Jew.
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