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A.B. Yehoshua

A. B. Yehoshua is one of Israel's pre-eminent novelists. His latest novel is Friendly Fire.

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Netanyahu’s Useless Demand

A.B. Yehoshua Series: The World in Words

2009-06-22

Benjamin Netanyahu has now joined Israelis on the left and right who embrace a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But, while Netanyahu is right to demand that a Palestinian state be demilitarized, and that Palestinian refugees be denied the right of return to Israel proper, his insistence that Palestinians recognize Israel's Jewish identity is a useless obstacle to peace.... read

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Barack Obama, Israel’s True Friend

A.B. Yehoshua Series: The World in Words

2009-06-16

Barack Obama is not merely interested in improving America’s image in the eyes of the Muslim world. By appealing clearly and directly to Israel's government to halt construction of settlements on the West Bank, he is also proving his profound friendship for the Jewish state.... read

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Neighbors

A.B. Yehoshua Series: The World in Words

2009-01-12

Israelis must begin to realize a simple fact: Arabs are not metaphysical creatures, but human beings who have it within themselves to change. They will also continue to be Israel's neighbors, so, when Israelis decide to fight a war against them, they must consider very carefully the character of that war, its duration, and the effect of its violence.... read

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Corruption and Occupation

A.B. Yehoshua Series: The World in Words

2008-08-01

Ehud Olmert's announcement that he will resign in September is merely a symptom of wider ethical decay in Israel. The proliferation of corruption can be traced in part to the impact of Israelis' unacceptable behavior in the occupied territories on Israel itself.... read

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Beyond the Gaza Ceasefire

A.B. Yehoshua Series: The World in Words

2008-06-27

It has not been easy to achieve the current truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The task now is to take steps aimed at making it the basis for a relaxation of tensions and, ultimately, a peace agreement with the Palestinian Authority.... read

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Israel at Sixty

A.B. Yehoshua Series: The World in Words

2008-05-09

During the early years of Zionism, the great Jewish scholar Gershom Scholem said that the Jews were embarking on a difficult journey, a return to history. Sixty years later, the Arab-Israeli conflict, in which Israel's very right to exist plays a fundamental role, reminds us that the Jews’ journey continues.... read

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