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  • Die Hauptfigur des Buches hält ein Foto seines Sohnes vor dem Hintergrund eines rosafarbenen Gebäudes
    Nathan Thrall's book "A Day in the Life of Abed Salama"

    What a bus accident can tell us about the occupation

    At once empathic and analytic, Nathan Thrall’s “A Day in the Life of Abed Salama” shines a light on life in Palestine under Israeli occupation. Highly recommended.

  • Israeli literature

    Yishai Sarid's "Minatzahat" – killing with no fear

    "The Memory Monster" was a success for Israeli author Yishai Sarid. His latest book hasn't been published in English yet, but given his reach among Anglophone readers, it won't be long before there's a publishing deal for this controversial new novel. Sarah Judith Hofmann read the book

  • Iraqi Jews

    Iraqi Judaism lives on in literary form

    Interest in the Iraqi-Jewish cultural heritage is growing – both in Israel and Iraq. Novels in which emigrants and their children evoke the lost world of their forefathers are proving especially popular. By Joseph Croitoru

  • Obituary: Amos Oz

    Peace campaigner and voice of reason

    His works centred on life in the kibbutz and the history of Israel and earned him countless awards and honorary doctorates. Amos Oz, writer and peace activist, passed away on 28 December at the age of 79. Angelika Ditscheid looks back on his life

  • Book review: Dorit Rabinyan′s "All the Rivers"

    Star-crossed lovers

    In her bestselling novel "All the Rivers", Dorit Rabinyan tells the poignantly beautiful love story of an Israeli translator and a Palestinian painter in New York, a romance that eventually dies due to the apparently unsolvable Arab-Israeli conflict. By Volker Kaminski

  • Sayed Kashua′s ″Native: Dispatches from a Palestinian-Israeli Life″

    His family′s grace

    Reading Sayed Kashua′s "Native: Dispatches from a Palestinian-Israeli Life" is like binge-watching a laugh-out-loud, buffoonish TV sitcom that offers surprisingly astute social criticism. A review by Marcia Lynx Qualey

  • Lizzie Doron′s book ″Who the fuck is Kafka?″

    ″Only as enemies did we become friends”

    Some friendships are simply not meant to be. When Israelis and Palestinians meet, political issues usually sabotage any kind of interest they may feel in the other. In Lizzie Doron′s recent novel ″Who the Fuck is Kafka″, the unlikely friendship of an Israeli writer and a Palestinian photo journalist captivates the reader. Sheila Mysorekar read the book

  • Interview with the Jewish author Judith Katzir

    Friendship across the divide

    Judith Katzir is one of the most interesting young authors in Israel. Her books deal mostly with strong women who undertake journeys into their own past. Her new novel, "Tzila", is based on letters belonging to her great-grandmother and describes her journey to Gaza, where her Jewish family once lived. Igal Avidan spoke to the author

  • Assaf Gavron's Novel "The Hilltop"

    Message of Political Reconciliation

    While the peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians have stalled once again, the Israeli bestselling author Assaf Gavron has just published a novel which takes as its theme the construction of an illegal settlement outpost in the middle of the West Bank. A review by Volker Kaminski

  • Amos Oz, author and peace activist (photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
    Interview with Amos Oz

    ''I Love Israel Even in Times When I Don't Like It''

    The great Israeli writer Amos Oz on his early years in a kibbutz, the influence of the settlers movement on Israeli politics, and the prospects for the peace process. An interview by Inge Günther

  • Assaf Gavron (photo: dpa)
    Israel's Social Media and the Gaza Crisis

    Truths Come Through

    In light of the war of information raging throughout the current Gaza conflict, the Israeli writer Assaf Gavron highlights the important role that social media plays in his country, providing a voice for authentic and independent viewpoints beyond any control or influence by the state

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