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24 leading novelists to mark 50 years of Israeli military rule

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Published: 26 April 2016

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Q&A - Michael Chabon talks occupation, injustice and literature after visit to West Bank – Naomi Zeveloff – The Forward 24.04.16
Chabon, along with his wife Ayelet Waldman, are two of the 24 leading novelists who will visit East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza over the next few months to research a book of essays marking 50 years of Israeli occupation.
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And see: The most important question for Israelis this Passover- Sefi Rachlevsky – Haaretz 25.04.16
What kind of state do we want to live in – one that reflects the spirit of Gadi Eisenkot and Yitzhak Rabin, or one embodying racist, messianic rabbis?
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