50 years after the Six-Day War – Writers confront the Occupation (3)

Published: 23 May 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

A series – essays published individually and collected in Kingdom of Olives and Ash, edited by Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, published May 2017 by Harper Collins.

Life behind Israel’s checkpoints – Raja Shehadehmay – The New York Times 20.05.17
It used to take 50 minutes to get to the airport. Now I give myself five hours.

Diary – Fida Jiryis – London Review of Books Vol.39 No.9, 04.05.17
For Palestinians, the choice between life in Israel and life in the West Bank is a choice between two systems of Israeli aggression, different only in their manifestations. Both are deadly and soul crushing.

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Rachel Kushner’s NYT article is also now collected in 'Kingdom of Olives and Ash'.

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