Israel

A book about why the Middle East is crazy

August 3, 2010

I’ve been going on non-stop about this book on Twitter for the past couple of days now, but I really loved it and I think it’s really an important read for anyone involved in any sphere of Middle Eastern relations, even as a navel-gazer. MacFarquhar, who grew up in an expat compound in Libya, writes about his long experience in the region as a reporter and as someone who is constantly amused, amazed, and frustrated by movements there. He focuses ...

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Book Review: The Debba (with Vicki-suggested cover art!)

July 21, 2010

(Full disclaimer: Thank you to Other Press for sending me a copy of the book.) I  always judge books by their covers.  I have no remorse over this, and it’s lead me to great selections.  Based on simply cover alone, I surmised that The Debba is a spy thriller, much like The Moscow Rules, which would result in someone lying facedown in an unmarked sewer in Cairo. So, for the next release, I recommend  a cover change that will appeal ...

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Suffering from Flotilla Fatigue?

June 3, 2010
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How to get me to give you money. It’s not by sending me your stupid donation email.

May 19, 2010

Interrupting my California recap to rant and to commend. I am frequently bombarded by e-mails from Israel-related organizations that want my money either to help uphold the democratic values that Americans so value about Israel or to help poor starving children with one arm on this holiest of Jewish holidays.  I delete all of them. I have donation fatigue.  And I have no idea where my money is going.  Yes, there is Charity Navigator for American charities. But I have ...

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While we were moving to an undisclosed location near the Pentagon, stuff was happening in the real world.

April 20, 2010

While Mr. B and I are losing our minds/moving to Pentagon City, Israel is honoring Memorial Day and Independence Day and I didn’t even have time to stop and think about it. Luckily, my friend and fellow blogger Benji Lovitt has his annual list of things he loves about Israel. Memorial Day in Israel is a billion times more  amazing than in the United States,  and it makes me miss the country intensely. The siren to remember Holocaust victims and ...

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