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News and Politics
Bibi the Conqueror
Netanyahu called Obama’s bluff. He bet that the US would not employ significant pressure on Israel for fear of domestic repercussions, and he won. But for Israel, it was a pyrrhic victory.
Media and Tech
If I Worked for 493 Years
If I Worked for 493 Years is an ongoing digital performance art piece by Lisa Link.
Life and Action
Jew Jaws
The silence is profound. I look around the table at the other nine people and I wonder if they feel it, too.
Arts and Culture
Three Stories from Blue Has No South
Frequently compared to Borges and Kakfa, Alex Epstein is one of Israel’s best-regarded fiction writers. Zeek is proud to present three selections from his new collection of short stories, forthcoming this April from Clockroot Books.
News and Politics
Where is the Spirit of Passover?
What were they thinking? Mya Guarnieri on the significance of the name “Clean and Tidy” for the Netanyahu government’s latest campaign to halt illegal immigration.
Arts and Culture
The Morning After: King Midas Sound Make Passivity a Prelude to Action
Building on the “post-dance” sensibility of Burial, LCD Soundsystem, and his own The Bug, Kevin Martin teams with Roger Robinson and Kiki Hitomi to make an album that turns the melancholy rumination on what happens after the party is over into motivation to pursue the opportunities of a new day.
Arts and Culture
Political Education, Illustrated
Imagine comics for half-literate kids with back pages devoted to Mozart’s Magic Flute, Victor Hugo, or the overthrow and death of Mussolini.
News and Politics
Make Up For the Letdown
President Obama has fallen far short of reasonable expectations concerning his Mideast peacemaking abilities. The result has been a serious degradation of stability in the region, and massive despair. It’s time for the American leader to present a bold plan of action.
Arts and Culture
With or Without Pockets
“I have the right to wear my own clothes, but not the right to have pockets in those clothes. What am I supposed to do with my hands without pockets? I hate when they swing at my sides, and crossing my arms over my chest is the wrong body language. So, I clasp my hands tighter and tighter, missing the bite of silver rings into my flesh, the pain that holds me to the present.”
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