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by Carlo Strenger
Yeshayahu Leibowitz: Prophet of wrath, harbinger of the future
Because of his provocativeness, it's easy to miss Yeshayahu Leibowitz’s profound moral seriousness and the great relevance of his thought today.
By Carlo Strenger | Mar 13, 2013 | 12:03 PM | 10
Yeshayahu Leibowitz
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Requiem for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
There are moments when the truth flies into your face and you realize your political program is no longer viable. But while I have no alternative to offer, I know one thing is sure: the two-state solution is dead.
By Carlo Strenger | Aug 29, 2012 | 02:34 PM | 2
Shimon Peres
Setting the record straight on Peres and Israel’s Left
The left’s political views were never given a chance; and there are strong arguments for the thesis that Israel’s troubles are a direct consequence of the right’s blunders, mistakes, messianic ideology and aggressive expansionism of the last thirty-five years.
By Carlo Strenger | Aug 24, 2012 | 11:35 AM | 2
Lieberman speaking at a press conference in Jerusalem.
What Avigdor Lieberman learned from George Orwell
What exactly did Lieberman think he would achieve with this letter calling for elections to replace Abbas?
By Carlo Strenger | Aug 22, 2012 | 04:41 PM | 7
A protest in Gaza during the First Intifada in 1987.
The Israeli film that refuses to portray IDF soldiers as monsters or heroes
Yariv Horowitz’s feature film Rock Ba-Kasba, nominated for eight prizes in the Ophir competition held by Israel’s film academy, follows a small group soldiers sent into Gaza during the first Intifada 'to restore order.'
By Carlo Strenger | Aug 15, 2012 | 11:21 AM
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Netanyahu is burying the two state solution
Every jihadist attack, every regime that falls into Islamist hands makes Israel’s electorate even more reticent to replace Netanyahu at the helm. Under these conditions he has no incentive whatsoever to change course.
By Carlo Strenger | Aug 8, 2012 | 01:37 PM | 2
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Playing chicken with Iran
Netanyahu and Barak are involved in a high-stakes game of chicken with Iran. But are they still capable of making rational decisions?
By Carlo Strenger | Aug 1, 2012 | 06:38 PM
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Why Israel’s Right will stay in power
There is little use in trying to convince Israelis to move towards historical compromise with the Palestinians in the near future: they will not buy it.
By Carlo Strenger | Jul 25, 2012 | 12:52 PM | 8
A settlement in East Jerusalem.
Zionism 2012: A Guide for the Perplexed
Combine Israel’s Declaration of Independence, to which the settlers and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu certainly adhere, with the conclusions of the Levy Commission and you get Zionism 2012.
By Carlo Strenger | Jul 18, 2012 | 03:58 PM | 5
Omert leaving court in Jerusalem on July 10, 2012.
If Olmert had remained prime minister
What would have happened if Olmert had not been forced to resign?
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Israeli secular liberals must demand autonomy
We secular liberals carry most of Israel’s economic burden; we pay outrageous taxes, and get very little in return.
By Carlo Strenger | Jul 4, 2012 | 04:28 PM
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Carlo Strenger is a philosopher and existential psychoanalyst, author of seven books, most recently The Fear of Insignificance: Searching for Meaning in the Twenty-First Centuryand Israel, Einführung in ein schwieriges Land He serves as Professor at the School of Psychological Sciences at Tel Aviv University; on the Permanent Monitoring Panel on Terrorism of the World Federation of Scientists; the Seminar of Existential Psychoanalysis in Zurich, and the Scientific Board of the Sigmund Freud Foundation, Vienna in addition to maintaining a part-time practice in existential psychoanalysis. Strenger is an outspoken defender of Classical Liberalism,and advocates a sane and just solution of the Israel-Palestine conflict. He regularly writes in Haaretz, Israel's leading liberal Newspaper, where he runs a blog, 'Strenger than Fiction', Britain's The Guardian, Switzerland's Neue Zürcher Zeitung, and The New York Times. For more info see Strenger's Website
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