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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
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New anti-Semitism directed at Israel’s liberals
It is quite fascinating to see the parallels between the anti-Semitic stereotype and the way the ‘small, pathetic group’ of Tel Aviv residents is portrayed by Israel's right.
By Carlo Strenger | Nov 30, 2011 | 01:50 PM | 8
Knesset - Emil Salman - November 14, 2011.
Israel's parliamentarians are tearing the Jewish people apart
The majority of Diaspora Jews have learned from the tragedies of Jewish history that human rights must be respected anytime and anywhere; the anti-liberal law proposals goes against these convictions.
By Carlo Strenger | Nov 22, 2011 | 01:59 PM | 22
Kadima MKs waving black flags - Emil Salman - 15112011
Jews must defend human rights, not attack them
Given the tragedies of Jewish history, I find it offensive both as a human being and as a Jew that Israeli parliamentarians attack human rights organizations.
By Carlo Strenger | Nov 18, 2011 | 01:22 PM | 23
Iran nuclear Bushehr
Can Israel live with the Iranian bomb?
It may well be that Israel will have to get used to the idea of a nuclear Iran, and its public, raised on the notion that the IDF can solve anything, will need to undergo a profound change.
By Carlo Strenger | Nov 9, 2011 | 01:55 PM | 40
Mahmoud Abbas in Doha - AFP - October 30, 2011
Mahmoud Abbas' crucial message to Israel
Two crucial statements by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas mark a sea change in the Palestinian narrative of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
By Carlo Strenger | Nov 2, 2011 | 04:45 PM | 10
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The missed opportunity to free Marwan Barghouti
For Netanyahu, the greatest danger is a strong Palestinian leader who unifies the Palestinian people behind the two-state solution.
By Carlo Strenger | Oct 28, 2011 | 03:52 PM | 52
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Open letter to Mahmoud Abbas for Yom Kippur
The two-state solution is running out of oxygen, if it is not implemented soon, it will die; it is time for Abbas to take the step Anwar Sadat took by coming to the Knesset, recognizing Israel as the Jewish people’s homeland.
By Carlo Strenger | Oct 7, 2011 | 12:56 PM | 118
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Rosh Hashanah 5772: Hope and the Social Justice Movement
While right-wing politicians are rolling back democratic rights in Israel, a new generation of protesters is demanding more powers for the people.
By Carlo Strenger | Sep 28, 2011 | 07:26 PM | 14
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Europe must save the two-state solution
Obama is incapable of assuming leadership in the Middle East because of his weak standing in the U.S., so Europe needs to take charge.
By Carlo Strenger | Sep 24, 2011 | 05:09 PM | 19
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Israel’s international standing is being eroded
The day when global public opinion will consider Israel as another South Africa and push for sanctions against the country is drawing ever closer.
By Carlo Strenger | Sep 23, 2011 | 01:54 PM | 17
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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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