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Israel

A typical day in Sheikh Jarrah

JERUSALEM: I'm hit by a bucket of water, an apple, a rock. A glass bottle. A man turns the stereo fully on in my ear. I'm moving. I'm trying to write. A boy comes running and steals my pen. "Do you want coffee?" asks a man kindly. He throws me a cup.
Francesca Borri -

Israel's struggle in American universities

ANTI-SEMITTISM: Shabby attempts to equate any criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism? There are a number of examples of sanctions being imposed on Palestinian student (rights) groups across the United States.
Chris Hedges -

Palestine, Portugal, pluralism

MANAGER: When is more independent identity important, and not?
Truls Lie -

Israel – a utopia?

Omri Boehm: Israel – a utopia?

ISRAEL: The German-Israeli author Omri Boehm has a past in Israeli secret services. He wants us to put the Nakba – the violent expulsion of around 700 000 Palestinians – on a par with the Holocaust.
Ranveig Eckhoff -

It is not about peace, but about smart business

MIDDLE EAST: While other countries were preoccupied with covid-19, Arabs and Israelis could, without outside interference, concentrate on peace. And business.
Francesca Borri -

Norwegian weapons in Gaza

NORWAY: Even though Norway does not allow arms exports to Israel, Norwegian munitions are in use in the Israeli military. Thus, it is also not unlikely that Norwegian munitions may have been used in the attacks on Gaza in May 2021.
Yonatan Shapira -

Mercedes without engine

Donald Trumps: "Deal of the Century" could, in the worst case, end up being a trigger for the original potential for conflict between Palestinians and Israelis.
Lars Thor Smith -

Freedom, dignity and hope

GAZA: MODERN TIMES meets different voices in Gaza today: About the United States' new plan, and conditions on the ground.
Nadia Othman -

A future Palestinian state can only be sustainable if it has a good relationship with Israel

Palestine Annex: Espen Barth Eide, former Foreign Minister, Jerusalem (2013)
Truls Lie -

Unrestrained apartheid

Palestine Annex: Israel was quick to portray the Palestinians as carriers of the virus and as a health threat. Today, the Gaza crisis is territorial, demographic, political – and biological.
Nadia Othman -

Oslo – a gold-edged agreement for Israel

: Due to the Oslo Accords, Israel has experienced an adventurous economic growth – at the expense of the Palestinians. Extensive corruption was also the sad result of the Oslo process.
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Ehud Barak, former Minister of Defense and Prime Minister of Israel.

Tel Aviv (2014): Interview with Ehud Barak.
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Full 100-page MODERN TIMES including the appendix Orientering and Modern Times Review comes out quarterly (March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1) with international book reviews, essays and comments – in addition to the physical newspaper and PDF, the articles are eventually published online here (see also the newsletter).

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