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Middle East Maverick

February 1st, 2011 · No Comments · Politics and Policy

Haim Watzman My profile of Sari Nusseibeh and his new book are up on the website of The Chronicle of Higher Education. It’s a pleasure to see my byline in the paper again—I served as its Israel correspondent for many years. My replacement, friend, and neighborMatthew Kalman, does a fine job there now.

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The Missing Mahatma: Searching for a Palestinian Gandhi

March 29th, 2009 · 24 Comments · Culture and Ideas, Judaism and Religion, Politics and Policy

Gershom Gorenberg If Palestinians adopted a Gandhian nonviolent strategy, could they reshape the entire conflict with Israel and finally realize a two-state solution? If so, why haven’t they done so? Or perhaps they really have at certain times and places, and Israel has broken that form of resistance as well? Those questions have been asked [...]

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