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Spring 2007 Issue

As this issue of The Michigan Israel Observer marks the end of its second year in existence, our contributors have continued to address the important issues of the day with an interesting and different perspective. While the past issue could not avoid politics, this time, we have turned again towards history and culture in an […]

Essays

A Nation Unprepared by Sharhyar Minhas

Israeli budget reforms has created pockets of poverty among immigrants, Arabs and the Ultra-Orthodox.

Bloodshed in Gaza by Judy Bankman

Fatah and Hamas tensions have wracked Gaza and the West Bank. What does this mean for peace with Israel?

Long-Term Losses by Jonathan Hill

Questioning the long-term sensibility of Israeli deterrence policy during the 1950’s.

Features

INTERVIEW: Dennis Ross comments about the Palestinian Authority, peace with Syria and more.

Making the Negev Bloom by Dara Yaskil

Israeli efforts to cultivate and inhabit the Negev can serve as a model for sustainable landscapes everywhere.

Reviews

BOOK REVIEW: David Grossman’s Her Body Knows.

Moving Forward, Looking Back by Yevgeny Shrago

BOOK REVIEW: Michael Oren’s Power, Faith and Fantasy.