by chersm | Sep 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Times of Israel. The two-state solution is a popular mantra of world leaders including the current US and Canadian administrations as well as the Chinese government and the United Nations. It is touted...
by chersm | Jun 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
When Israelis are bombarded by Hamas rockets and violence erupts against Jews in the US, Canada, and Europe, the only war most of us can fight is the ongoing war of words. And yet, what can we say? It often feels impossible to talk to colleagues, fellow students,...
by chersm | Dec 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Originally published in Times of Israel. It is not on maps. It is not in ancient or modern history. Nor is it usually found even in mainstream news. And yet, “Israel-Palestine” connected by either a hyphen or a slash is widely referenced in academic writing....
by chersm | Jan 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
Maybe I am too new to Israel to call Dizengoff my street, but I know parts of it well and yesterday I was about to go to Dizengoff Center, truthfully because I thought a movie might change a stressed mood. I almost got on the wrong bus, which I’ve done before,...
by chersm | Feb 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
In the post-modern university where, at least in the social sciences and humanities, facts are no longer, well, factual, the country of Israel fares badly. Rather than information about the actual country, an abstract idea of Israel has emerged on college...