Melvin Konner
ARTICLES BY: Melvin Konner
Israel, The Long View
I'm sitting on the porch of the home of my friends the Selas, in Binyamina, south of Haifa, gazing out on the garden they created,...
Israel’s Uncertainties
Much has happened since I left Israel in June. First, the feared Gaza flotilla redux fizzled just outside the Greek harbor. Thanks to Israeli diplomacy, Greece...
Israel Realities: 1
In trying to write about Israel, from Israel, it's often difficult to know where to start. So much seems to happen in such a short...
Can the Real Israel Survive Its Imagined Versions?
Israel, goes the title of a book by Rich Cohen, Is Real. This message is coming home to me as I get ready for a six-week stay...
Israel Under Siege: Is It Different This Time?
I haven't written about Israel for a while, partly because I've been uncertain about what I want to say. A picture on the front page of...