A Critical Look at the Israeli Right

A review of The Unmaking of Israel by Gershom Gorenberg. (New York: Harper, 2011). ISBN-10: 0061985082. Price US$25.99, 336 pages. by Brian M Downing. Gershom Gorenberg is an American-born Israeli and longtime critic of the West Bank occupation and keen observer of the religious right in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.1 He sees ominous trends Read More …

Dissent from the US and Israel

Brian M Downing A review essay of A New Voice for Israel: Fighting for the Survival of the Jewish Nation by Jeremy Ben-Ami; and The Unmaking of Israel by Gershom Gorenberg. The entry of the moderate Kadima party into the right-wing Likud government has brought questions as to what the Read More …