We are a group of resident and emigrant Israelis. As the name suggests, we hold left-wing opinions in terms of local politics. We spent the majority of our adult lives in Israel, and we feel we can provide an insider’s view that is at times missed by those peering from the outside through the window pane. We come from different backgrounds and hold different opinions regarding many topics, but share the belief in justice and a just end to the Arab-Israeli conflict. We believe in seeking non-violent solutions and try to stand by our principles in the face of the sometimes-harsh reality. Most of us have blogs in Hebrew, where we speak our thoughts, sending them out to be heard. This blog is meant to speak to the wider, English speaking audience, lest the world lives in ignorance. We do not claim objectivity. We cannot sit idly by and write a dry, opinion-free account of the events happening in our homeland. We do, however, promise to speak the truth. We promise to bring Israel to you, as beautiful and as terrible as we see it with our own eyes.
These are the people behind this blog:
Dotan Zebrowitz Harpak, born 1980, living in Haifa, Israel.
I am a graduate student in the Department of Politics and Government at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Be’er Sheva, Israel. After completing my B.A. in Sociology-Anthropology and History at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, I served for two years as a Jewish Agency for Israel Shaliach (Emissary) at the Union for Reform Judaism in New York. In this position, I worked in the college department on various Israel-related activities with and for college students and teens
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Email: dotan[at]israleft[dot]org
Dubi Kanengisser, born 1978, living in Toronto, ON, Canada.
Dubi Kanengisser, Ph.D. Candidate in the Political Science department at the University of Toronto. Studies citizenship and nationalism in multinational states. Has a B.A. in Communications and Political Science and a M.A. in Political Science, both from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Founding member and first Chief Editor of Haayal Hakore, a Hebrew language on-line current affairs magazine. Married and proud father of one. For now.
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email: dubi[at]forum2[dot]org
Eran Katz, born 1981, living in Israel
Eran Katz was born in 1981, raised in the center of Tel Aviv and lived to tell the tale. After his childhood dream of becoming a world-known movie director has been lost, he found his new calling in the field of psychology. He received his BSc on Neuroscience and Psychology and is currently completing his MA in Clinical Child Psychology. And he writes, whenever he finds the stamina.
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Hebrew blog (music, psychology and generally everything that comes to his mind).
Cooking blog (Hebrew) (alongside his fiancé, Idit)
Lev Poylisher, born 1983, living in Israel
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold…
/ W.B. Yeats
The above excerpt illustrates best the daily reality that I, as a human being in his right mind who happens to be an Israeli citizen, have been facing for several years.
The mass migration of media and public opinion from a (more or less) balanced to a right-winged perspective brings forth some of the most outrageous legislative propositions that are all about determining what people are to know, to think and to believe. It’s Orwell’s 1984 in its initial stages.
I, whose eyes are open to the horrific potential that accompanies this country’s brilliance, am not alone.
I am proud to be a member of the Israleft group, for our voice is the hope that is long lost for too many Israelis.
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Maital Rozenboim, born 1987, living in Netania, Israel.
Maital Rozenboim studies for a B.A. in English Literature along with History and Digital Studies in the University of Tel Aviv. She believes in the freedoms of speech, press, faith, equal rights to all, and most of the rest of the American constitution. She fears the direction her country is taking, and hopes for the best, working against the worst. She hopes you’ll enjoy your stay.
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Email: maitalucy[at]gmail[dot]com
Nimrod (Rod) Avissar, born 1983, living in Mevasseret Zion, Israel.
A high tech employee and a Philosophy and Communication undergraduate student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Resides in Mevasseret Zion, a suburb of Jerusalem. Blogging in Hebrew since 2007.
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Email: nimrod[at]israleft[dot]org
Noa Raz, born 1979, living in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Or Bareket, born 1979, living in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Or has BA in history and East Asian Studies from Tel Aviv University, spends most of the week in an internet newsdesk, spend the rest being enraged by his criminally insane country. Also: petting his cats.
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Email: bareketor[at]gmail[dot]com
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