Noam Sheizaf

2 months ago | newlinesmag.com | Noam Sheizaf

By advocating transfer of Gaza’s Palestinians, the US president has legitimized an idea that was previously taboo in Israel’s political discourse There is an old axiom in Israeli politics that no mainstream politician can espouse positions to the left of a U.S. president. But what happens when the U.S. president positions himself to the right of the entire Israeli establishment? On Jan. 19, a ceasefire brokered by the U.S., Qatar and Egypt came into effect in Gaza.

Feb 6, 2025 | foreignpolicy.com | Noam Sheizaf

The Gaza cease-fire that took effect on Jan. 19 brought Israeli domestic politics back to the fore—and helped remind people just how vulnerable Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is politically. Within 48 hours, his far-right coalition partner Otzma Yehudit quit the government over the pause in fighting, and Israel’s military chief resigned over the Oct. 7, 2023, failures.

Nov 5, 2024 | haaretz.com | Noam Sheizaf

Coates' contentious book 'The Message' has ignited heated disputes and debates. Even if his conclusions about the conflict are partial and limited, he shows how a persecuted people can turn into persecutorsNov 5, 2024 3:16 pm ISTNov 5, 2024 3:16 pm ISTTa-Nehisi Coates' new book, "The Message", published in English in September, is a brief compilation of many things: it's about writing, the urge to write, and the larger purpose one's writing is supposed to serve.

May 7, 2024 | metacritic.com | Noam Sheizaf

May 2024 Movie Preview Keith Kimbell Get a look at the most notable movies debuting in May, including a Mad Max prequel, a Planet of the Apes sequel, and a promising Ryan Gosling-led action-comedy.

Apr 1, 2024 | haaretz.com | Noam Sheizaf

'If This Is a Man', now out in a new Hebrew translation, penetrates the reader's skin when it describes the human and social architecture of Auschwitz Get email notification for articles from Noam Sheizaf Follow Get email notification for articles from Noam Sheizaf Follow Primo Levi began writing "If This Is a Man" in December 1945, immediately after his return to Turin, Italy from Auschwitz, out of what he called, in his preface to the book, an "immediate and violent impulse." The writing of...