Fathom is a British journal dedicated to examining and largely celebrating Israel from a centrist or moderately liberal point of view.  We thank our TTN colleague, Prof. Cary Nelson, for advising us of this new issue, freely accessible at its website, along with its archive and other features:    

FATHOM HIGHLIGHT | ISRAEL70 SPECIAL ISSUE / 27 MARCH / 2018

Israel70 | Editorial

by FATHOM EDITORS

Israel70 is a special bumper issue of the journal that maps the state of Israel at 70 years old and examines some of the major challenges facing this still young country. Articles, interviews, films, and book reviews from 37 writers will be rolled out at the Fathom website over the Spring of 2018. We launch the special issue today with six expert contributors. Einat Wilf and Shany Mor, both advisory editors of the journal, they set the tone for the entire collection…

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ISRAEL70 | CELEBRATING THE ARGUMENT
by EINAT WILF AND SHANY MOR

Zionism and the State of Israel are unique examples of a movement of national liberation, and a state, established as ongoing debates, claim Einat Wilf…

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ISRAEL70 | DEMOCRACY AGAINST ALL ODDS, OR AT ODDS WITH DEMOCRACY
by YOHANAN PLESNER

Yochanan Plesner, President of the Israel Democracy Institute, argues that in order for Israel to secure a democratic future and manage its internal affairs, it…

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ISRAEL70 | ‘ISRAEL IS DIVIDED OVER WHAT DESTINATION TO PUT INTO OUR NATIONAL GPS’: AN INTERVIEW WITH TZIPI LIVNI
by TZIPI LIVNI

Tzipi Livni, Israel’s former Foreign Minister and a leading peace negotiator, argues that Israel faces a hard choice: whether to focus on the vision of…

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ISRAEL70 | IT IS TIME FOR THE MINORITY TO ESTABLISH ITSELF AS A POLITICAL ACTOR IN ISRAELI DECISION-MAKING
by MOHAMMAD DARAWSHE

Mohammad Darawshe is Director of the Center for Shared Society at Givat Haviva Institute and also served as the Co-Executive Director of the Abraham Fund….

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ISRAEL70 | YISRAEL AUMANN ON GAMING ISRAEL’S FUTURE
by YISRAEL AUMANN

Yisrael Aumann is an Israeli-American mathematician and a professor at the Federmann Center for the Study of Rationality at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Aumann…

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