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Ukrainians Are Going Behind Enemy Lines To Find The Children Russia Stole<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A few months before Russia\u2019s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Nikita was sent to a boarding school in Oleshky, a city in the Kherson region, for orphans and children who require complex care. Around nine years old at the time, he struggled with chronic stomach issues, among other special needs. His grandmother Polina, who had been living in Poland since 2020, supported him; his mother was in a different city in Ukraine, and his father was not even on his birth certificate. . .<\/p>\n

Co-authored with Sarah Treleaven<\/p>\n

Published in The Walrus<\/em> September, 2025<\/p>\n

Canada May Be Stuck With The F-35 Jet But We Can Make Smarter Choices For Our Warships<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As a founding member of NATO Canada has long viewed our defence needs and commitments to be contiguous with fellow members of the alliance and our security has been a collective good. The U.S. has loomed largest in the coalition and hosts the largest and most advanced defence industry in the world. It should surprise nobody that Canada has thus sourced much of its materiel from our southern neighbour. . .<\/p>\n

Co-authored with Simon Frankel Pratt<\/p>\n

Published in The Globe and Mail<\/em>\u00a0April 8, 2025<\/p>\n

80 Years After Atomic Bombs Devastated Japan, Donald Trump’s Actions Risk Nuclear Proliferation<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The policy of every American president since Harry S. Truman has been to limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons.They have not always been successful. The world\u2019s most powerful weapons spread with nine countries now possessing them. But no United States president has actively sought their further proliferation as the belligerent policies of Donald Trump are now set to do. . .<\/p>\n

Co-authored with Youngwon Cho<\/p>\n

Published in The Conversation<\/em>\u00a0April 20, 2025<\/p>\n

The Impossible Promise of Building A New Palestinian City<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Almost ten years ago, we were living in Jerusalem, where Jamie was working on a postdoc at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, continuing his PhD research into the role of weapons in civil conflicts, and Sarah was working as a freelance journalist. That\u2019s when we first heard about Rawabi, the first new Palestinian city built in the Israeli-occupied West Bank since the founding of Israel in 1948. Then, it was little more than a big idea still under development. On a drive through the West Bank one morning, on our way to research a story we were writing together about the expansion of the settlements that bordered Jerusalem, we saw only heavy machinery on a hilltop dotted with Palestinian flags. Now, the city boasts condo buildings and public squares, with sand-coloured structures rising out of the rocky scrub. . .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Co-authored with Sarah Treleaven<\/p>\n

Published in The Walrus<\/em>, April 8, 2024<\/p>\n

Canada’s War Crimes Investigation May Not Deter Russia, But It Matters To Ukrainians<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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In June 2022, United States Attorney General Merrick Garland travelled to Ukraine to call for the prosecution of Russian war crimes. \u201cThe United States is sending an unmistakable message\u201d to those who have committed atrocities, he said. \u201cThere is no place to hide.\u201d There\u2019s only one problem: American hands are tied when it comes to the international prosecution of war crimes. That\u2019s because it opted out of the International Criminal Court (ICC) due to objections over the court\u2019s jurisdiction that allows it, under certain conditions, to pursue people outside their own state borders. . .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Co-authored with Kiran Banerjee<\/p>\n

Published in The Conversation<\/em>, September 18, 2023<\/p>\n

How Peacekeeping Accidentally Fuels Africa’s Coups<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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On July 26, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani detained Niger\u2019s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, and installed himself as the head of the so-called National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, a military junta. Less than a week later, on July 30, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) issued the junta an ultimatum: Return the former president to power within one week or face the threat of additional sanctions and military force. The region has experienced a wave of coups in recent years, and ECOWAS is rightly concerned about their spread. . .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Co-authored with Nathan Allen<\/p>\n

Published in Foreign Policy<\/em>, August 30, 2023<\/p>\n

Vaccines will Shape the New Geopolitical Order<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The pandemic has vastly exacerbated the global north-south divide, with wealthy Western states moving steadily toward herd immunity while a majority of Africa, Asia, and Latin America wait for vaccines to trickle down. Only a small number of countries produce their own coronavirus vaccines, but the rest of the world depends on them for their immunizations. This raises the spectre of a new geopolitical arrangement\u2014one in which patron-client relationships are determined by the asymmetry in vaccine supply versus demand. . .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Co-authored with\u00a0Simon Frankel Pratt<\/p>\n

Published in Foreign Policy<\/em>, April 29, 2021<\/p>\n

Signs of the Covenant<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

From death notices to cantorial recitals, protests to rabbinic rulings, the pashkevil \u2014a paper bulletin or poster\u2014has been a signature form of communication in Jewish ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, communities for centuries. Like the group\u2019s distinctive mode of dress, the pashkevil originated in medieval Europe. Its name can be traced to Pasquino, a Hellenistic-style statue outside Rome\u2019s Palazzo Braschi that was among the first \u201ctalking statues\u201d\u2014so called because its plinth was used as a bulletin board for anonymous messages. Observant Jews took up the practice, which spread to the shtetls of Eastern Europe and eventually to neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Jerusalem, where the blocky lettering and dramatic biblical metaphors now stand out starkly. This pashkevil, posted by Israel\u2019s Ministry of Health in March 2020, urges compliance with COVID-19 regulations in a community that has struggled to keep the virus under control. “Stop the epidemic!” reads one line, above calls to stay home, wash hands, and maintain a two-meter distance from others. . .<\/p>\n

Co-authored with\u00a0Sarah Treleaven<\/p>\n

Published in Harper’s<\/em>, February, 2021<\/p>\n

Canada Can’t Rely On Other Countries To Make Our Vaccines<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

With the encouraging news from Pfizer and Moderna about the development of effective vaccine candidates, and the electoral victory of Joe Biden, Canadians have reason to be cautiously optimistic. The world seems ready to come together and move forward from the ravages of COVID-19. However, the geopolitics of vaccine sourcing and production will likely present significant challenges, and in our current position we are vulnerable to coercion, even from our allies.. . .<\/p>\n

Co-authored with\u00a0Simon Frankel Pratt<\/p>\n

Published in The Globe and Mail<\/em>, November 21, 2020<\/p>\n

Will an Israeli Energy Boom Make the EU more Pro-Israel?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This year, production will begin in one of the largest natural gas finds of the last decade, the aptly named Leviathan gas field. Located deep off the coast of the northern Israeli port city of Haifa, Leviathan is estimated\u00a0to hold over 21 trillion cubic feet of natural gas\u2014enough to fulfill Israeli power-generation needs for the next 40 years while still leaving ample supply for export. Leviathan could prove to be a game-changer for Israel\u2019s relations with the rest of the world\u2014and how foreign governments view the continuing Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. . .<\/p>\n

Co-authored with\u00a0Mieczys\u0142aw P. Boduszy\u0144ski<\/p>\n

Published in Foreign Policy<\/em>, August 6, 2019<\/p>\n

Emboldened Netanyahu free to pursue annexation<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

With his\u00a0recent electoral victory, Benjamin Netanyahu is now poised to become Israel\u2019s longest serving prime minister. Having held the job for the last decade, Netanyahu\u00a0has become a symbol of stability in an otherwise turbulent region. Despite the\u00a0continuity\u00a0in government, however, Netanyahu is now likely to pursue a major\u00a0policy departure. He is set to reverse fifty years of Israeli strategy, becoming\u00a0the first prime minister to propose annexing Jewish settlements in the West Bank, a move that would have lasting implications for Israeli democracy and any future peace process with the Palestinians\u00a0. . .<\/p>\n

Published in Policy Options<\/em>, May 2019<\/p>\n

It\u2019s anarchy in the streets of Toronto for cyclists<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A staggering 93 cyclists and pedestrians\u00a0have been killed on Toronto streets over the past two years. As daily cyclists, we are concerned for our safety and that of all\u00a0commuters. As political scientists, we see a systemic problem \u2013 a city government that is unable (or unwilling) to fulfill its most basic duty to protect its citizens, and the dangerous\u00a0behaviour that results \u00a0. . .<\/p>\n

Co-Authored\u00a0with Craig Smith<\/p>\n

Published in\u00a0Now Magazine<\/em>, August 2018<\/p>\n

The Handyman from Hell<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In July\u00a02013, Sarah Treleaven and her partner, Jamie Levin, started\u00a0looking for someone who could make some\u00a0basic repairs to their house in Toronto: the\u00a0gutters were old and rusty and had\u00a0to be fixed, and the exterior trim needed to be patched and painted. They\u00a0thought the project would amount to a\u00a0few days\u2019 work. When\u00a0Jamie began soliciting quotes from a\u00a0few contractors, a friend, Simone,\u00a0said that she\u2019d had a good experience with a tradesman who\u00a0had recently\u00a0done work on her home. The search was over . . .<\/p>\n

Co-Authored\u00a0with Sarah Treleaven<\/p>\n

Published in\u00a0The Walrus<\/em>, August 2017<\/p>\n

Why isn\u2019t there more Jewish food in Israel?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It was\u00a0mid-May in Tel Aviv and the afternoon heat was rising. Sitting in Eva\u2019s, a\u00a0small un-air\u00a0conditioned restaurant, eating chicken soup with\u00a0kreplach\u00a0(small dumplings filled with ground\u00a0meat), sweat formed quickly behind the knees. Eva\u2019s has been located on this\u00a0dumpy stretch of\u00a0Allenby Street for 48 years. The menu is classic Ashkenazi \u2013\u00a0or Eastern European Jewish \u2013\u00a0food, and the glass display case is full of\u00a0prepared potato\u00a0latkes\u00a0(pancakes) and fried cauliflower.\u00a0The\u00a0matzoh\u00a0balls (soup dumplings) here are\u00a0\u2018sinkers\u2019, in the common parlance. That means that\u00a0they\u2019re dense and bready,\u00a0sitting in the bottom of the bowl of chicken soup. (\u2018Swimmers\u2019 are\u00a0lighter and\u00a0spongier, and they float on the surface. The difference is a question of both\u00a0skill and\u00a0personal preference.) . . .<\/p>\n

Co-Authored\u00a0with Sarah Treleaven<\/p>\n

Published in BBC<\/em>, June 2017<\/p>\n

The Surprising Thing Bibi\u00a0Whispers in Trump\u2019s Ear<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin\u00a0Netanyahu of Israel recently held their first face-to-face meeting\u00a0in\u00a0Washington. After years of combative relati between Israel and the Obama\u00a0administration, the two leaders demonstrated\u00a0the casual repartee of old\u00a0friends. \u201cBibi and I have known each other a long time,\u201d\u00a0Trump\u00a0said. \u201cA smart man, a great negotiator, and I think we\u00a0are going to make a deal. It might be a bigger and better deal than\u00a0people in\u00a0this room even understand.\u201d In turn, Netanyahu joked about the \u201cart of the\u00a0deal\u201d and noted that there are no\u00a0matters in which he and the president \u201cdid not see eye to eye).\u201d<\/p>\n

Co-authored with Sarah Treleaven<\/p>\n

Published in T<\/em>he<\/em> Forward<\/em>, February 2017<\/p>\n

House Hunter\u2019s Transnational<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

For Israelis willing to move to the\u00a0West Bank, houses are now for sale in a hillside development in the expanding\u00a0settlement of Eli. The Israeli government, which has occupied the West Bank for\u00a0fifty years, considers the area disputed territory, though most\u00a0countries,\u00a0including the United States, view the settlements there\u2014228 of them\u2014to be a\u00a0violation of international law. The first Jewish Israelis who moved to the West\u00a0Bank after the Six-Day War were few in number and went mainly to reinforce\u00a0Israel\u2019s\u00a0borders against neighboring states. Later, they came with religious\u00a0and ideological motivations. In 1974, the founding of Gush Emunim (\u201cBloc of the\u00a0Faithful\u201d), a messianic movement, brought settlers who established new Jewish\u00a0outposts. The first Israelis\u00a0arrived in Eli ten years later, naming the town\u00a0after a biblical high priest. Gush Emunim is now defunct, but the group\u2019s\u00a0development arm, Amana, continues to build around Eli. The construction of Eli\u00a0Terraces Phase B adds close to 150 people to the town\u2019s\u00a0population of nearly\u00a04,000. . .<\/p>\n

Co-authored with Sarah Treleaven<\/p>\n

Published in Harper\u2019s Magazine<\/em>, January 2017<\/p>\n

For Colombia\u2019s peace process disarmament was a sticking point. Here\u2019s why<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

After\u00a0four\u00a0years\u00a0of\u00a0negotiations,\u00a0the\u00a0government\u00a0of\u00a0Colombia\u00a0and\u00a0the Revolutionary\u00a0Armed\u00a0Forces\u00a0of\u00a0Colombia\u00a0(FARC)\u00a0reached\u00a0a\u00a0cease-fire\u00a0agreement\u00a0June\u00a023.\u00a0The\u00a0historic\u00a0deal,\u00a0signed\u00a0months\u00a0behind\u00a0schedule\u00a0and six\u00a0months\u00a0after\u00a0a\u00a0self-imposed\u00a0deadline\u00a0lapsed,\u00a0puts\u00a0the\u00a0Colombian\u00a0peace\u00a0process\u00a0back\u00a0on\u00a0track\u00a0and\u00a0an\u00a0end\u00a0to\u00a0Latin\u00a0America\u2019s\u00a0longest\u00a0running\u00a0civil\u00a0conflict\u00a0within\u00a0close\u00a0reach. . .<\/p>\n

Published in the Washington Post\u00a0Monkey Cage,\u00a0June 2016.<\/p>\n

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Published in Yediot Aharonot<\/em>, September 2015<\/p>\n

Is Israel Fighting a ‘Just War’ in Gaza \u2014 and What\u00a0About Hamas?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s current war with Hamas has claimed yet\u00a0another casualty: As the violence between the Israeli army and Hamas militants\u00a0has increased, the quality of\u00a0discourse surrounding the conflict has suffered\u00a0precipitously. While the conflict has generated unprecedented media attention\u00a0both in print and online, commentary\u00a0ranges from largely the vitriolic to the\u00a0confused and confusing. Most online observers made up their minds long ago and\u00a0now simply talk past one another. As of this\u00a0writing, the hashtags #GazaUnderAttack\u00a0and #IsraelUnderFire have generated millions of parochial tweets, which tend to\u00a0lay the blame squarely on the other side,\u00a0and for whom little sympathy is\u00a0granted.<\/p>\n

Published in\u00a0The\u00a0Forward<\/em>,\u00a0July 2014<\/p>\n

New tactics new risks Abbas’s threat to dissolve the Palestinian Authority<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This past week, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas\u00a0renewed his threat to dissolve the Palestinian Authority and hand\u00a0responsibility for the administration of Palestinian lands back to Israel\u00a0unless peace talks begin yielding results. Though the news was\u00a0quickly\u00a0overshadowed by the announcement of Hamas-PLO reconciliation, Abbas\u2019s threat\u00a0ought to be taken seriously. Even if Abbas\u00a0can deliver on the promise of\u00a0Palestinian unity, the PA will remain a weak institution lacking in legitimacy\u00a0until it achieves statehood. As\u00a0the prospects for statehood diminish, Abbas\u00a0will have little continued interest in maintaining peace, order, and stability,\u00a0and will look for\u00a0new and increasingly risky tactics\u2014like dissolving the\u00a0PA\u2014with which to confront Israel. If pushed to these measures, the region will\u00a0be even less stable and peace even less likely.<\/p>\n

Published in T<\/em>he Jerusalem Post<\/em>, May 2014<\/p>\n

Helter Seltzer<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This image was created by a\u00a0Palestinian-American activist as a parody of an advertisement for SodaStream, a\u00a0kitchen appliance made by an Israeli company. The SodaStream allows\u00a0users to\u00a0carbonate their own tap water and, with the addition of syrup, transform it\u00a0into flavored soda. The device, which retails in the United States for $79.95\u00a0and up, is marketed as a\u00a0thrifty and environmentally friendly alternative to\u00a0the purchase of name-brand soft drinks. Between 2009 and 2012, SodaStream\u2019s\u00a0sales in the Americas grew from $14 million to $158\u00a0million; the company\u2019s\u00a0current market value is estimated at $1.2 billion. With this increase in\u00a0popularity has come the attention of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions\u00a0campaign\u00a0(BDS), a loosely affiliated movement that urges consumers worldwide to\u00a0shun Israeli goods and services until the country \u201ccomplies with international\u00a0law and Palestinian rights\u201d by\u00a0ending its occupation, establishing full\u00a0equality for Palestinians in Israel, and offering the right of return to\u00a0Palestinians abroad. The movement\u2019s messaging has gained traction in\u00a0Western\u00a0Europe, where SodaStream\u2019s sales reached $204 million in 2012, and\u00a0anti-SodaStream campaigns are now active in twenty North American cities.\u00a0Partly in response to\u00a0pressure from BDS, SodaStream has intensified efforts to\u00a0promote itself as a socially conscious employer and a force for reconciliation\u00a0in the West Bank.<\/p>\n

Co-authored with Sarah Treleaven<\/p>\n

Published in Harper\u2019s Magazine<\/em>, September 2013<\/p>\n

Sammy Yatim shooting puts\u00a0police accountability front and centre<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Nearly four years ago I was\u00a0assaulted by the police and, along with my 65-year-old father, illegally\u00a0detained in front of my house on a usually quiet\u00a0residential street in downtown\u00a0Toronto as my neighbours stood watching. We had broken no laws. It was an\u00a0unfortunate case of being in the wrong\u00a0place at the wrong time. Thankfully, I\u00a0suffered no lasting physical injuries, nor did my father, though I was\u00a0profoundly shaken by the incident.<\/p>\n

Published in T<\/em>he Toronto Star<\/em>, July 2013<\/p>\n

The Masada Complex<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In 1927, poet Yitzhak Lamdan wrote\u00a0Masada, a\u00a0poem glorifying the heroism and self-reliance of the early Zionist movement.\u00a0The\u00a0poem helped transform the remote hilltop fortress, largely forgotten since\u00a0the writings of the Roman-Jewish historian Josephus, into an\u00a0enduring symbol of\u00a0the young State of Israel. Lamdan\u2019s most famous line, \u201cnever again shall Masada\u00a0fall,\u201d became a rallying cry for a\u00a0generation of Israeli soldiers who repeated\u00a0these words in countless inauguration ceremonies.<\/p>\n

Published in The Jerusalem Post<\/em>, January 2012<\/p>\n

Could E1 be the trigger that sparks a new round\u00a0of violence?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A good number of pundits have recently heralded the demise of\u00a0the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The culprit, they\u00a0argue, is\u00a0Netanyahu\u2019s\u00a0proposed settlement expansion\u00a0in the area\u00a0unceremoniously dubbed E1. While there seems to be consensus on a terminal\u00a0prognosis\u00a0for a Palestinian state, few have investigated what this will mean\u00a0for the future of the Israeli-Palestinian relationship, which will inevitably\u00a0degrade. . .<\/p>\n

Co-authored with Craig Smith<\/p>\n

Published in +972<\/em>, December, 2012<\/p>\n

Bubbling Up Across Holy Land<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Beer\u00a0is almost as old as recorded history. The ancient Egyptians drank it, as did\u00a0the Mesopotamians. Hammurabi\u2019s code even regulated how it was made and where it\u00a0was consumed. And though wine was the drink of choice of the\u00a0ancient\u00a0Israelites, modern Israelis have increasingly quenched their thirst with beer.\u00a0. .<\/p>\n

Co-Authored\u00a0with Sarah Treleaven<\/p>\n

Published in The Forward<\/em>, September 2012<\/p>\n

Quebec: Still a distinct society but not in the way\u00a0you think<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The history of Quebec has often been defined in\u00a0opposition to the rest of Canada. From the consolidation of Upper and Lower\u00a0Canada to the Quiet Revolution to the patriation of the constitution and the\u00a0drafting of the Charter of Rights\u00a0and Freedoms, Quebec has been seen as a\u00a0reluctant partner in the project of Canadian Confederation. Quebecers have long\u00a0sought for themselves a separate status as a \u201cdistinct society\u201d through special\u00a0linguistic rights and\u00a0constitutional provisions.<\/p>\n

Co-Authored with Joelle Dumouchel<\/p>\n

Published in The Toronto Star<\/em>, August 2012<\/p>\n

Hummus Ville<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

In 1996, Martin Indyk, the\u00a0United States ambassador to Israel, faced a political quandary. It was the eve\u00a0of the 3,000-year anniversary of Jerusalem, and the U.S.\u00a0could not be seen\u00a0participating in celebrations that recognized the contested city as the unified\u00a0capital of Israel. And so Indyk went to the nearby Arab town of Abu\u00a0Gosh in\u00a0order to avoid controversy – only to find himself in the middle of a\u00a0lesser-known, much-tastier conflict. . .<\/p>\n

Co-authored with Sarah Treleaven<\/p>\n

Published in The National Post<\/em>, April\u00a02012<\/p>\n

Israel’s economy will pay heavy\u00a0price for Iron Dome<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Since March 9, more than 300\u00a0rockets, mortars and missiles have been fired into southern Israel from the\u00a0Gaza Strip, a response to the killing of Zohair al-Qaisi, secretary-general of\u00a0the Palestinian Popular Resistance Committee, who the army said was planning a\u00a0major terrorist attack on Israel. But unlike during the decade of attacks that\u00a0preceded these hostilities, in which 8,000 rockets induced terror and resulted\u00a0in 31 fatalities in southern Israel, a sense of euphoria has instead prevailed\u00a0among many Israelis.\u00a0The reason? Seventy-eight percent of the rockets\u00a0threatening population centers were successfully intercepted by the new Iron\u00a0Dome air defense system, with no Israeli\u00a0fatalities, according to a report in\u00a0this paper. . .<\/p>\n

Published in Haaretz<\/em>, March 2012<\/p>\n

Good Books<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

A\u00a0few blocks\u00a0from the Old City of Jerusalem, arguably the most contested\u00a0ground on earth, stands the American Colony Hotel, where foreign\u00a0nationals\u00a0mingle in the jasmine-scented gardens, drinking competently mixed manhattans.\u00a0Many will find their way to the legendary hotel\u2019s\u00a0English-language bookshop. At\u00a0the back of the narrow, vaulted room, the bookseller sits at his desk, pencil\u00a0in mouth, going through sale\u00a0inventory. . .<\/p>\n

Co-Authored\u00a0with Sarah Treleaven<\/p>\n

Published in The Walrus<\/em>, October 2012<\/p>\n

Finally, workers of the world\u00a0unite<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Borochov Street ends one block\u00a0shy of Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv, where earlier this month police\u00a0dismantled a tent city that had been occupied by social-justice activists.\u00a0The\u00a0goals of the protesters were as diverse as the people who came out each week to\u00a0support them. From 30-somethings decrying the cost of housing, to\u00a0stroller-pushing\u00a0parents demanding better child care, to Facebook members\u00a0complaining about a recent rise in the price of cottage cheese ! the protesters\u00a0voiced a common economic theme.\u00a0Though the protest leaders have promised that\u00a0their efforts have only begun, and the tents still stand in other cities, a\u00a0summer of nationwide protests has largely come to an\u00a0end.<\/p>\n

Published in Haaretz<\/em>, October 2011<\/p>\n

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