Joel Schalit

Joel Schalit is an American-Israeli writer based in Berlin. He is the author of <a href=http://www.akashicbooks.com/israelvsutopia.htm><em>Israel vs Utopia</em></a> (Akashic, 2009)

In search of an Israeli left

The disconnection between the international left and its counterparts in Israel has become near total, to the detriment of the causes that both espouse. But a situation with complex roots can be remedied by looking more closely at the work of people on the ground, say Keith Kahn-Harris & Joel Scha

By Keith Kahn-Harris and Joel Schalit

/ 22 Aug 2010

Israeli post-democracy: origins and prospects

Many voices warn that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is corroding the country’s democracy. Now, a worrying onslaught by Israel’s right-wing government on domestic dissenters raises further concerns. But the two issues are distinct as well as linked, say Keith Kahn-Harris & Joel Sch

By Keith Kahn-Harris and Joel Schalit

/ 10 Jun 2010