Hillel Schenker

Hillel Schenker, a Tel Aviv journalist, is a veteran commentator on Israeli-Arab affairs and co-editor of the Palestine-Israel Journal.

Currently

  • The View From Tel Aviv

    January 2, 2009

    Israel's attack on Gaza has benefited the current leadership, especially Defense Minister Ehud Barak, in pre-election polling. But do they have an exit strategy? And will cooler heads prevent escalation of the conflict?

2008

  • The Tragedy of Ehud Olmert

    August 11, 2008

    The fall of Ehud Olmert is a tragedy for Israel and the world--squandering a genuine opportunity for a breakthrough in Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab relations.

  • Obama in Israel: One Tough Audience

    July 24, 2008

    The media was enthused, but ordinary Israelis, cynical about their own political leaders, gave Obama a muted reception. The refrain here is "No, they can't," not "Yes, he can."

2006

  • The View From Israel

    July 27, 2006 Subscribe

    The crisis in the Middle East reveals the dangers of religious fundamentalism and leaving political decisions to the military.

  • Israel After Sharon

    January 12, 2006

    Suddenly, the Sharon era is over. And Sharon's centrist Kadima Party may emerge as the dominant force after the March 28 elections.

2005

  • After Gaza: Back to Sanity?

    August 24, 2005

    Ordinary Israelis have run out of tears for the former settlers of Gaza and an outbreak of political sanity may be at hand.

  • Disengagement Mystery

    August 16, 2005

    What are Sharon's real reasons for pulling out of Gaza? What happens next? Hillel Schenker reports from Jerusalem.

2004

  • Israel's Failing Wall

    February 19, 2004

    With the specter of an international boycott looming, Sharon has begun to waver.

2003

  • On the Road (Map)

    May 22, 2003 Subscribe

    Rejectionists on both sides are trying to undermine the fledgling initiative.

  • Israel's Dangerous Crossroads

    January 16, 2003

    Bush is giving Sharon a blank check but is not providing any inducements for a resumption of democracy.

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Podcast

RadioNation with Laura Flanders, 12/29/08
This week, the year in Radio(Nation).Palin, Clinton, and Bush; Klein, Navasky and Danto. Our most compelling interviews of 2008. (13mb mp3)

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Blogs

» The Dreyfuss Report

Panetta? Ummmmm... Well..... | Could Obama have made a weirder choice for CIA director? Here's why Panetta is doomed.
Robert Dreyfuss

» The Beat

Franken Named Minnesota Winner | Board says DFL candidate prevailed by 225 votes over GOP incumbent Coleman.
John Nichols

» Act Now!

Allow Media into Gaza | Israel is encouraging abuses by preventing foreign journalists from entering the Gaza Strip.
Peter Rothberg

» State of Change

Is Kaine the Right Choice to Lead Party? | Will Tim Kaine be a good DNC chair? Much will depend on what the Obama team has planned.
Ari Berman

» Editor's Cut

A Trillion Dollar Recovery | We don't need a stimulus, we need a recovery. And that means investing $1 trillion over the next two years.
Katrina vanden Heuvel

» Capitolism

Year in Review | A look back at a crazy year.
Christopher Hayes

» The Notion

Hard Times Without Studs | One of Terkel’s former book editors considers a Studs-less world.
Tom Engelhardt

» And Another Thing

Bill Ayers Whitewashes History, Again | The Weathermen were not just a bunch of idealistic young people.
Katha Pollitt