In These Times: A Letter to the New Voices Community

By New Voices Editorial Board May 13, 2021

A statement from the New Voices Editor on the current moment in Israel and Palestine.

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Meditations on Blood

By Maya Faerstein-Weiss May 10, 2021

Apolitical Memories from somewhere in the Middle East

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Diaspora English: Growing Roots After Quarantine

By Daniel Crasnow October 8, 2020

“By doing our work here…and by recognizing that we are not as strong or as stable as we thought we were, we are building our roots.” Daniel Crasnow reports on his experiences as an English teacher in Israel during a year of pandemic in a series entitled, “Diaspora English”.

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Diaspora English: Quarantine in Israel

By Daniel Crasnow September 18, 2020

Part one of an ongoing correspondence with New Voices Magazine, Daniel Crasnow reports on his experiences as an English teacher in Israel during a year of pandemic in a new series entitled, “Diaspora English”.

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Zionism is Distracting Us

By Drew Perkoski July 16, 2020

“As an illegitimate child, claims of Israel’s legitimacy have never concerned me. I can identify that both of us exist, whether or not we were born into the world under perceived authority. Even if there was a malicious ideology that caused either of us, Jewish bastards both, it would not be relevant in addressing our current transgressions.”

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An American Jew in Israel: Standing Against Annexation

By Alina Kulman July 9, 2020

“As an American in Israel, I can talk to English-speaking immigrants to Israel, and use a shared vocabulary to explain why I believe the annexation would lead to the creation of an apartheid state. And unlike my Israeli friends, I can stand up for Palestinian rights without fear of societal backlash.”

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