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Gideon Lichfield

 

The Economist

Gideon Lichfield is from London. He has worked at The Economist since 1996, including postings in Mexico City, Moscow, and from 2005 to 2008, Jerusalem, where he covered Israeli and Palestinian affairs from the election of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and up to Israel's "Operation Cast Lead" in Gaza. He is now deputy editor of The Economist's website, based in New York, and is writing a book about his period in the Middle East.

Jewish Versus Democratic

The Real Significance of Israel's Last Election

Global History & Culture, Israel

Palestinians say Israel cannot be both Jewish and democratic. In February, a record number of Israelis voted for Avigdor Lieberman, who says the same thing, but to whom democracy matters less than a Jewish majority. Does Zionism require both? And can the conflict be resolved without them? Come and argue your viewpoint in what promises to be a provocative debate.

Return of the Tsars?: Jewish Life in Contemporary Russia

Gideon Lichfield, David Shneer, Nadya Strizhevskaya

After a bout of post-Soviet freedom, Russia has returned to normal: authoritarianism, corruption, and suspicion of anyone foreign. And yet the Jewish community is thriving. Join an ex Moscow correspondent and a professor of Russian Jewish history to learn whether the bad days for Russia's Jews are over, or whether anti-Semitism will rear its head again.

Religion and Secularism in Israel: A Conversation with Experts

Caryn Aviv, Gideon Lichfield, Amy Beth Oppenheimer

Identity & Responsibility, Israel

Israeli society is often divided between religious and secular. These divisions can been seen in politics, society, and even in the choices about where Israelis live. This roundtable will explore these internal fissures in Israeli society and explore how

Gay in the Middle East Across the Israeli Palestinian Divide

Identity & Responsibility, Israel

For years one small space in Jerusalem was an oasis of Jewish-Palestinian coexistence: the Shushan, the city's only gay bar, a refuge for gay hasidim and Palestinian drag queens alike. Stories about how queer shared experience can break down ethnic barriers will lead us into a discussion about why identity is so important to us and the role that it plays in perpetuating conflicts.

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