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Kathleen Kern's completish list of publications

So I was lying in bed with a migraine, thinking about the queries I've been sending to agents for my new novel.  I mention my previous novel and my chapter about the mineral exploitation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and then say I will supply a complete list of publications upon request.   I decided to put the list on my CPT blog, which feeds into my Facebook profile. So here are my publications--I'm probably missing a few--in all their shame and glory (Updated July 22, 2011--I've added links for people wishing additional information):

Kerem Shalom, Gaza and Anna

Kerem Shalom, Gaza and Anna

Jeff Halper, the messianic friend of Osama Bin Laden

Final notes part 1 Jeff Halper pics

NOT FOR CHILDREN (My column on the Gaza War)

 

In the Presence of Burning Children

Rabbi Irving Greenberg wrote the following rule for discourse on the Holocaust: "No statement theological or otherwise should be made that would not be credible in the presence of the burning children."  A picture I saw this week of a baby's corpse burned from bombs Israel dropped on Gaza brought that phrase to mind.

What I've been doing for the last 15 days

I guess I must have been pretty busy since I haven't had a chance to blog. Every day of visiting seems to require a day and a half of write-up, and even though there is no Hebron team here, people keep dropping in, and of course you can never turn away a visitor in this culture. I'm really happy that Jessica Frederick has joined Jim and me. She just finished studying Arabic in Damascus and genuinely enjoys visiting with new people (for me, it's the dues I pay to be here.)

Naomi Klein deconstructs arguments against a boycott of Israel

Naomi Klein is a prominent Jewish political analyst, best known for her writings on globalization.  I am posting this piece, because I know many people of goodwill, people who earnestly desire human rights for Palestinians, who buy into some of the arguments against the boycott she deconstructs below.


Naomi Klein in The Nation: Israel: Boycott,
Divest, Sanction

By Naomi Klein



This article appeared in the January

26, 2009 edition of The Nation.


January 7, 2009

So I had kind of a weird day yesterday

We went to Bil'in, which has become famous in the Israel/Palestine peace camp for its nonviolent resistance. They've actually won several

Column about Christmas in Bethlehem

Got back from Nablus day before yesterday and have a mountain of material I need to write.  Below is a reflection I wrote on my Christmas experience: