http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/ben_white en http://images.newstatesman.com/users/avatars/ben-white_90x90.jpg http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/ben_white http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/jewish-state-citizens-israel http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/02/jewish-state-citizens-israel Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:21:07 GMT Ben White Defenders of the Jewish state have unwittingly kicked off a much-needed debate about national identity.

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/12/operation-cast-israel-gaza http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/12/operation-cast-israel-gaza Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:52:38 GMT Ben White On the third anniversary of Operation Cast Lead, army officials indicate they are ready to strike again.

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/11/israel-rights-increasingly http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/11/israel-rights-increasingly Sun, 27 Nov 2011 11:00:19 GMT Ben White Israeli liberals are increasingly gloomy so British 'progressives' are being mobilised to fight the country's corner instead.

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/11/israel-state-palestinian http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/11/israel-state-palestinian Sun, 20 Nov 2011 11:40:53 GMT Ben White The separation and "ethnic purity" currently seen in Israel disturbs even the honest among its advocates.

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/10/special-mission-livni-visit http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/10/special-mission-livni-visit Sat, 08 Oct 2011 11:26:45 GMT Ben White Why was Tzipi Livni's visit to the UK accorded privileged status?

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/09/israel-philharmonic-lpo http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/09/israel-philharmonic-lpo Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:57:42 GMT Ben White The London Philharmonic Orchestra management has some serious question to answer.

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/07/israel-law-palestinian-state http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/07/israel-law-palestinian-state Sun, 31 Jul 2011 11:53:00 GMT Ben White A discriminatory law which bans Palestinians from joining spouses within Israel was extended without protest.

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/03/israel-netanyahu-palestinian http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/03/israel-netanyahu-palestinian Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:38:07 GMT Ben White Binyamin Netanyahu’s proposals are likely to be nothing more than a rehash of approaches that have failed repeatedly.

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2010/10/israel-dahmash-palestinian http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2010/10/israel-dahmash-palestinian Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:20:44 GMT Ben White The definition of Israel as “Jewish and democratic” already makes the Palestinian minority second-class citizens.

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2010/08/israel-palestinian-palestine http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2010/08/israel-palestinian-palestine Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:57:42 GMT Ben White Despite growing understanding of the struggles of Palestinian communities, we still need to move beyond the framework of “occupation”.

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