http://www.avigailabarbanel.me.uk/index.html Writing on the Israel/Palestine conflict and other topics en Copyright 2009 Avigail Abarbanel Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.avigailabarbanel.me.uk/gaza-ghetto.html http://www.avigailabarbanel.me.uk/gaza-ghetto.html The Gaza ghetto in 2010 after reading Sara Roy’s description of what goes on in Gaza these days (Gaza: Treading on Shards, The Nation, February 17, 2010).]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +1100 http://www.avigailabarbanel.me.uk/grief.html http://www.avigailabarbanel.me.uk/grief.html Grief and how to deal with it — A no-nonsense approach to grief. You can also download it as a PDF suitable for printing.]]> Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +1100 http://www.avigailabarbanel.me.uk/growing-up-blind.html http://www.avigailabarbanel.me.uk/growing-up-blind.html the same talk again in Melbourne on 8th October 2009 at ‘The struggle for a free Palestine: Speaking out against Israeli apartheid and occupation’ — A public forum and discussion on Israel, Zionism, apartheid and the Palestinian struggle for justice and freedom. The event was organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. You can download a PDF of my slides from the Melbourne talk.]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:23:00 +1000 http://www.avigailabarbanel.me.uk/growing-up-blind.html http://www.avigailabarbanel.me.uk/growing-up-blind.html Growing up blind is notes from a talk I gave on Thursday 13th August 2009 at Adelaide University as a part of Action for Palestine’s anti Israeli-Apartheid week activities.]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:36:00 +1000 http://www.avigailabarbanel.me.uk/lieberman.html http://www.avigailabarbanel.me.uk/lieberman.html Lieberman’s New Israel is about the possible consequences of extreme right-wing leader Avigdor Lieberman’s rise to power.]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:51:00 +1100 http://www.avigailabarbanel.me.uk/growing-insanity.html http://www.avigailabarbanel.me.uk/growing-insanity.html Israel’s growing insanity on 9th February 2009, the day before Israel’s election, after seeing an interview with Benjamin Netanyahu’s father on Israeli TV.]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:55:00 +1100 http://www.avigailabarbanel.me.uk/nothing-new.html http://www.avigailabarbanel.me.uk/nothing-new.html There is nothing new under the sun after seeing the film Doubt and reflecting on the parallels with the situation in Palestine.]]>