Refugees Keep Out!
They’re bad for the country’s image, they don’t pay taxes and they are not even in any real danger in their home countries. In fact, African refugees in Israel are actually “refugee work immigrants,” according to the man the government has appointed to deal with them.
About this Blog
I created this blog as a platform for expressing ideas and displaying my work to the world. The front page of the site functions as a blog, with new material updated regularly. Think of it as a kind of weekly magazine.
The media pages contain an archive of my work as a writer, blogger and journalist. The Fugee Fridays pages contain information about a volunteer initiative that I coordinate. Watch for more pages and sections in the future.
Feel free to comment on posts and pages. I am happy to feature all kinds of interesting material on this site, and I welcome guest posts and other contributions of all kinds.
Fugee Fridays Updates
I run a volunteer project to deliver donated food from the Carmel Market to African refugees living in southern Tel Aviv. We meet every Friday afternoon at the Market around 17:00. Watch this space for updates...
Featured Articles
Tel Aviv’s New Politics
City for All, a new red-green political movement, is changing the way people think about local politics in Tel Aviv.
Let the Country’s Heart Thrive
A few thoughts on moving toward greater urban sustainability in Tel Aviv, published on The Jerusalem Post's op-ed page.
Souled Out?
An interview with urban creativity guru Charles Landry, who warns that Tel Aviv may be neglecting its "good vibes."
Help Us Help Ourselves
An open letter to the Israeli people by Hamed Sadindin, a refugee from Darfur.
neoliberalism
Shock Therapy California Style Is California a failed state? In this half-hour documentary, Avi Lewis explores the roots of the state’s massive $24 billion budgetary shortfall, and asks why the state’s poor are being asked to pay for it.
cars
Retool the Auto Industry Michael Moore: “Let’s be clear about this: The only way to save GM is to kill GM. Saving our precious industrial infrastructure, though, is another matter and must be a top priority.”
urban design
Broadway Goes Car-Free No kidding: 7 blocks of Broadway have been closed to traffic, transforming Times Square into a pedestrian mall.
green transport
The Two-Wheel Solution I recently joined Tel Aviv for Bikes, an organization that advocates for bike-friendly planning in the city.
pollution
Crude Operation 60 Minutes travels to Ecuador, where Amazonian indigenous communities are suing oil company Chevron for $27 billion.
