'Government-linked people suggested I not translate "A Historian in Gaza" into Hebrew'

Original Hebrew and translated books on Gaza are beginning to appear in Israel, but will Israelis read them? Also: the hottest queer Arab party from Haifa to Jaffa

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The cover of "A Historian in Gaza." Credit: Babel / Sharon Rotbard, Itai Ron, Daraq

Original Hebrew and translated books on Gaza are beginning to appear in Israel, but will Israelis read them? Also: the hottest queer Arab party from Haifa to Jaffa

Avshalom Halutz

10:12 AM • June 02 2026 IDT

Israelis love to think of themselves as am hasefer, "the People of the Book." But actual books are rapidly disappearing from the public space. It has become rare to see someone holding a physical book or reading from a Kindle in cafés or train stations. Who has the time and patience to get lost in words in a country that has remained in a constant state of emergency for years?

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