Category Archives: Palestine

My Travels to Jerusalem

Posted on January 21, 2021 by wcoats

Palestine: The Oslo Accords before and after, My travels to Jerusalem By Warren L Coats (2021) Kindle and paperback versions available at: Oslo Accords: Before and After An intimate account of the establishment of the Palestine Monetary Authority and related … Continue reading →

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Oslo: the Play

Posted on May 3, 2019 by wcoats

Yessar Arafat and Warren Coats in the PLO office in Gaza in February 1996. Last night I saw the Round House Theater’s magnificent production of Oslo, the story of the secret meetings in Norway that led to the establishment of … Continue reading →

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The Future of Israel and Palestine

Posted on April 5, 2018 by wcoats

At an otherwise friendly dinner conversation at the home of Israeli friends, our host explained that Israel having taken over the West Bank and Gaza Strip (WBGS) in the 6 day war in 1967, i.e. having won the war fair … Continue reading →

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Improving Intercultural Understanding

Posted on December 31, 2017 by wcoats

My friend Yael Luttwak, a film maker, undertook a brilliant project in Palestine (now comprising Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip) in 2007 to improve relations between Jewish Israeli and Palestinian women. In her own words she “filmed … Continue reading →

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American Exceptionalism—where has it gone?

Posted on December 26, 2017 by wcoats

Americans are among the most generous people in the world.  World Giving Index – published by the Charities Aid foundation – averages the percent of the population giving money to charities, the percent who have volunteered time for an organization in the past month, … Continue reading →

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A well balanced comment on the role of Culture in the wealth of nations

Posted on August 7, 2012 by wcoats

Richard Cohen provides an excellent and balanced discussion of the importance of culture, in today’s Washington Post: “For Israelis and Palestinians: a difference beyond question”

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Romney on Culture

Posted on August 5, 2012 by wcoats

Mitt Romney is clearly an intelligent guy with an impressive business track record. This makes it all the more disturbing that while visiting Israel Romney felt called upon to blame the difference in living standards between Israel and the occupied … Continue reading →

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The Invented Palestinians

Posted on December 16, 2011 by wcoats

Five years after a previous visit to Israel and the West Bank and Gaza (or the OPT—Occupied Palestinian Territory—as the UN and the Palestinians call it), I am once again residing in the charming American Colony Hotel. As on my … Continue reading →

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Leaving Israel, August 11, 2006

Posted on December 14, 2011 by wcoats

This is the re-posting of an earlier note: Hi from Home Sorry for two notes so close together, but travel conditions today warrant an update after British authorities arrested 24 terrorists who planned to blow up 10 planes over the … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem in August 2006

Posted on December 14, 2011 by wcoats

This note was written in August 2006 following the earlier (October 2005) posting of a brief history of the Israeli Palestinian conflict: “The View from the West Bank – a history of the conflict” Hi from Jerusalem (East Jerusalem for … Continue reading →

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