Tuvia Tenenbom

In the middle of a year of war and crisis, Tuvia Tenenbom travels to a place where history, religion and politics meet in a very confined space: the biblical heartland between Jerusalem, Nablus and the Jewish settlements – also known as the West Bank, Judea and Samaria, occupied territories or simply “this place”. He wanders through settlements and refugee camps, meets rabbis and radicals, activists and journalists, Palestinians and politicians. In doing so, he uncovers myths and propaganda layer by layer – and reveals a truth that is as simple as it is disturbing: nothing in this country is as it seems.

Tuvia Tenenbom comes from a German-Jewish-Polish family and has lived in New York since 1981. He works as a journalist, essayist and playwright and writes for numerous newspapers in the USA, Europe and Israel. His latest book, What Do You Call This Land? Among Settlers.

Language: English