About Michael Green
An Englishman in Nablus: To Shechem and Back in Five Hours
11.05pm: Jaffa Gate, Old City, Jerusalem. Far from the madding crowds flowing out of Jerusalem’s ancient stone walls, a white car was waiting at the bus stop down the hill, ready for the first leg of our journey to another … Read More
Organic and Illegal: Israeli Farms in the West Bank
Labels on the plastic bottles of Giva’ot Olam’s (admittedly delicious) goats milk yogurt describe the farm’s location as ‘The heart of the Shomron’, the Hebrew name for the northern West Bank. What the labels don't say is that the farm … Read More
A Jerusalem Eco-Housing Pilot Project is Turning Talk into Action
One thing Israelis aren't short on: Talk. So it’s a reassuring sign of the times that whether it’s climate change, the rapidly shrinking Dead Sea, or the way urban pollution effects everyday quality of life, the environment—HaSviva—is becoming a much … Read More
Getting Back to the Soil: Composting in Jerusalem’s Community Gardens
Downtown Jerusalem is cluttered enough at any time of year, but rarely more so than this past week. Posters for cleaning services and chametz sales imploring people to burn, sell, or otherwise dispose of their leavened bread in preparation for … Read More
Israeli Peace Activist Boycotted on American Campus by, um, Jews
Another week, another protest against Israelis on University campuses. In the last few years, Jewish students have become accustomed to campaigns against virtually anything Israeli–from avocados and computer chips to professors. But this time it’s an Israeli peace activist who … Read More
