Monthly Archives: May 2010

On Friday, May 21, I went to upstate New York to partake in the ceremonies at Bard College, http://www.bard.edu/, where I had been given the Mary McCarthy Award. You should know that I admired Mary McCarthy, having read her famous … Continue reading →

General subject:  Land, Settlements, Proposed Solutions See also: Some Palestinian/Israeli Co-Operative Peace Groups This post is the second in a series of three posts about things people said to me when I was in Israel and the West Bank. These … Continue reading →

Having received a number of messages depicting all Israelis as a thoroughly bad lot (and I’m sure to receive some that say the same thing about Palestinians), I worried that I’d discover that this might in fact be the  case. … Continue reading →

While walking back from the Saturday Farmers’ Market at the Wychwood Car Barns Park (http://www.torontoartscape.on.ca/places-spaces/artscape-wychwood-barns), a friend and I passed a little sidewalk book sale set out on the lawn at the corner of Bathurst and Davenport. While I was … Continue reading →

May 14, 2010 Dear Signatories to the letter of May 7: I am sorry I have been slow to respond to your letter expressing disappointment in my decision to to accept the Dan David prize. I will attempt to do … Continue reading →

This post is the first in a series of three posts about things people said to me when I was in Israel and the West Bank. These people were not some kind of sinister “official” people, delegated to pull the … Continue reading →

DAN DAVID SPEECH, MAY 9 By Amitav Ghosh and Margaret Atwood. AMITAV: Because we are sharing this generous prize, we have decided to give a shared speech.  We both thank you very much for the kind words you have said … Continue reading →

It’s been riveting to follow the comments on the Wind Turbine Farm postings. The concerns seem to have boiled down to those listed below. Note that these are not my views: I am attempting to summarize the concerns expressed on … Continue reading →