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Matthew Kalman is a foreign correspondent and filmmaker based in Jerusalem. He is the co-director of Circumcise Me: The Comedy of Yisrael Campbell and author of The Murder of Yasser Arafat (DeltaFourth). His latest book is Psychobibi (DeltaFourth). Matthew tweets @MatthewKalman.

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Who Defines the ‘B’ in the BDS Movement?

Bastardized Boycott?

Recent statements by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas—that the Palestinian leadership does not support the boycott of Israel, but does back the boycott of settlements—threatened to transform the boycott from its self-image as the principled projection of native Palestinian policy to the bastard foreign child of freelance troublemakers, says Matthew Kalman.

Matthew Kalman | Published Dec 17, 2013

If The Peace Talks Were A Movie

Dramatic Diplomacy

Matthew Kalman imagines how the Israel-Palestine drama would play as a typically hackneyed Hollywood movie.

Matthew Kalman | Published Dec 12, 2013

7 Questions About the Geneva Deal on Iran You Might Be Asking

Iran Deal

A deal on Iran’s nuclear program and U.N. sanctions regime has been reached. But the U.S., Iran and Israel seem to be interpreting the same agreement quite differently.

Matthew Kalman | Published Nov 25, 2013

The Reality Behind Kerry's Optimism

What Failure Means

John Kerry still thinks he can jumpstart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Matthew Kalman on how his naïveté could be dangerous.

Matthew Kalman | Published Jul 01, 2013

7 Ways Netanyahu Is Destroying Israeli Diplomacy

Foreign Affairs

Under Netanyahu, Israel's Foreign Ministry is being carved up salami-style, wrecking what little is left of the country's tattered international diplomacy. By Matthew Kalman.

Matthew Kalman | Published Jun 13, 2013

Kerry's Gas Field Plan Won't Make Palestine a Better Place

Start-Up Occupation

Israel's electric automobile pioneer BetterPlace filed for bankruptcy on the day John Kerry announced his new Middle East peace plan. Kerry should learn from BetterPlace's mistakes, writes Matthew Kalman.

Matthew Kalman | Published May 28, 2013

A Brief History of Hawking’s Boycott

Flip-flop Watch

Matthew Kalman broke the story of physicist Stephen Hawking’s boycott of Israel. Then Cambridge University tried to falsely deny it.

Matthew Kalman | Published May 08, 2013

Israeli Tactics And The Birth Of An Intifada

A Gatekeeper

Matthew Kalman reports on a former Shin Bet chief's thoughts about the crisis emerging in the West Bank.

Matthew Kalman | Published Feb 27, 2013

Millions Of Israelis Missing Voting Cards

Elections In Israel

Matthew Kalman on an election snafu that denied millions of Israelis their voting cards, and what it could mean.

Matthew Kalman | Published Jan 21, 2013

Palestinians Learn From Zionist Playbook

Tactics

Matthew Kalman on how and why some Palestinians are turning to nonviolent tactics.

Matthew Kalman | Published Jan 14, 2013

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