Robert Hirschfield is a New York-based writer who covers Israeli and Palestinian peace activists. He has written for The Progressive, The National Catholic Reporter and Sojourners.
Dispatch
India’s Green Party Maverick
The 'poor man's Ralph Nader' tries to turn a green movement into a mass movement.
Robert Hirschfield
Feature
Heresy of a ‘Hebrew Palestinian
Uri Davis is the first Jew elected to the Fatah Revolutionary Council.
Robert Hirschfield
Dispatch
Independence and ‘Catastrophe’?
An Israeli group tries to democratize memory by recognizing Palestinians' 'Nakba.'
Robert Hirschfield
Feature
Shawn of the Left
Wallace Shawn speaks for himself. Usually.
Robert Hirschfield
Feature
Israel’s Gadfly
Haaretz's Gideon Levy bucks Israeli media to report on Palestinian suffering.
Robert Hirschfield
Dispatch
The Crime Against Debbie Almontaser
Even Bloomberg now admits that the victim of the New York "Intifada" t-shirt hysteria is no terrorist
Robert Hirschfield
Dispatch
The Checkpoint Women of Israel
Machsom Watch advocates for fair treatement of Palestinians, drawing both resentment and respect from their countrymen
Robert Hirschfield
Feature
An Israeli Refuseniks Good Fight
Robert Hirschfield
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