Yitzhak Laor
Yitzhak Laor (Hebrew: יצחק לאור, born in 1948) is an Israeli poet, author and journalist.
Biography
[edit]Yitzhak Laor was born in Pardes Hanna.
Literary and journalism career
[edit]He is the author of ten volumes of poetry, three novels, three collections of short stories, two collections of essays and one play.[1]
In his poem "In a Village whose Name I don't even know" he imagines himself stranded in a Lebanese village: "For a moment I hoped that I would be caught". His book The Myths of Liberal Zionism was published in English by Verso Books in February 2009.[2]
In a June 2011 article in Haaretz, Laor stated that he opposes Zionism: He claimed that "liberation from Zionism is not a dirty word... we have to get rid of Zionism".[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Author's profile by ithl.org.il". Retrieved March 27, 2012.
- ^ "The Myths of Liberal Zionism". www.versobooks.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15.
- ^ "Get rid of Zionism", Haaretz newspaper, June 3, 2011
- ^ "Y. Laor: The blood merchants". Haaretz, Opinion. March 27, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
