Who by Fire - With Matti Friedman
b'Matti Friedman is one of the most thoughtful writers when it comes to all matters related to Israel, on the broader Middle East, and also on trends in the world of journalism. He is a monthly writer for Tablet Magazine and a regular contributor to The Atlantic.\\n\\n\\n\\nHis newest book is called \\u201cWho by Fire: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai.\\u201d Before that he published "Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel," and before that "Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier\\u2019s Story of a Forgotten War," which was chosen as a New York Times\\u2019 Notable Book and as one of Amazon\\u2019s 10 best books of the year, and was selected as one of the year\\u2019s best by Foreign Affairs Magazine. Matti\\u2019s army service included tours in Lebanon.\\n\\nHis work as a reporter has taken him from Israel to Lebanon, Morocco, Moscow, the Caucasus, and Washington, DC. He is a former Associated Press correspondent and essayist for the New York Times opinion section.\\n\\nWe cover a lot of topics in this podcast, including how to make sense of the recent Israel-Gaza flare-up, how to view it in the frame of the broader Middle East, the state of journalism and how it covers geopolitical events and wars, and we also dive into his newest book, \\u201cWho By Fire."\\n\\nMatti Friedman\'s published works that we discuss in this episode:\\n\\n"There Is No \'Israeli-Palestinian Conflict\'" -- The New York Times -- https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/opinion/israeli-palestinian-conflict-matti-friedman.htm"\\n\\n"An Insider\\u2019s Guide to the Most Important Story on Earth" -- Tablet Magazine -- https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/israel-middle-east/articles/israel-insider-guide\\n\\n"What The Media Gets Wrong About Israel" -- The Atlantic -- https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/11/how-the-media-makes-the-israel-story/383262/\\n\\n"The New Kibbutz" -- Tablet Magazine -- https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/israel-middle-east/articles/kibbutz-matti-friedman\\n\\n"Who By Fire: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai" -- https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/who-by-fire-matti-friedman/1140395710?ean=9781954118072'