Yitzhak Laor
{{short description|Israeli poet and author (born 1948)}}
Yitzhak Laor ({{langx|he|יצחק לאור}}; born in 1948) is an Israeli poet, author and journalist.
Biography
Yitzhak Laor was born in Pardes Hanna.
Literary and journalism career
He is the author of ten volumes of poetry, three novels, three collections of short stories, two collections of essays and one play.{{cite web | url=http://www.ithl.org.il/author_info.asp?id=150 | title=Author's profile by ithl.org.il | access-date=March 27, 2012}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.versobooks.com/books/klm/l-titles/laor_y_liberal_zionism.shtml |title=The Myths of Liberal Zionism |website=www.versobooks.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915042623/http://www.versobooks.com/books/klm/l-titles/laor_y_liberal_zionism.shtml |archive-date=2008-09-15}}
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".[http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/get-rid-of-zionism-1.365648 "Get rid of Zionism", Haaretz newspaper, June 3, 2011]{{cite web | url=http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/the-blood-merchants-1.420915 | title=Y. Laor: The blood merchants | publisher=Haaretz, Opinion | date=March 27, 2012 | access-date=March 27, 2012}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.corkpsc.org/db.php?auid=236 An ordered collection of Laor's articles, referenced by Palestine: Information With Provenance]
- [http://www.countercurrents.org/cohen030410.htm Lines Of Occupation: The Post-Zionist Poetics Of Yitzhak Laor by Joshua Cohen]
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Category:Israeli male dramatists and playwrights
Category:Israeli conscientious objectors