Israel Quotes by Eliza Griswold

8 Israel quotes by Eliza Griswold

Eliza Griswold’s nine brief statements on Israel provide a snapshot of her journalistic lens. The collection is small but gives a clear entry into her take on the region.

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Speculation is a fool's game, but I've seen many political projections that look like the Taliban could hold most of the country,…

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I can't imagine how Afghanistan's fall isn't going to be ten times faster than Iraq's.

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It's important to understand that violent Islam is only one face of violent religion.

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Islam doesn't have a monopoly on violence in Africa. And violence plays a particularly critical role in places where statehood is weak…

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The truth is, terrorism flourishes in places of injustice rather than in places of poverty.

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The future of Afghanistan is incredibly dark, and decisions are happening incredibly quickly.

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The future of Afghanistan is incredibly dark, and decisions are happening incredibly quickly. Speculation is a fool's game, but I've seen many…

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I was examining what religious identity meant in Africa. Along the edge of the Islamic world, what patterns were shaping identity? And…

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Seeing the Afghan women in their burqas, it's easy to say, "Well, they're not as fully aware as I am, so why do I…

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One of the things about landays is that they thrive in a modern context. Early on I went to this incredible Pashtun novelist, Mustafa…

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Poetry isn't as relevant in the Western world as it is in Afghanistan. And not many people make time for something that doesn't feel…

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In most of the world, poetry has such a different reputation than it does in Western culture. Poetry is a popular genre in Afghanistan.…

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We know what war means, and we know what poverty means. We need to develop a better model for reaching out to the world…

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I think most good poetry is about suffering; I think that's what underlies the love in these landays pieces - suffering and longing.

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I was surprised by the level of sophistication of the Special Operation forces. Among them were anthropologists and PhD candidates. I felt because I…

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News isn't designed to talk about daily life in its nuances, but poetry is.

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I worked with two young women translators. One died and the other received a death threat from the Taliban.

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