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0 Israel Politics

Guernica’s founder defends retracting Israeli coexistence essay that caused firestorm

Philissa Cramer in JTA · 16 Apr

The founder of Guernica, a literary magazine, defended retracting an essay by Israeli writer Joanna Chen, stating it did not align with the journal's values of collective suffering over individual angst.

0 Literature Politics

No Fans, Only Poems

Bonjour Chai · 12 Apr

In the wake of controversy surrounding Guernica retracting an essay by Israeli writer Joanna Chen, the literary world grapples with restrictions on Jewish voices and perspectives deemed too sympathetic to Israelis.

0 Literature Politics

No Fans, Only Poems

Bonjour Chai · 12 Apr

The episode explores the controversy around the resignation of Guernica's editor, Jina Moore, following backlash over an essay by Israeli writer Joanna Chen, resulting in discussions about safe spaces for Jewish writers.

0 Literature Politics

Guernica editor who published Israeli writer’s coexistence essay resigns, saying she disagreed with retraction

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 7 Apr

Jina Moore, the editor-in-chief of Guernica, a literary magazine, has resigned after a disagreement over the retraction of an essay by Israeli writer Joanna Chen about the war in Gaza.

0 Israel

Meditations on the Trauma of Jews, Israelis, and Palestinians

Jay Michaelson in Future of Jewish · 27 Mar

The essay discusses the convergence of political and emotional turmoil experienced in the context of Israel, the Palestinians, and the Jewish community, particularly highlighted through a controversy involving an article critical of Israel in a leftist literary journal.

0 Literature Politics

Washington Monthly publishes Israeli writer’s coexistence piece retracted by literary journal Guernica

Andrew Lapin in Forward · 18 Mar

Israeli writer and translator Joanna Chen's essay, "From the Edges of a Broken World," was retracted by Guernica, a progressive literary journal, for being seen as supportive of Zionism.

0 Politics Ethics

The ‘Guernica’ Uprising: No Room For Empathy

Gary Rosenblatt in Between The Lines · 13 Mar

Joanna Chen, an Israeli writer and translator of Hebrew and Arab poetry, wrote an essay titled "From the Edges of a Broken World" about her struggle to empathize with both sides in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

0 Politics Literature

An elite literary journal imploded over an essay about the war — because it dared to humanize Israelis as well as Palestinians

Nora Berman in Forward · 11 Mar

Guernica, a prestigious literary magazine, faced backlash and mass resignations after retracting an essay by Israeli writer Joanna Chen that humanized both Israelis and Palestinians.

0 Literature Politics

Guernica magazine retracts Israeli writer’s coexistence essay that co-publisher called an ‘apologia for Zionism’

Andrew Lapin in Forward · 11 Mar

Guernica magazine retracted an essay by Israeli writer and translator Joanna Chen titled "From The Edges Of A Broken World" after criticism from staff members and others.