What Etgar Keret thinks about Europe
Israeli writer of short stories, graphic novels and screenplays; his books include The Nimrod Flipout, Suddenly, a Knock on the Door and Autocorrect. Writes the weekly Alphabet Soup newsletter of stories and essays.
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1 dated position, 2023, in their own words. Our reading of what Etgar Keret has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingIsrael attempts to present itself as European despite its Middle Eastern location and surroundings.
Their wordsThere it is, in the middle of the Middle East, pretending to be in the heart of Europe, participating in the Eurovision song contest every year, making sure to send a soccer team to the European cup games, and it just doesn't get that it's located in the heart of the desert, surrounded by a Middle Eastern mentality that it refuses to acknowledge.
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