Ami Kaufman

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‘I am an Islamophobe,’ boasts ex-director of Israel’s press office

The man who once had sole authority to decide whether or not a journalist could work in Israel announces that he is an Islamophobe, thinks ‘Arabs lie.’ Daniel Seaman, the former director of Israel’s Government Press Office, said Thursday during a panel discussion on i24 News, the Israel-based satellite news station, that he is an Islamophobe. Sitting on a three-person panel with…

By Lisa Goldman May 31, 2018

Tel Aviv to Lake Wobegon: Getting settled in the Twin Cities

A series of posts where I’ll be updating readers on my trip to the U.S. as 2013 World Press Institute fellow. I haven’t really won many things in my life, so it was quite the pleasant surprise when I was awarded a 2013 World Press Institute Fellowship. I’ll be roaming all across America with nine…

By Ami Kaufman August 11, 2013

Best day of my life: Making it into the Jewish S.H.I.T List

This is a big day for me. Bigger than my wedding day, bigger than the days my kids were born. From today onwards, my life will be divided in two: my normal life until now, and the rest of my life after making it into the Jewish S.H.I.T List! (click for larger image) Yeah baby!…

By Ami Kaufman July 4, 2013

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To Norway, from Israel, with love

On Thursday night, I heard Paul Simon sing one of my favorite songs ever, “Peace Like a River.” It was a rare moment of tranquility, beauty and perfection in a terribly flawed world. For that suspended moment, I am sure that tens of thousands there with me (like Ami Kaufman) believed that it was a…

By Dahlia Scheindlin July 23, 2011