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The Gates of Gaza and the Sacrifice of Isaac
Newly translated Israeli poetry wrestles to express the inexpressible.
Like Ben-Gurion in the Negev, the Israeli poets of today continue to draw on the Bible to reckon with the present. Michael Weingrad has rendered into English some of their attempts “to express the inexpressible” in the wake of October 7. Herewith, an excerpt from “Akeidah” by Shachar Bluth:
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The Gates of Gaza and the Sacrifice of Isaac
Newly translated Israeli poetry wrestles to express the inexpressible.