Creativity and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at Times of War, Exile, and Trauma draws upon decades of clinical experience to illuminate the unique challenges and profound insights that emerge when practicing psychoanalytic psychotherapy within a multifaceted social terrain. With reference to clinical case material and theoretical insight, Alfandary offers readers unprecedented access to therapeutic work conducted in Israel amid ongoing cultural tensions, military conflicts, a

Prof. Laura Hobson Faure  invited me to give a lecture  to her History MA and Doctoral students at the Sorbonne Université  in September in Paris. This opportunity was particularly significant for me, as it allowed me to engage with a group of highly motivated and intellectually curious students who are deeply invested in understanding historical narratives and their implications on contemporary society. During my lecture, I shared insights from my extensive research on the

This is what he said when he was in Pardes Hanna . Outside the house were very vocal and quite threatening locals, opposing his talk. Ideological Crisis: The text explores the ideological crisis within the Israeli Right following recent events, specifically the war that began on October 7th. Persistence of the Palestinian Issue: The author argues that the Right has failed to eliminate the Palestinian issue, which remains relevant and unresolved, eventually becoming a global s