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Carmel L. Vaisman

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About Carmel L. Vaisman

3 posts · joined 2009-05-22

I am a Communications scholar based in Tel Aviv, specializing in Digital Culture, writing my PhD on Girls’ blogs at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and teaching in various colleges. I used to be a journalist specializing both in technology and spirituality coverage (i also love making connections between technology and spirituality), and i still write freelance occasionally. I traveled to over 30 countries, I’m practicing meditation, healing and kung fu and I'm a hardcore Lost fan.

You can visit my English blog at http://www.absolutecarmel.com
and follow me on twitter @carmelvaisman

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July 25th, 2009

Israel: Cellular firm ad stirs occupation debateVideo post

Carmel L. Vaisman · 17:05, July 25th, 2009 · Middle East & North Africa
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A television ad for Cellcom, the largest Israeli cellular provider, sprung an unprecedented debate on the face of the Israeli occupation over the past two weeks. The advert shows Israeli soldiers playing soccer with unseen Palestinians over the wall separating Israel and the West Bank, to the sound of popular music. The ad was accepted as insensitive at best by many Israelis, becoming an icon of blindness to the occupation in the Israeli society, writes Carmel L. Vaisman. 5 comments  · read »

June 29th, 2009

Israel: would Israeli grassroots support harm the Iranian uprising?

Carmel L. Vaisman · 15:52 · Middle East & North Africa
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In the past two weeks Israelis were following the tweets coming out of Iran with excitement, but divided on the issue of participation in the twitter revolution. Carmel Vaisman brings us the debate.. 18 comments  · read »

May 24th, 2009

Israel: Bloggers Back the Struggle for Workers' Rights

Carmel L. Vaisman · 01:20 · Middle East & North Africa
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One of the issues Israeli bloggers truly care about and campaign for is workers' rights. At present, two topics are stirring up the Hebrew blogosphere: supporting the academic staff of the Open University that has been on strike for five weeks and counting, and boycotting AMPM drugstores (the "seven eleven" of Tel Aviv) for their workers' rights infringements. 5 comments  · read »