What is Israel thinking? Jason Cowley reports from Tel Aviv and Phoebe Greenwood reports from Gaza

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Current affairs and newspaper magazine of the year In this week's issue: What is Israel Thinking? Jason Cowley reports from Tel Aviv FEATURING  Rowan Williams, Ali Smith, Ed Miliband, Colm Toibin, Laura Kuenssberg, Margaret Drabble, AS Byatt, Ed Balls, Fran Abrams, Laurie Penny and Leo Hollis   DON'T MISS: - What is Israel thinking? Jason Cowley reports from Tel Aviv and Phoebe Greenwood reports from Gaza. - Fran Abrams considers who protects our children, the family or the state?. - Books of the year - with contributions from Rowan Williams, Ali Smith, Ed Miliband, Colm Toibin, Laura Kuenssberg, Margaret Drabble, AS Byatt, Ed Balls and many more - Laurie Penny argues that Google and Facebook only invade your privacy if you let them. - David Blanchflower says that even the business community has abandoned George Osborne. PLUS Leo Hollis on the Shard, and the end of iconic architecture as we know it, Alexandra Coghlan applauds a bravura performance of Italian music by Cecelia Bartoli and Felicity Cloake relishes the food of the Mughal Empire Find the issue, cover dated 23rd - 29th November, on sale for £3.50 in all good newsagents in London on Thursday and the rest of the country on Friday. Or buy the issue in digital form here - ideal for those living outside the UK. Trial a subscription to the New Statesman and receive 12 issues for only £12  (UK only) delivered straight to your door - that's a saving of £2.50 on the usual cover price! Don't know what to give that person who has everything? Give the gift that keeps on giving - a gift subscription to the New Statesman International and national readers can also call +44 (0)207 936 6459 or click here to obtain a print copy. New Statesman LTD, registered in England No. 03143654, John Carpenter House, John Carpenter Street, London, EC4Y 0AN. Kindly note that if you receive this e-mail your e-mail address is being held by us for the purpose of communicating with you on New Statesman related matters. If you do not wish us to e-mail you, please unsubscribe from this list. New Statesman Limited is a Data Controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998. © New Statesman Ltd. 2010. The above information may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this email please destroy it. As Internet communications are not secure please note that the New Statesman does not accept legal responsibility for the content of this email message.