‘What I Do for a Living’ If I Was Israeli Ambassador to the UN

‘What I Do for a Living’ If I Was Israeli Ambassador to the UN
The United Nations logo seen in General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 20, 2016. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Geoffrey Clarfield
Salim Mansur
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Commentary 
In one of our frequent conversations over wide-ranging issues, we asked how the present, or future, Israeli ambassador to the United States and the United Nations might address an audience in the context of the recent events in Israel. We imagined that we were tasked to draft such a speech. Here, then, is the draft of a speech we would like to hear, given by the Israeli ambassador.
Geoffrey Clarfield is an anthropologist-at-large who has spent 20 years travelling, living, and working in East Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
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