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May 4, 2023, 3:19 PM

What will the left do without Meir Shalev and Yehonatan Geffen?

Yehonatan Geffen, a journalist, songwriter and actor, and Meir Shalev, an award-winning novelist, were part of the first generation of Israeli artists and entertainers to grow up after the state gained its independence. (Geffen: Tomer Neuberg/Flash90. Shalev: Lesekreis/Wikipedia)

The novelist and musician who died days apart were cultural royalty embodying distinct streams within their fragmented political camp

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Gilad Halpern is an Israeli journalist, broadcaster and media historian. He is co-host of the English-language podcast The Tel Aviv Review and founding co-editor of The Tel Aviv Review of Books, an English-language literary journal.