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Ilene Prusher is a multi-genre writer based in Jerusalem, and has covered some 30 countries in the course of her career as a foreign correspondent. Her first novel, Baghdad Fixer, is due to published in London in November 2012. She currently covers Israeli Arabs and regional Arab affairs for The Jerusalem Post.

Ilene was a staff writer for The Christian Science Monitor from 2000 to 2010, serving as the newspaper’s bureau chief in Tokyo, Istanbul, and Jerusalem and covering the major conflicts of the past decade: Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, in addition to her work for The Jerusalem Post, she teaches writing workshops and posts at Primigravida, a popular blog about motherhood.

After graduating from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1993, Ilene started her career as a reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Later, she freelanced from the Middle East for Newsday, The New Republic, The Jerusalem Report, The Financial Times, The Guardian and The Observer. Her book reviews and essays have been published in The Washington Post, Haaretz, Moment, Habitus, Zeek and Tikkun.

Ilene was nominated by The Monitor for a Pulitzer Prize in 2005 for an investigative story on international organ trafficking, and she was the recipient of a United Nations Correspondents’ Club Award in 1998 for coverage of post-war Somalia.

Raised in Kings Park, New York, she now lives in Jerusalem with her husband and two young children.

Recent articles by: Ilene Prusher

C'tee bars Zoabi from polls for supporting terror Zoabi: "A black flag of illegitimacy waves over this decision"; Balad: Party will not run if decision is not overruled. By LAHAV HARKOV AND ILENE PRUSHER

Une nouvelle révolution pour l’Egypte ? Deux ans après le soulèvement de la place Tahir, les Egyptiens planchent toujours sur leur nouvelle constitution. Retour sur un référendum en deux temps, à l’impact déterminant. By ILENE PRUSHER

A-G recommends against banning Zoabi run Weinstein says there isn't enough evidence to warrant disqualifying Zoabi, UAL-Ta'al, Balad, Strong Israel from Knesset run. By YONAH JEREMY BOB, ILENE PRUSHER

Analysis: Referendum to leave Egyptians divided Given that the vote is so close, it’s likely to increase the state of polarization in the country. By ILENE PRUSHER

Analysis: A guide to the perplexed - over Egypt Roughly speaking, the constitution represents those for whom progress equals an Egypt of a more Islamic nature. By ILENE PRUSHER

New Arab political party brings ‘hope for change’ At a time when faith in the government and Arab political parties is at an all-time low, along comes Hope for Change. By ILENE PRUSHER

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