About Mimi Asnes

Mimi Asnes is a native Bostonian who has spent almost three years living in the Middle East.  She has written on various topical issues, such as Palestinian Israeli women and citizenship and Islamic political theater in Egypt.

Annapolis Breakdown

By Mimi Asnes November 28, 2007

[We asked cousins Mimi Asnes and Ben Keller to cover yesterday's peace conference at Annapolis, Mimi from the outside and Ben from within. Read all their coverage here (first post at bottom of page).] Mimi: Cousin, you awake? I know … Read More

Did Olmert Even See the Pro-Peace Protests?

By Mimi Asnes November 28, 2007

[We asked cousins Mimi Asnes and Ben Keller to cover yesterday's peace conference at Annapolis, Mimi from the outside and Ben from within. Read all their coverage here.] While Chabadniks danced and sang Hanukkah songs and protested Annapolis at Gate … Read More

Street Fights at the Annapolis Protests

By Mimi Asnes November 27, 2007

[We asked cousins Mimi Asnes and Ben Keller to cover yesterday's peace conference at Annapolis, Mimi from the outside and Ben from within. Read all their coverage here.] Annapolis is a pretty city, especially its main square overlooking the port. … Read More

Two Cousins On the Annapolis Peace Conference

By Mimi Asnes November 27, 2007

[We asked cousins Mimi Asnes and Ben Keller to cover yesterday's peace conference at Annapolis, Mimi from the outside and Ben from within. Read all their coverage here.] I'm on the overnight train from Boston to Washington, DC with a … Read More

Prelude: What We Have Won

By Mimi Asnes November 27, 2007

[We asked cousins Mimi Asnes and Ben Keller to cover yesterday's peace conference at Annapolis, Mimi from the outside and Ben from within. This is their first post. Read all their coverage here.] When our great grandfather Akiva Holtzman landed … Read More