EL PAIS (English Edition) 1o November 2023 The Future of Gaza and more...

 

The future of Gaza EL PAÍS USA EDITION

Dear readers, This week our Israel correspondent interviewed Gideon Sa'ar, a veteran politician who has served in ministerial positions and has joined the current emergency government, about the future of the region after the war. Sa'ar said Israel will establish security zones in Gaza, which may be mined, and which nobody will be allowed to approach.  ‌ In Europe, we looked at the controversial amnesty deal between Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Catalan separatists who have pledged to back his bid to form a new government, and we explored why Lithuania has become the new promised land for fintech and other innovative industries, ‌ We also interviewed tennis legend Billie Jean King about her lifelong revolutionary spirit, and British entrepreneur James Dyson, creator of the famous Dyson vacuum cleaner, who says his success is based on "failing over and over again." ‌ We hope you enjoy this selection of articles from EL PAÍS USA Edition.

Gideon Sa’ar, Israeli minister: ‘There will be security zones in Gaza that will be forbidden to be approached’ The veteran politician, who has joined the new emergency government formed for the war, says that destroying Hamas sends a message to neighboring countries and that Israel will establish buffer areas in the enclave, which may be mined

Spain’s PM and Catalan separatists close amnesty deal, clearing his way to power Facing opposition from the Spanish justice system, negotiators took a week to fine-tune the legal wording of the law that will allow Pedro Sánchez to form a new government in the coming days

Fintech finds its promised land in Lithuania The Baltic country has the fastest growing start-up ecosystem in Europe, and is already home to 263 financial technology companies

Billie Jean King, pioneer of equality in sports: ‘The true power of women is starting now’ In 1973, this tennis player Billie Jean King stood up: either women and men would receive the same prize at the US Open, or she, the previous year’s winner, would not play. Fifty years later, her fight for the rights of athletes is more alive than ever

David Fincher: ‘Directors are trained dogs who like to do a backflip and be applauded afterwards’ The man who directed films such as ‘Seven’ and ‘Zodiac’ has released his latest film: ‘The Killer.’ In an interview with EL PAÍS, he reflects on his cinematographic technique, his fascination with criminal minds, his terrible experience directing ‘Alien 3′ and his reputation for being tough on set

A sustainable neighborhood in Buenos Aires province is taking on the climate crisis The community was created eight years ago on a 173-acre plot belonging to the town of Tornquist. It is supplied with renewable energy and its buildings are bioclimatic. Nowadays, more and more people are being encouraged to live there

Deborah Turbeville, distant and present in time The timeless work of the American photographer is one of the most striking views into the second half of the 20th century. Through her strong sense of creative freedom she not only revolutionized fashion photography, but also investigated the nature of the medium

‘Failing over and over again’: How James Dyson’s coveted vacuum cleaners made him the UK’s richest man By embracing failure, the engineer and industrial designer has revolutionized domestic life with radical inventions

Culture shock: Why Americans are flipping out about Spain (especially on TikTok) Eric and Jessica Smith are a couple in their thirties from Kansas who traveled to Spain for the first time in 2017 and explored Madrid, Barcelona and San Sebastián. “We totally fell in love with this country — the food, people, language, lifestyle — everything!”

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