Yesterday, in front of AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Obama delivered an historic speech. Instead of the usual speech that every other politician gives, which basically show affection without backing it up with any specific commitments (’we stand with Israel… Israel is strong… I cried at Yad Vashem… Bla bla bla…‘) - instead [...]
Joy Cometh in the Morning, Delivered By the Paperboy
June 5th, 2008 · No Comments · 100% vent free
A Letter to Israel on Her 60th Birthday
May 9th, 2008 · No Comments · 100% vent free
Dear Israel,
I know we aren’t that close. I admit I don’t keep myself as well informed about your goings-on as I should, but I do hear about you around town. You’ve got quite a reputation, you know that?
It’s hard to know what to make of you being 60 years old. Some 60 year olds are [...]
War, A Rock Opera - Read My Critique – or, Better Yet, Skip My Critique And Just Buy Your Tickets Today!
April 19th, 2008 · No Comments · 100% vent free
War, A Rock Opera has been running for a while now at Tzavta Theatre in Tel-Aviv, but I had the pleasure of watching it for the first time just this week. I really liked the show, but above all I think it is a very important show to watch. Kobi Vitman, a young Israeli musician, [...]
My Rapist - The President
April 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment · 100% vent free
Israel’s national poet, Hayyim Nahman Bialik, pondered about the first thief in Tel-Aviv as a symbolic sign of Israel joining the League of Nations. Moshe Katsav, the 8th President of Israel, had sexually harassed and even raped numerous women over the years, according to the Israeli Attorney General. Katsav was scheduled today to plead guilty [...]
