A conversation of sorts, took place tonight between A.B. Yehoshua and Leon Wieseltier, at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, D.C. Hearing him introduced as “A.B. Yehoshua” grated on my ears a bit. Even when reading his name in English, I always heard it in my head as “Aleph Bet Yehoshua.” I don’t [...]
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A.B. Yehoshua – Thoughts
Posted in America, Israel, Language, Media, Middle East, Talks on April 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Responding to ‘New’ Antisemitism
Posted in America, Israel, Jewish, Media on April 13, 2009 | 7 Comments »
It’s no secret that antisemitism around the world is on an upswing. While the entrenched antisemitism in the Muslim world is disturbing, it is no surprise, and appears to be going nowhere. Over the past few decades, however, it was believed by many that antisemitism in the West was on its way out. From the unbridled [...]
Religious Soldiers and the Establishment
Posted in Israel, Jewish, Media, Politics on April 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m probably paraphrasing badly, but someone once told me that the true sign of a liberal is that will stand for anyone’s belief – as long they agree they should have it. In other words, freedom of expression does not apply for those who differ from you. I would hope that is not true for [...]
Is a Boycott Just? Who Cares – Does it Work?
Posted in Gaza, Israel, Media, Middle East, Politics on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
To Boycott or Not to Boycott, That Is the Question No it’s not. Stanley Fish, law professor, and NY Times blogger, appears reasonable in debating whether or not an academic boycott of Israel is a good idea. However reasonable, though, he does not come to a concrete conclusion about such a boycott until the very [...]
JCC Promoting Antisemitism
Posted in America, DC, Gaza, Media, Ridiculous on March 16, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Antisemitic plays in the guise of legitimate criticism of Israel are nothing new. In 2005, there was the British polemic about the “activist” Rachel Corrie. The most recent of these artistic expressions of racism, Seven Jewish Children, does not even make an honest attempt to mask its antisemitism.
Antisemitism will probably persist as long as the [...]
Cohen: Murder Leads to Peace
Posted in Elections, Media, Middle East, Politics, Stupidity on March 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Roger Cohen is either a racist, a fool, or suicidal. His utterly stupid column this week has been parsed by plenty of others, and I have no desire to rehash his drivel.
Cohen doubts that “Hamas is sincere in its calls for Israel’s disappearance.” That must mean that the recent poll conducted in the P.A. shows [...]
The Times. Again.
Posted in America, Israel, Media, Middle East, Politics on March 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The NY Times came out today with yet another backwards analysis of the Middle East and what needs to be done. How has the West and the the Obama administration (and the NY Times is a fairly accurate representative of the administration) not yet learned that more often than not that the blind pursuit of [...]
Publish It Not in the Streets of Ashkelon
Posted in Israel, Jewish, Media, Ridiculous on February 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’ve waited a few days to post this, in hopes that an English-language newspaper will pick it up, but it appears to be completely off the radar. Israel prides itself on being the Jewish home, where Jews always have been and always will be welcome, regardless of any other factor. Especially the color of their [...]
National Unity Government?
Posted in Elections, Israel, Knesset, Media, Politics on February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Shmuel Rosner, whose analysis is generally very good, has been pushing a theory over the last couple of days regarding the will of the Israeli electorate, claiming the elections were “a victory for the center,” and that the public wants a national unity government. Rosner argues that people did not vote along ideological lines, rather [...]
Preliminary Elections Analysis
Posted in Israel, Jewish, Knesset, Media on February 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Early results are trickling in (official Knesset site, but only in Hebrew), and calculations of electoral math has begun. Results, which have been relatively stable seem to suggest that the largest party will be Kadima, headed by Livni, with 28 seats. Yet, she will only be able to claim the premiership if one of the [...]
