Birthright Day 8: Mount Herzl, THE WALL, and Tiberius
Today we bussed over to Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. This is where all the soldiers killed in combat are buried. It is a depressing place. Possibly more depressing because all of our soldiers knew someone...
View ArticleMovie Review: MIRAL, and why you should see it
This past Sunday I was fortunate enough to see Miral at a local theater in Burlington. Jon Kilik (Babel, W, Malcolm X, Pleasantville), the producer of the film, was there to give a Q and A. Because...
View ArticleAmerican Jews to “Get Their Flotilla On”
Some Jewish American students are set to board a flotilla seeking to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza later this month. The flotilla, consisting of 28% Americans (presumably Hipster-esq Jews)...
View ArticleWest Coast Jews are pissed that Palestinian children draw pictures
Obviously, since the Israel-Palestinian issue is very black/white, for us or against us, it only makes sense that everything Palestinian is BAD. Especially when it may be critical of Israeli policy....
View ArticleNo BDS for Park Slope Food Co-Op
The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook In an unfortunate set of events, the Park Slope food co-op could not...
View ArticleWait. So Israel ISN’T Iran? Why’s that again? //rant
How many times do I have to hear you blab on and on and about how Israel is SOOOOO different than Iran, or some other Middle Eastern country, and therefore my criticisms of its Democratic principles...
View ArticleSteven Crowder is still not funny: Israel edition
Oh hardline Conservatives. I feel bad for you, I really do. It must be so hard to laugh and enjoy life, to appreciate the small things in life. Especially when it’s so hard to find a funny,...
View ArticleJon Stewart explains why we hardly talk about Israel
As this video shows, it’s impossible to please people on this subject. There is a reason why we don’t talk much about the Israel-Palestinian conflict. No matter what we say, most people will yell at...
View ArticleWin a UFC fight, rejoin the IDF
Noad Lahat, Israeli-American UFC fighter, won a bout yesterday and is returning to Israel to rejoin the IDF. Hey, even the great Red Sox Ted Williams went overseas during WWII. Sounds like my perfect...
View ArticleSix Thousand Years of Death in the Land of Canaan
This Land is Mine is a beautiful / terrifying depiction of the last 6000 years in the land of Canaan / Israel / Palestine. Millennia after Millennia of war and death over the small piece of land many...
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