Another quick follow-up: BDS comes to Penn
Since many of the people who read this blog go and/or* went to Penn, I would imagine there’s a decent chance you are familiar with BDS from its stunt at Frogro or its national conference at the University of Pennsylvania. *the ‘and’ in ‘and/or’ is for myself If not, some quick background. BDS’ decision to … Read more
Israeli Olympics-Bamba Debacle in its proper historical context
By now, the attempt by Osem to make the Bamba baby official mascot for Israel’s 2012 Olympic team is no longer news. In summary: the decision was announced, there was a brief outcry, some articles were written, the decision was retracted, and some more articles were written. Not much that can be said about the episode remains unsaid…
Brief follow-up to yesterday’s post on Ethiopian Jewry
Regarding Pfeffer’s claim in the Haaretz article I cited yesterday: There are different theories and opinions regarding the actual historical connection of the Beta Israel to the Jewish people. From what I have read and seen, I think this was tenuous at best. After covering this issue closely, I don’t think the Falashmura still in … Read more
Haaretz sometimes makes questionable editorial decisions
Two weeks ago*, Anshel Pfeffer published a column in Haaretz entitled Israeli society is tainted by racism. My reaction to the article was something in the vicinity of ‘הזוי’**, and I believe that yours would be similar. That’s fine. Clearly, everything I write isn’t going to be a chiddush – it’s enough that I draw your … Read more
Israel & the Media, or A few likely unrelated issues I hastily attempt to put into some context while using the free internet at Ben Gurion
You may recall Nicolas Sarkozy’s open-mic dis (‘liar’) of Bibi way back in November. Well, Netanyahu had a bit of an awkward media leak of his own in recent weeks. Take it away, Jerusalem Post editor Steve Linde: ‘You know, Steve, we have two main enemies’… And I thought he was going to talk about, you know, … Read more
Sex and the Holy City
Women have disappeared from advertisements in Jerusalem. And not just the ones who are wearing Israeli weather-appropriate clothing, or who have been heavily airbrushed. Nir Hasson reports for Haaretz: The purging of women from publicly displayed pictures in Jerusalem applies to images of females in regular dress and daily situations. Pictures of women in family … Read more
