בניגוד לכתבת היח"צ של השב"כ ב"הארץ", לפי נתוני השב"כ מספר הפיגועים דווקא עלה בתקופה האחרונה I've often complained here about the overly cozy relationship between Israeli journalists and their sources in the intelligence/security apparatus. Tonight, we'll hear from a journalist who's especially guilty of practicing such stenography. Haaretz's Amos Harel, … [Read more...]
Slideshow: Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel
Banksy's Walled Off Hotel opened earlier this month in Bethlehem. And it's a trip! After reading this interview in which he spoke in detail about his artistic vision for the project, and seeing the photographs of the project, I was entranced. It's both a powerful political statement and funny as hell. But dark-funny. It's a send-up of Occupation, a sly, … [Read more...]
Israeli Government, Jewish Agency Bestow Genesis Award on Anish Kapoor, Artist Fighting for Refugee Rights
The Israeli government has scored yet another own-goal in its efforts to promote Brand Israel. A few years ago, Russian oligrach predators, the most notorious of whom are Mikhail Fridman, German Kahn, Pyotr Aven , and Len Blahvatnik, donated $50-million to establish the Genesis Philanthropic Fund (see also Connie Bruck's remarkable New Yorker profile). … [Read more...]
Robert Frost on Walls, Trump and Bibi
Before I built a wall I'd ask to know What I was walling in or walling out, And to whom I was like to give offence. Something there is that doesn't love a wall, That wants it down." --Mending Wall by Robert Frost Apparently, Bibi Netanyahu and Donald Trump haven't read any Frost. More's the pity. They could each save themselves billions to … [Read more...]