At one time, campus Hillels were home to college students exploring their Jewish identity in all its diversity. There were Orthodox Jews, atheists, socialist, Bundists, Zionists--and everything in between. Hillel was a welcoming place, a big tent for Jewish inquiry. They were intellectually engaging, full of spiritual inquiry, and encouraging passion in … [Read more...]
Real News Network Interview on Barghouti Arrest
Real News Network interviewed me about the Israeli arrest of BDS founder, Omar Barghouti on trumped up tax evasion charges. You may sign the petition I referred to in this video here. The petition has nearly 300 signatures as I write this. Please add your name and support for Omar's right to accept the Gandhi Peace Award at Yale University next month. … [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...]
Google Denies Israeli Foreign Ministry Report It Agreed to Censor Palestinian Videos
Friends, it's been a very busy few days for major stories from this blog. Another one this morning. A few days ago, Tzipi Hotovely, Israel's deputy foreign minister (gag reflex) met with two senior executives from Google's YouTube division. After the meeting, her office released a totally false statement to the press claiming Google had agreed to form a … [Read more...]