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Song for Lebanon

February 11, 2018 by Richard Silverstein

 In the current climate, when a Middle East war may come from any direction, it’s worth sitting back and hearing beauty, the opposite of war and hate.  After reading Idan Landau’s post (in Hebrew) predicting an imminent “war of choice” by Israel against Hezbollah, I watched the video he featured of the Israeli performer, Karolina, […]

Israeli Defense Minister Demands Media Ban on Famed Israeli Poet for Praising Palestinian Girl

January 23, 2018 by Richard Silverstein

Yesterday, Israeli poet Yonatan Geffen published a poem on Instagram dedicated to the courage of Ahed al-Tamimi. It was a simple poem, not even terribly controversial at first glance.  But oh did it rankle the Israeli far right.  Avigdor Lieberman in highest dudgeon, immediately called for Geffen and his poetry to be banned from the […]

Israeli Rapper, The Shadow, and Fans Celebrate Jewish Dead

October 28, 2015 by Richard Silverstein

In Hebrew, the word for “victim” is korban, which has a strong religious connotation akin to a ritual sacrifice.  The term conveys the sense that the victim offered up his or her life on the altar and it’s meant to ennoble their suffering and sacrifice.  One would expect this term to be used reverently regarding […]

Israeli-Palestinian Musician’s Subversive Critique of Mizrahi Politics-Culture

August 20, 2015 by Richard Silverstein

The controversial Israeli-Palestinian performer, Jowan Safadi, produced a new song, It’s Hard to Be an Arab, which features a provocative YouTube video.  When I first listened to it without knowing anything about Safadi, I thought he might be a Mizrahi Jew satirizing his own ethnic community’s prejudices.  But after hearing the song’s lyrics, it became clearer […]

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