Sunday Mar 01, 2009
Posted by Edwin Bennatan
Counterpoint to:
My play is not anti-Semitic
"I find it extraordinary that, because my play talks about the killing of children in Gaza, I am accused of reviving the medieval blood libel that Jews killed Christian children and consumed their blood."
Caryl Churchill
The Independent (London)
February 21, 2009
Consider the movie Gone with the Wind, the American civil war saga, or Lawrence of Arabia, about the legendary British officer who led the Arab revolt against the Turks. They may be great movies, but they are long - more than three hours. Some people don't have the patience or the desire to sit through hours of storytelling.
Such was my old friend, Dr. Yossi Shiftan, who had a magnificent video library that contained many of the great classics, several of which were only about ten minutes long. Yossi could show you his edited version of High Noon with just the gunfight so you wouldn't have to watch Garry Cooper and Grace Kelly arguing over whether they should get out of town. In his shortened version of Gone with the Wind you could watch Atlanta burn to the ground without having to follow the events that led to the destruction of the city.
Sunday Dec 28, 2008
Posted by Edwin Bennatan
Counterpoint to:
Nations must unite against racism
"Regrettably, last January Canada announced its intention to withdraw from the Durban review conference. And this month so did Israel. What message does a state boycott send to those who are suffering from racism?"
Navanethem Pillay
The Guardian (London)
December 16, 2008
Israel and Canada have announced that they will stay away from the forthcoming United Nations conference on human rights, dubbed Durban II. The previous World Conference Against Racism held in Durban, South Africa, in 2001, from which the United States and Israel withdrew their delegations, was one of the greatest fiascos in the history of UN conferences.
At Durban I, which has since been branded the racist conference on racism, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, declared "I am a Jew", while waving a book of antisemitic cartoons distributed to the delegates.
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Chris USA: Israel is in the grip of a python that is slowly squeezing the life out of it. How long can it pretend time is on its side before it admits its lethargy has turned into paralysis?
Sharona Jerusalem Israel: JoeG from the US YES, THE WHOLE WORLD CAN BE WRONG. Take a look at the Western World as Hitler was rising to power in the 1930's. All wrong. RE: Arab citizens-when they do 2 or 3 years of national service like their Jewish peers then they can compete equally for jobs they are qualified for. Until then, IDF vets and national service vets should get preference. This should apply to Haredi Jewish shirkers as well. Let the Arab residents pay their municipal taxes and fix their infrastructure. What Israel actually does makes no difference. The anti-Semites will never pay any attention to facts!
McQueen, NY: I think it's asking too much for people to hire those Arabs who don't serve in the army or even in national service over an equally qualified Jew. How will that help anything? It will only increase the sense of entitlement. On the other hand if one encounters an Arab who has served his country, then, sure, treat him as well as you humanly can.
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