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Tuesday May 21, 2013
The Guardian's Harriet Sherwood called this "elegant".
Me?
Reconstructionist narrative with twisted liberationist theology, I'd say.
It's AB Yehoshua's latest:
Defining Zionism: The belief that Israel belongs to the entire Jewish people
Some excerpts and my comments:-
[Zionism's] definition...[is a] simple concept [but] has turned into one of the most...
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Tuesday May 21, 2013
Did you know that
In Saudi Arabia, the public practice of any religion other than Islam is prohibited, and the government enforced restrictions on religious freedom. The government reportedly deported foreigners for worshipping privately…In Iran, the arrest and harassment of members of religious minorities, including Sunni Muslims, increased significantly. There continued to be reports that the government imprisoned...
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Sunday May 12, 2013
First, there is this blooper from the BBC's Jeremy Bowen.
He is asked for his opinions about Jerusalem, where he lived for five years and visits often, and, inter alia, one question is:
WHAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU DO?
To which he replies:
You should go to the Old City, home to the Western Wall (the holiest place in the world for Jews to pray), the Aq sa mosque and the...
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Saturday May 11, 2013
We read:
Brussels, 10 May 2013
A 249/12
Statement by the spokesperson of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on recent developments in
East Jerusalem and the West Bank
The spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued...
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Friday May 10, 2013
I had previously noted the negative aspects of UNESCO invovlement in Jerusalem.
And as this paper noted two weeks ago:
Israel has in return agreed to allow UNESCO experts to survey a number of sites in Jerusalem. Israel has also agreed to take part in UNESCO meetings about the Mugrabi Bridge, which runs from the Western Wall plaza to the Temple Mount and which has been a source of conflict between Israel and...
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