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Big Eyes

Monday Apr 23, 2012
Gunter Grass, Sitzpinkler
  Ya, you must believe me, those Jews are too free They make a schmutz in the world with their Jewish policy A country, a flag and now an army! Ya, believe old Gunter, They were better in Germany.   Ah, believe me, Schone Zeiten! As Franz once did say The bright new morning Of a bright new day Young Gunter was full of Hoffnung For all that could be.   What glory in the Waffen! What power could be I glimpsed a whole new world Of...
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Friday Apr 13, 2012
'Who is Peter Beinart?'
  As the whole Peter Beinart flap was unfolding weeks ago, I had an idea to do a simple but potentially interesting video blog post asking regular, educated Israelis what they thought of Beinart and his ideas. The inevitable response from at least nine out of ten respondents would have been: "Who's Peter Beinart?"   I rejected the idea at the time, thinking it too snarky, and petty as well. What I realized once I got to...
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Friday Mar 30, 2012
Amazing race
I ran the Tel Aviv Half-Marathon today, Friday morning, early. The streets had been closed and runners walked down the middle of Herbert Samuel Street, mixing with the revelers returning from Thursday night parties, as rollerbladers and recumbent bikers sped by. I had to wonder if it wasn't Yom Kipur.   It was -- and still is -- a perfect day. Clear light, clouds risen on the edges of the city, the sea calm. A human sea of orange race...
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Sunday Mar 25, 2012
Preschool diplomacy
Over the weekend, a small number of Israelis gathered for to protest any would-be war against Iran, rallying around the slogan "I love Iran." The eponymous campaign has grown over the past week or two with a Facebook page, crafty video clips, and a logo featuring fun bright colors and a prominent heart (the concept of which was pilfered from New York City's famed marketing campaign).   As an anti-war protest the Saturday rally...
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Thursday Mar 08, 2012
The modesty of slutty butterflies
"Since when did Purim become a holiday of girls dressing up as slutty butterflies?" a friend asked this week. It's a good question. Young women, teenaged and up, have been running around Tel Aviv this week dressed in really, really short skirts, bright tutus, a colorful wig, a low cut kind of bodice, and butterfly or fairy wings strapped to their backs.   Men's heads have been turning all week as the slutty butterflies flitted...
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