Articles tagged "israel"

Capsule Reviews

Esther Ofarim: Esther Ofarim in London

by Deanne Sole

[6.Jul.09] :. A noise that's so clean it's almost surreal.

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Must-see TV in Palestine

by Joel Brinkley [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)]

[7.May.09] :. “Free press” and “the Arab world” are two phrases in direct opposition. Across most of the region, journalists go to jail if they criticize or defy the government. So ribbon...

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Israeli cartoon mocks stereotypes, but not everyone’s laughing

by Dion Nissenbaum [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[27.Apr.09] :. JERUSALEM - Ahmed and Salim appear to be typical teenage brothers. They spend hours in front of their computer playing Wii and posting crude updates on Facebook. They jam with Guitar Hero and watch...

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In new book, Jimmy Carter is upbeat about peace talks in Mideast

by Bill Lambrecht [St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MCT)]

[4.Feb.09] :. WASHINGTON - Before George Mitchell departed last week for the Middle East on his inaugural mission, America’s newest special envoy received a present via overnight mail from Jimmy Carter - a...

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Books Review

Jerusalem: City of Longing by Simon Goldhill

by Barry Lenser

[10.Sep.08] :. Goldhill has a talent for ironic juxtaposition and a keen grasp of the myth-making, sloganeering, and heedless self-interest that have polluted the debates over Jerusalem for many years.

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Hamas TV’s child star says she’s ready for martyrdom

by Dion Nissenbaum [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[14.Aug.07] :. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip—Saraa Barhoum picked at the buttons on her pink bellbottom jeans as she twisted on a chair inside the bustling new Hamas television headquarters. The afternoon light...

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Exit Wounds by Ruru Modan

by Bradford R. Pilcher

[30.Jul.07] :. That Modan pulls off this little parable without once invoking the Arab-Israeli conflict directly is even more impressive.

 

TRAVELOGUE: An Israel that goes beyond the headlines

by Jane Wooldridge [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[13.Jul.07] :. Whatever you imagine Israel to be, it probably isn’t this: Buttery local olive oil, hinting of spice, sampled on a breezy afternoon beneath a cardamom tree. Chardonnay so crisp you can almost...

 

Peacemaker

by Jesse Hicks

[22.Jun.07] :. Succeed, and you'll win the Nobel Peace Prize. Fail, and the Middle East will once again be consumed by violence.

 

DePaul professor’s criticism of Israel endangers tenure consideration

by Ron Grossman [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[11.May.07] :. CHICAGO - A tenure committee at DePaul University may weigh in Friday on a donnybrook that has been waged with a combination of learned footnotes and body-blow rhetoric, a fight reverberating across...

 

Here’s the pitch: baseball in Israel

by Joel Greenberg [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[24.Apr.07] :. JERUSALEM - When Ken Holtzman, a former star pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and a prominent Jewish ballplayer, was offered the post of manager in a new professional baseball league to be launched this...

 

Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life by Sari Nusseibeh

by Carlin Romano [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[20.Apr.07] :. Bring together Palestinian philosopher Sari Nusseibeh (1949- ) and Israeli statesman Shimon Peres (1923-) and the first thought that occurs to any longtime observer of the Arab-Israeli conflict is: Get a room.

 

Trembling Before G-d (2001) - PopMatters Film Review )

by Devon Powers

Handles uncomfortable material with bravery and tender force; it is utterly human and unrelenting in its challenges to assumptions.