Amir Nizar Zuabi has been credited for his role in bringing Palestinian theatre to international attention with his hard-hitting and thought-provoking productions. However, his primary aim is simply...
November 4th marked two key ceremonial activities in Israel – the anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination, and the subsequent hand-wringing over his legacy. Rabin was killed 14 years ago by...
Mark Farnsworth is currently reviewing selected films from the London Film Festival. The gangster travelogue continues its global tour by touching down in the mean streets of Jaffa with “Ajami.”...
This Middle Eastern country likes nothing more than to have its back against the wall. Accustomed to having the world against it, the country has dealt with repeated and, at times, legitimate fear of...
It has long been assumed that peace is in the national interest of Israel. A secure peace, of course, but nevertheless, peace and acceptance from the neighbors would be what any country wants,...
By all accounts, the new American administration is moving at a frenetic pace in trying to break the seemingly interminable deadlock between Israel and the Arab world. Recent press reports suggest...
Only can time tell how Netanyahu's decision of committing to the Two-State Solution in regard to the Israel/Palestine conflict will work out. Yes, Bibi imposes very strict conditions of setting up an...
“I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.”...
...And? So? Or as they say here, nu? Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the U.S.A. President Barack Obama have met. Pleasantries were exchanged, both said the other was a swell guy,...
In Israel, the peace process rests in the hand of the “troika”. With the first meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Barack Obama looming (May 18th, saves the...