Route Irish In “Route Irish” Ken Loach turns his critical eye to the privatisation of the war in Iraq and the devastating legacy these multi million companies leave behind in that country and...
Since its first screening in Tel Aviv, “Phobidilia” was screened in Berlin, Cannes, Toronto, Istanbul, Singapore and Los Angeles.In Israel, Ofer Schecter, who played the role of an agoraphobic...
To borrow the words of former World Bank president James Wolfenson: “there can be no clean government without respect for the rule of law”. It is perhaps also true that there can be no respect...
"It is a sacred duty for me, as a survivor, to protest against the persecution, the oppression and the imprisonment of so many people in Gaza, including more than 800,000 children," -Reuven...
Every once in awhile a movie comes along that rekindles the passion we cine-maniacs had when we first fell in love with art films. This year, The 48th New York Film Festival (running from September...
All of a sudden, everyone’s worrying about Turkey. The concern stems from two recent Turkish acts – heavy criticism of Israel in wake of the Gaza flotilla and Turkey’s Security Council vote...
Last Wednesday, New York State Democratic Senator Charles “Chuck” Schumer addressed the Orthodox Union, one of the United States' largest Orthodox Jewish organizations, saying, “Since the...
Three weeks ago, a guest speaker lectured to our Public Diplomacy class on diplomacy and Web 2.0. A leader of her own diplomatic marketing company focused on web networking, she led us through a...
On June 5, 2009 Barack Obama made a speech in Cairo calling for “A New Beginning” between the United States and Muslims around the world. He rallied the Middle East and disillusioned Arabs from...
If (when?) Iran gets the bomb, the following things will happen: Israel’s ability to deter or react to Hezbollah gets tighter; The U.S. will have to balance Israel’s desire for action with China...
