Palestinians
“Israel in Egypt”: A Handel oratorio propagandizes for colonialism and war
February 15, 2018The context for this problematic work, subject to pointed discussion on musical, historical, political, theological and territorial grounds, has to be more transparent. Vague references to the generalized global exile and refugee experience simply looks like...
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Richard Falk speaks on Israel and the question of apartheid
February 9, 2018Falk insisted it is only correct to look at the Palestinians as a coherent people, wherever they live, and not provide tacit consent to the fragmentation both geographical and political to which Israel has subjected them.
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Romeo and Juliet jinxed in East Jerusalem
June 21, 2016Emotions run high in this version of Shakespeare's classic tale of star-crossed lovers, set in one of today's flashpoints of international strife.
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Losing the plot: Israel’s premier to face new Gaza reality
September 26, 2014Netanyahu's war-turned-genocide in Gaza has backfired badly - his strategy has helped resurrect Hamas, the very movement he tried desperately to crush.
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Turn away from death and destruction
July 23, 2014Our government bears a heavy responsibility for all these horrors; it's time to push for peace and for a humane foreign policy that puts people before profits.
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