It's officially been 50 years since the Six-Day War, and I have occasion once again to think of Palestine.

I was asked recently about movies and Israeli actresses, specifically if I would see a movie with one in it. I thought immediately of Natalie Portman and quested for other names. The discussion migrated towards Wonder Woman and Gal Gadot. I ( Read more... )

-- Rage in Jerusalem - Nathan Thrall, London Review of Books, Nov. 21, 2014 ( Read more... )

-- The Parable of the Unjust Judge or: Fear of a Nigger Nation - Ezekiel Kweku, the Toast, Orig. Aug. 27, 2014 ( Read more... )