Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Why Are Let it Be Morning Actors Boycotting Cannes Festival? July 25, 2021 Sherry Oz No Comments Arab actors who were born in Israel, grew up in Israel, studied in institutes of higher education in Israel, still live in Israel, and work professionally in Israel, played in…
Random Reflections Reflections on Israel Lyn Julius: Haaretz Feeds Anti-Zionist Propagandists (Again) July 15, 2021 Sherry Oz No Comments This article by Lyn Julius brought back memories and made me laugh. And it made me cringe. More of that in a moment. She brings us an exerpt from an…
Academic & Journalistic Topics Book Reviews Gifts Friedman: Twice-Promised Land? July 13, 2021 Sherry Oz No Comments The myth of a twice-promised land is used (among other things) to question Israel’s legitimacy. Ben Gurion University history professor Isaiah Friedman published a book in the year 2000 tackling…
Current Events From Academia Jordan Shows How to make a Nation from Bedouin Tribes July 10, 2021 Sherry Oz No Comments and what to do when threatened by a large “other” within. Zaina Siyam wrote her masters thesis for the Departmen of Law at the American University of Cairo, entitled, “Legal…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Since the Nation State Law Passed its First Supreme Court Test… July 9, 2021 Sherry Oz No Comments Yesterday afternoon (8.7.2021), the left-wing Haaretz published a surprisingly balanced report of the Supreme Court denial of a petition to strike the Nation State Law (NSL) from the book of…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking Silwan: Judaizing or Preventing the Palestinianization of What was Never Palestinian July 8, 2021 Sherry Oz No Comments Seems that anti-Zionists love accusing Israel of “Judaizing” places on the map even though it is quite easy to prove that these points on the map were Jewish before they…