Israel: An Invented Nation?
The soon-to-be release of the English language edition of The Invention of the Jewish People by Professor Shlomo Sands is tremendously …
Monthly Archives: October 2009
The Queen of Raï
This morning I wondered whether there were any female raï singers. There are, and she is marvellous: Cheba Zahouania. Next …
The Mafia: Seriously.
In my department there is a man who finds my Italian background a never-ending source of mirth. Not a meeting …
Copyright Hummus, Already!
From an e-mail circulated by the University Jewish Society, an Israeli-themed evening resplendent with ‘traditional Israeli cuisine’: Lamb and chicken …
Twittering Gold
The following Tweeter is simply irresistible. As the blurb goes, Justin (29) lives with his father (73) and chronicles the verbal …
Gaddafi: Nukes for Palestinians
Because the Palestinians are suffering a severe deficit of woes and a surplus of money that is just begging to …
Dress Me Up, Dress Me Down: Judging Hamas
Not that I wish to commence the weekend in defense of the ‘Virtue Campaign‘ of Hamas, but: do we really …
Guantanamo: the New Auschwitz?
The following story has odd timing – only yesterday I was pondering the comparison between Auschwitz and Guantanamo. Next month …
Do.
Sometimes all we do is talk. We plan, we dream, we wonder, we muse. Then it is too late and …
Oh, For the Joys of Marriage
It’s times like this I wonder what I am missing out on: RIYADH (AFP) – A Saudi woman is suing …
