Tag: Israel
Filmmakers, Says ‘Synonyms’ Director, Speak One Language
The main character in Nadav Lapid's new film battles the patriarchy, his masculinity, the oppression of an army -- oh, and more thing.
‘Working Woman’: Humans First, Gender Second
Can women and men work together? Yes, says Israeli filmmaker Michal Aviad -- when the roots of sexual harassment are finally rooted out.
Can Divan Orchestra Bring Peace to the Middle East?
Reflections on a "project against ignorance" for young Arab and Israeli musicians.
Mossad, Charlie and Khalil: ‘The Little Drummer Girl’ Comes to TV
The Arab-Israeli conflict rages on, making a TV version of John Le Carre's 1983 novel sadly relevant.
Kidman, Johansson, Gadot and Other Reasons to Stop Reading Now
The powerful do not instigate mass movements. They appropriate and profit from them, then kill them at the grassroots.
In Broadway’s Gentlest Musical, Hope Strikes Up the “Band”
Egyptian musicians and Israeli townspeople find music and connections beyond politics.
Welcome to Bet Hatikva: “The Band’s Visit”
What an enticing world-music-like original cast CD this one is going to be.
“Oslo”: A Lost Middle East Peace
The characters exist in this imagined scenario but not necessarily the actual dialog.
What Comes Next? Multiple Parties?
Why is America so hung up on its mano a mano election structure?
Obama’s Syria Policy Surrounded, Under Fire
What do you think would work better than Obama's policy? Really: what?
Netanyahu Seeks “A Happy End”
"I don’t presume to tell anyone what to do." Not even in a fictional play starring his brother.
Six Million Jews Didn’t Die! It Was a “Hoaxocaust!”
"The scariest moment came when I realized how convincing deniers can be."
Jews in Dire Straits on New York Stages
Three plays currently running delve deeply into Jewish anxieties.
“Jewish Rebel”: Filmmaker Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon
He has produced controversial documentaries about circumcision and about Palestine.
“Don’t Touch My Junk” and Other Holiday Mantras
Talk about a great Secret Santa gift for that weird guy at your office who you just know is a big perv.
In ‘Halfway Bitches,’ Playwright Guirgis Goes All the Way
This is two-act, two-hour-and-40-minute political issue to which attention must be paid.
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As The Impeachment Turns (America’s Stomach)
Have the powers of the Presidency reached a tipping point or do we simply have a incompetent criminal in the White House?
