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(After 30 Years) Wanted: Israelis

by Pier Marton | Aug 4, 2011 | Jewish, Judaism, Middle-East, Native, Politics

Amos Oz strong indictment of current Israeli society “First, the billions Israel has invested in the settlements, which are the greatest mistake in the state’s history, as well as its greatest injustice. Second, the mammoth sums channeled into the ultra-Orthodox...

“Did You Know?” – Israeli Women’s Civil Disobedience

by Pier Marton | Jul 26, 2011 | Care, Dance, Human Rights, Ideas, Jewish, Judaism, Middle-East, Native, Poet, Politics, Sci/Nat, Women

Where Politics Are Complex, Simple Joys at the Beach by Ethan Bronner in the NYTimes (a rare trip to the beach for West Bank Palestinian women) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit...

Akiva Eldar: Netanyahu, Purveyor of Hatred

by Pier Marton | Jul 11, 2011 | Antisemitism, Books, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Judaism, Middle-East, Politics, Wars

In Haaretz. And a 2007 interview with Charlie Rose around his book, Lords of The Land: The War over Israel’s Settlements in the Occupied Territories, 1967-2007 Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new...

The Humanity of Pain

by Pier Marton | May 5, 2011 | Antisemitism, Care, Death, Health, Human Rights, Ideas, Jewish, Judaism, Middle-East, Native, Politics, Racism

Before you know what kindness really is – You must lose things… Naomi Shehab Nye (Palestinian/US poet) Moti Fogel, pictured while grieving for his murdered brother, Udi (Emil Salman) Moti Fogel to Speak With Bereaved Palestinian on Yom HaZikaron “Moti Fogel, whose...

The Thinking Person’s Guide to the Holocaust

by Pier Marton | May 2, 2011 | Antisemitism, Books, Death, Ego, Film, Highlights, History, Human Rights, Ideas, Jewish, Judaism, Juif, KeyFilm, Politics, Racism, Shoah, Time, Wars

A Way To Begin Following that article, I have added a few of my recommendations. It is very good to have Améry, along with Shoah by Lanzmann, and Primo Levi. They know that one CANNOT understand anything about the Shoah, the prerequisite for any “inquiry.” I would add...

Never Again – Not Only For Jews But For Everyone!

by Pier Marton | May 2, 2011 | Afri, Antisemitism, Asia, Care, Dance, Death, France, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Judaism, Magyar, Media, Middle-East, Native, Politics, Racism, Roma, Shoah, Time, Wars, Women

Yom HaShoah Haaretz Editorial =================== Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Day, which is being marked today, is above all a day of remembrance. Today is the day on which the Holocaust is to be recalled, and on which the memory of those who perished and the...

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To ride the unbalance* between:
1. excellence and a kind, singular and porous identity that contains some of the scruples, humor, humility, musicality & the beauty of a harsh and confusing, yet benign and rich reality – away from distractions.
2. the stupidity and blindness of complacency, violence, injustice, pretense, egos, short-term… wishful… and group “thinking,” and empty talk – in all of their surprising embodiments. And the false sense of fullness all of this provides.
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An appeal for a world NOT so caught up in anthropo/ego/euro/ethno/oculo/esthetico -CENTRISM.
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1. Beware of those who claim to be strong – they are often dangerous.
2. Unmask the hoax of “centrality” – ask an “EX-centric” for assistance?
3. Perceive the arrogance of normalcy: everybody, in one way or another, is handicapped… which brings us back to 1.
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*Not unrelated to “There is beauty and there are the humiliated. Whatever difficulties the enterprise may present, I should like never to be unfaithful either to the second or the first.” — Albert Camus