by Pier Marton | Jul 23, 2014 | Human Rights, Jewish, Judaism, Middle-East, Politics, Wars
From the NY Review of Books An Open Letter to Elie Wiesel Arthur Hertzberg (1921–2006) was a Conservative rabbi, scholar and activist. His books include The French Enlightenment and the Jews: The Origins of Modern Anti-Semitism and The Zionist Idea. August 18, 1988...
by Pier Marton | Jul 22, 2014 | Human Rights, Jewish, Middle-East, Peace, Politics, Wars, Women
Israeli artists opposing the war come under attack on social networks Actors, singers and directors are expressing sympathy for the victims on both sides. That irks some rightists. By Dafna Arad | Jul. 22, 2014 – From HAARETZ As the guns roar in Gaza, Israeli...
by Pier Marton | Jul 10, 2014 | Jewish, Middle-East, Politics, Racism
Bradley Burston, Gideon Levy, and Noam Chomsky know how bad things are. – and it is far from over – An Israeli Jew’s apology to Palestinians by Bradley Burston I want to apologize for the unforgivable, for the unfathomable, and for all those on my side...
by Pier Marton | Jul 6, 2014 | Eco, Education, Ideas, Politics, Popular, Sci/Nat, Spectacle, Teach, US
[cf. Ajahn Sumedho’s book: Don’t Take Your Life Personally] RELATED TO Pier Marton’s BEYOND BELIEF The New York Times’ THE UPSHOT Debate That Divides When Beliefs and Facts Collide by Brendan Nyhan @BrendanNyhan JULY 5, 2014 Do Americans...
by Pier Marton | Jul 1, 2014 | France, Jewish, Middle-East, Peace, Politics, Security, US, Women, Youth
From the NYTimes, © NYTimes 2014 Investment Banking | Legal/Regulatory A Grieving Father Pulls a Thread That Unravels BNP’s Illegal Deals By JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and BEN PROTESSJune 30, 2014 Related Links Timeline: Criminal Inquiries of Wall St. Giants Document:...
by Pier Marton | May 26, 2014 | Action, Antisemitism, Death, Human Rights, Middle-East, Music, Politics
I am afraid this may be the start of an unfortunate series called “Things are bad in… ” [UPDATE a year after the first demonstrations: A 64-year-old woman, who fell into a coma after inhaling tear gas during another crackdown on protesters in the...