by Pier Marton | Oct 17, 2014 | Antisemitism, Books, Doc, Ideas, Jewish, Middle-East, Politics, Racism, Review, Wars
At the Plaza Frontenac in St. Louis Starting today (Friday October 17, 2014) (11:00) 1:30 4:00 7:10 9:35 My review: Spies like James Bond/007 can appear cool… but what if it were their family, their relatives and their people they were betraying? That type of...
by Pier Marton | Oct 9, 2014 | Asia, Care, Death, Genocide, Health, Now, Politics, Racism, Security, Wars, Women, World
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the world’s deadliest to date and the World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency as more than 4,000 people have been killed by the virus in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria this year....
by Pier Marton | Oct 2, 2014 | Afri, Dance, Humor, Peace, Spectacle, Tech, Theater, Video, Wars
… and neither for war nor for business! “Intimacy, wonder, playfulness and grace… Is there a future for this in the performing arts? Absolutely, we’re just getting started.” – Raffaello D’Andrea, Professor at ETH Zurich,...
by Pier Marton | Aug 3, 2014 | Antisemitism, French, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Middle-East, Peace, Politics, Security, Time, Wars
The long view: being taken hostage by extremism (beyond “solutions” & slogans) – La vue longue: pris en otage par l’extrémisme (au delà des “solutions” & des slogans). From Slate: The Middle East Friendship Chart By Joshua...
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...