Comments on: Lost: Last Shreds of Sanity in the Prime Minister’s Office

By: VA

VA — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:52:50 +0000

Haviv Rettig Gur (jpost.com) offers up this conclusion on the ‘disconnect’ between Aunt Yardena and Jason: “Speak to the heads of Masa and you’ll discover real bewilderment and resentment at being forbidden by unfathomably sensitive Americans to express some of their most intrinsic values as Jews. They are right. Speak to the Americans, whose existential crisis is indeed assimilation, but who understand this as a call to fashion new worlds of personal meaning and individualistic affiliation, and you’ll find real anger at the callous Israeli attempt to define who is “lost” and who is “found.” They’re right, too.” Joel Katz Religion and State in Israel

By: Gunnar

Gunnar — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:26:45 +0000

Josh Feldman is doing just fine. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thehotstoneleague/2009833923_is_feldman_joining_the_cy_youn.html

By: dave

dave — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:20:00 +0000

Well, this is all part of the fallout from Ariel Sharon’s premature demise. Say what you will about his past, by the time he became PM (and had no one’s job he wanted to take) he started behaving responsibly and doing a masterful performance at what is a thankless job. We are still suffering from the vacuum left by his demise. He should still be in power, instead we have this unholy alliance between Netanyahu and the far right showing us that indeed, their idea of the role of government in a democracy is much different than ours.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:07:39 +0000

A more apt campaign would be to send diaspora Jews to the Palestinian territories, so they can see first hand what is being done in their name.

By: Adamchik

Adamchik — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:21:18 +0000

Gives a new dimension to the phrase, “Kol yisrael arevim zeh bazeh.”

By: Reimond

Reimond — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:49:52 +0000

Given his interest in Breking da Silencio, he should marry Lisa, convert to wicca and they can cast spells on Israeli soldiers while they are throwing stones at them in Bilin. Better hope they dont cast a spell on Sapir College, and then its gets returned to the Palestinians

By: S Brennan

S Brennan — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:03:42 +0000

Gershom,

Thanks you made me laugh….at least I think I was supposed to laugh?

By: g

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:45:58 +0000

HYSTERICAL!!! Really great post! definitely one to send the parents.

By: Joel Katz

Joel Katz — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:12:58 +0000

Haviv Rettig Gur (jpost.com) offers up this conclusion on the 'disconnect' between Aunt Yardena and Jason: "Speak to the heads of Masa and you'll discover real bewilderment and resentment at being forbidden by unfathomably sensitive Americans to express some of their most intrinsic values as Jews. They are right. Speak to the Americans, whose existential crisis is indeed assimilation, but who understand this as a call to fashion new worlds of personal meaning and individualistic affiliation, and you'll find real anger at the callous Israeli attempt to define who is "lost" and who is "found." They're right, too." Joel Katz Religion and State in Israel

By: Mo-ha-med

Mo-ha-med — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:10:16 +0000

The ‘Lost’ advertisement is unbelievable! I just read that Masa removed a link to this campaign from their website…
The implicit accusation that those who make the ‘wrong’ life choice are immature children incapable of making their own decisions and ought to find their photos on a milk carton is quite insulting… But calling them an ‘existential problem’ sounds akin to a treason accusation.

I am also shocked – do pardon my former naivete – to realise that Israel sees itself as the State of Jews more than the State of Israelis — your comment on underfunded Arab Israeli schools is extremely well put.
I guess I knew it but never saw it as bluntly as I have now…