Tag Archives: Ami Horowitz

unicef: we are the world…

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Dave

Looking beneath appearances to hidden truths. The jewish festival of Purim approaches commorating the exploits of Esther and Mordechai in saving the Jewish people from the evil decree of Haman. as Persia then, so Iran now? It began with Haman’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Aert de Gelder, Ami Horowitz, Antoine Coypel, Claude-Antoine Coypel, Hillel Neuer, Khazayee Iran UNICEF, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, U.N. Me documentary | Leave a comment

lost in the supermarket

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Dave

It seemed like a good idea; drop into the market on the way home, grab some snacks and a few beers.Settlers without borders? Anarchists without frontiers? ..You have to think that tactics like the ISM is using is only going … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Activist Abir Kopty, Ami Horowitz, Benny Morris Historian, Darren Aronofsky, Glenn Beck Restoring Courage, ingrid pitt, International Solidarity Movement, kahanism, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Martin Buber, meir kahane, Movie Pi, Oslo accords, Rabbi Meir Kahane, Rami Levy Supermarkets, the clash | Leave a comment

gas mask time: gimme shelter

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Dave

Gas mask time? Or time to put the political leaders into quarantine? The problem, and this is endemic to all democracies is the politicization of the Armed services. The military becomes subordinate to political considerations such as elections, timing, public … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Ahmadinejad and Israel, Ami Horowitz, Andrew Goldberg, Baruch Marzel, efraim halevy, ehud barak, General Schwartzkopf, Goldstone report, Iron Dome defense, Iron Dome missile system, Jimmy Cliff, Kadima Tzipi Livni, Leon Panetta, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gays in Iran, Mayor Lahat Tel Aviv, Sam Veffer, thomas friedman, Tzipi Livni, Wind Jacket intercepts palestinian anti-tank missile, Yitzhak Shamir | Leave a comment

commodify your dissent

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Dave

The dissent industry.In a virtual and digital age, dissent is a virtual commodity. A world amok with lay pastors of authenticity where atheists and bible thumpers can rotate turns on the soapbox. And there is much to be irritated about. … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Alexander McQueen, Ami Horowitz, Jesse Jackson, Kurt Cobain, Leo Strauss, Matt Groff, scott walker wisconsin, susan sarandon, Theodore Dreiser, Thorstein Veblen, Upton Sinclair, Walter Benjamin | Leave a comment

finding the right word

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Dave

Only you can prevent forest fires…Is Damascus burning? It goes something like a John Le Carre novel where the difference between the good and bad is mainly nuances in shades of grey. Or, like Ariel Sharon once said, the ends … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Ami Horowitz, Ariel Sharon, Bashar Al Assad, Bassma Kodmani, Bruce Riedel BBC, China and Russia Syrian veto, Free Syrian Army, Glenn Beck, Israel Bulgaria bombing, Maria Lipman, Matt Groff, MK Yitzhak Herzog, Ribal al-Assad, Syria Bashir Assad | Leave a comment

Not boyfriend material

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Dave

The acorn doesn’t far fall from the tree. A date with Bashar. Appealing. Or is there something chilling about being so close to a figure with an aura of total banality and boredom, and a reputation for a seemingly unlimited … Continue reading →