Tag Archives: six day war

jerusalem day: if I forget thee

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Dave

The power of identity. But is it about bolting it down to the weight of tradition or about creating a whole new world? We could begin by asking, using the theoretical base of Jean Baudrillard, to question whether Jerusalem even … Continue reading →

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send it sky high?

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Dave

His comments were about on the same level as Mohammed Morsi’s “jews descended from pigs and apes,” and it has been a chronic and pervasive piece of populist Jewish rhetoric to preach the need for blowing up the temple Mount … Continue reading →

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war: a continuation of policy by other means

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Dave

A deaf ear to Clausewitz and how not to win a war. He died in 1831, yet we still haven’t grasped the lessons in the post WWII age: Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran? …… In distinguishing between the defensive and the … Continue reading →

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momentary improvisation

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Dave

What strikes you is how competitive they were. The bravado and the macho. The guy to nail the cover photo. Which meant a willingness to take risks. That which is nominally referred to as courage, was really pushing the boundaries … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged David Horowitz, David Rubinger, Haim Oshri, Hannah Arendt, jabotinsky, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, moshe dayan, paul schutzer photography, Peter Bergson, six day war, Sol Stern, Walter Benjamin | Leave a comment

nixon: “local cops on the beat”

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Dave

The question of peace in the Middle East has many dimensions. Obviously, preferable to war, but peace is not an absolute value.In any event the winds seems to blow westerly.It’s a bit vague, but I remember not long before Yitzhak … Continue reading →