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Jenin Freedom Theatre actors Faisal Abu Alhayjaa (left) and Ahmed Alrakh performing Athol Fugard's "The Island," which recently toured the U.S. (Courtesy of Jenin Freedom Theatre)
Same apartheid drama, on a new stage
The Jenin Freedom Theatre wraps its tour of Athol Fugard’s ‘The Island’ in New York City, bringing Palestinian cultural resistance and prisoner experiences to U.S. audiences.  NEW YORK — You would think the words “Israel,” “Palestine” and “occupation” would have to be spoken during a theatrical production tackling the Palestinian political prisoner experience. Not so in the…
By Matt Surrusco September 29, 2013
Why Jews need to talk about the Nakba
A personal journey A childhood memory: A group of kids and their teacher on a school trip. They are walking through excavations, listening to explanations from a tour guide about their ancestors who lived there two thousand years ago. After a while, one of the kids points to some ruins between the trees. “Are these…
By Noam Sheizaf May 14, 2011
When the “People of the Book” turn to banning ideas
By Louis Frankenthaler Ok, lets be blunt about it. I want to live in a normal state where political fighting with the Netanyahu government would be over his regressive social policies, his failures at introducing humanistic education and his abject indifference gender oppression to racism and to blatant discrimination against all minority groups in Israel.…
By +972 Magazine May 8, 2011
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Tony Kushner and the changing discourse on Israel in the US
Acclaimed playwright was denied an honorary degrees from CUNY due to his views on Israel, but the decision generated a fierce backlash By Jerry Haber Tony Kushner believes that Israel engaged in ethnic cleansing at the founding of the state. He is an advisory board member of Jewish Voice for Peace, which has shown solidarity…
By +972 Magazine May 7, 2011
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