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Missing the Point: Mohammed Kacimi’s "Holy Land" at the Khan
Haim Watzman “On both sides of a war, unity is reflexive, not intentional or premeditated. To disobey is to breach that elemental accord, to claim a moral separateness (or moral superiority), to… more →
South Jerusalem: Gershom Gorenberg and Haim Watzman
Missing the Point: Mohammed Kacimi’s "Holy Land" at the Khan
Haim Watzman wrote 1 year ago: Haim Watzman “On both sides of a war, unity is reflexive, not intentional or premeditated. To … more →
Shrew Lit
Haim Watzman wrote 1 year ago: Haim Watzman At first glance, The Taming of the Shrew looks like the Shakespeare play most irrelevan … more →
Half-Rejoicing with Jerusalem
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Haim Watzman wrote 1 year ago: Haim Watzman “Rejoice with Jerusalem,” says the prophet Isaiah. Recall its destruction w … more →
Arabs at the Counter
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Haim Watzman wrote 1 year ago: Go into a trendy clothing store, sports outlet, or home improvement warehouse emporium in Israel the … more →
This Country Is Unconstitutional (Perhaps for the Best)
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Gershom Gorenberg wrote 1 year ago: Prof. Yedidia Stern came to my shul yesterday to give a lecture in honor of Independence Day on crea … more →
Running from the Siren, Biking the Green Line
Haim Watzman wrote 1 year ago: The siren last night caught me backing up my hard disk. I’d planned to be at the neighborhood … more →
Socks and the Man
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Haim Watzman wrote 1 year ago: Israel Independence Day is coming up next week, and I’m feeling very patriotic. So I went out … more →
South Jerusalem's Swimsuit Issue
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Haim Watzman wrote 1 year ago: Mondays are women’s nights at the Jerusalem Pool, where I swim every day. From the hours of six to n … more →
Southern Exposure: Telling Jerusalem Differently
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Gershom Gorenberg wrote 1 year ago: “Ancient Jerusalem Safari” said the sign on the side of the open-sided bus. It was parke … more →
The Muslims and the Banks
Haim Watzman wrote 1 year ago: “This Obama, is it true he’s a Muslim?” Iris, my bank clerk, asked me this morning. My immediate rea … more →
Indivisible tragedy, murderous symbols
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Gershom Gorenberg wrote 1 year ago: Across the page of my morning paper are the pictures of eight teenage boys murdered in the terror a … more →
Why I Like South Jerusalem
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Haim Watzman wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday, Ilana and I attended a funeral at a moshav near Netanya. And as always happens on our occ … more →
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