After writing the last post, I flew to Barcelona for a scheduled trip to visit a dear friend. It was interesting to exchange some ideas about Israel, the way people live, the differences between cities like Tel Aviv and Barcelona (such as: in Spain, Zara is a real bargain and women go topless, something unheard [...]
Posts Tagged ‘boycott’
The right to dissent
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged boycott, Costello, Gad Lerner, Gaza, israel, Israel Defense Forces, Jerusalem Post, Middle East, video on 09/06/2010 | Leave a Comment »
Haifa Film Festival 2009 – despite the boycott
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Arab citizens of Israel, boycott, Elia Suleiman, Fil festival, Haifa, israel, Middle East, Palestinian people, University of Haifa, West Bank on 06/10/2009 | Leave a Comment »
The 25th edition of the International Film Festival in Haifa kicked off on October 6th. Haifa is the 3rd largest city in Israel, with a mixed population of Jews and Arabs which is often portrayed as an example of peaceful co-existence. Of the 260,000 inhabitants, 10% are Arabs, a percentage which jumps to 30% among [...]
