Ahmadinejad in the newest Off-Broadway

Iranian president Ahmadinejad is arriving in New York tomorrow to address the United Nations General Assembly. Impulsively, as an Israeli first and a New Yorker second, instant thoughts come to my mind – how can they let this guy come to the states? After his words and actions over the past years. He is one [...]

If in London tomorrow

This should be interesting. Tomorrow in London, a big protest against the arms show. Apparently a real tank was brought out to London central for this fair…

Manda Bala – “send a bullet”

These are the eyes of a present favela Robin Hood, from the documentary Manda Bala. A killer and a kidnapper. He robs Sao Paulo’s rich by kidnapping them, and disperses the cash to invest in the city slums – from food to paving the roads. Not the best documentary I’ve seen, but [...]

Israel: Ethiopian-Coptic Dispute in Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the everlasting city of layers. Inhabited for over 3000 years, it is a hodgepodge of different cultures and religions from around the world. This post describes the prolonged rivalry, rarely written about, between Ethiopian and Coptic communities in Jerusalem.

It is believed that Coptic presence existed in Jerusalem since the 9th century AD. [...]