Never Again or Never Happened?

WARNING: This article is not politically correct. So, if you don’t like being provoked, don’t read.

The reason I am sharing this article is this: Not even a day passed before claims were made that the October 7th massacre did not happen or that it was orchestrated by Israel.

The following article was written by the Spanish author Sebastian Vilar Rodrigez. It’s not new, but it’s very relevant these days. Already at the beginning of this millennium, the young Spaniard described his thoughts and feelings with frightening frankness and today, more than ever, they give us something to think about.

ALL EUROPEAN LIFE DIED IN AUSCHWITZ

Science in the shadows

Two headlines caught my attention this morning at the beginning of what promises to be a totally routine week after the wonderful, long weekend of Shavuot holiday.

„Israel to ally with Arab neighbours around Red Sea in bid to save world’s corals“ Was one headline.

The second one, I did not fully understand. Clear was only, that the article was also about science, in this case, archaeology. However, this one did not talk about cooperation, but rather the opposite.

Reading the two pieces draws a fascinating picture of what is going on aside from – but always in the shadow of religiously infected politics.

Geschichten, von Leuten, die niemand hört: Muhammad Zoabi

Muhammad Zoabi ist ein muslimischer Israeli aus Nazareth. In diesem Video erzählt er über seine Erfahrungen in israelischen Schulen und das Zusammenleben von Muslimen, Christen und Juden.

Differences

Bnei Brak is a different story. O.k. let me rephrase that: it is yet another cultural experience in Israel.

The way it looks here is different from any other place I have come to know in Israel. The amazing thing is that considering the size of this tiny country you would expect it to look pretty much the same everywhere. I am not talking about the landscape or the view, but the urban character. Jerusalem and Tel Aviv are worlds apart, yet less than an hours drive separates them. The towns in the northern part have their own flair and so do the ones in the desert areas. Eilat is a story in its own. And now I am discovering that there is still more.