The Red Sea Becomes a Center of the Middle East Conflict
With serious ramifications for Israel.
June 26, 2018
A Poignant Israeli Comedy about Gangsters-Turned-Do-Gooders
It’s a Wonderful Life meets Pulp Fiction.
In the recent Israeli film Maktub, two hardened criminals, after narrowly surviving a suicide bombing, decide to make their lives worthwhile by helping others. To accomplish this, they sneak notes from the Western Wall and then set out to fulfill the wishes of their prayerful authors. Liel Leibovitz, comparing the movie with both It’s a Wonderful Life and Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, writes in his review:
June 26, 2018
A Hasty U.S. Withdrawal from Syria Could Lead to the Reemergence of Islamic State
Repeating Barack Obama’s Iraq errors.
If Only Philip Roth Had Said: “Damn Right America, I’m Your Jewish Writer and Proud of It!”
Joyless exuberance.
Iranian Spies’ Success at Recruiting a Former Israeli Government Minister Isn’t the Coup It Seems to Be
If this is the best they could do, Israel’s intelligence superiority is in no danger.
A Poignant Israeli Comedy about Gangsters-Turned-Do-Gooders
It’s a Wonderful Life meets Pulp Fiction.