Thursday 1 April 2010

  • Edward Said's daughter: I'm Arab-American - and Jewish

    April 1, 2010
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    Najla Said, the daughter of controversial Palestinian-American literary critic Edward Said, says she "grew up as a Jew in New York City". "I was more likely to say 'Oy vey' and 'I'm shvitzing' than dare utter a word of Arabic." The riff runs through her one-woman show, Palestine, now playing off Broadway at the 4th St Theatre in New York with a future London transfer likely.
  • Netanyahu warns of lessons learnt from history

    April 1, 2010
    Binyamin Netanyahu is the son of a historian. Three weeks ago, hundreds of guests celebrated Benzion Netanyahu's 100th birthday. In an emotional speech, the PM extolled his father's ability to foresee major historical events, from the Shoah to the attack on New York by Islamic terrorists. "I learnt from you to look into the future," said Bibi to his father. In his own speech, the wise old historian spoke of the future and warned of the terrible consequences if Iran is allowed to obtain nuclear weapons.



Netanyahu warns of lessons learnt from history

April 1, 2010
Binyamin Netanyahu is the son of a historian. Three weeks ago, hundreds of guests celebrated Benzion Netanyahu's 100th birthday. In an emotional speech, the PM extolled his father's ability to foresee major historical events, from the Shoah to the attack on New York by Islamic terrorists. "I learnt from you to look into the future," said Bibi to his father. In his own speech, the wise old historian spoke of the future and warned of the terrible consequences if Iran is allowed to obtain nuclear weapons.