A Star of David in a trash can is courage, but a picture of Jerusalem is right-wing provocation?
How come a joke about pigeons is considered culture, but Jewish symbols are a provocation?
If there is an institution that was once a beacon of knowledge, and now looks more like a broken lantern in a park in southern Tel Aviv – it is the academy.
Because what was once a place where truth was sought, today is a place where your identity is sought – to know if you are allowed to speak.
There is such a concept in Israel: “unity.”
It is like summer stew – everyone talks about it, no one is really willing to pay the price for it.
Real protest is a powerful force in a democracy, but when every Monday and Thursday your roads are blocked in the name of values โโwritten in Arabic – it’s worth asking: “Who is really protesting here – and who is just trying to engineer you?”
How a people who gave the world ethics, justice and monotheism became โproblematicโ in Intro to Critical Theory.
They come in the name of “humanity”, talk about “human dignity”, carry signs saying “Enough with the occupation”, and shout: “Rights for all human beings!”
But you, the human being from the wrong side of the map, dare to ask for some rights too – suddenly you are the public at large.
You can always try again. And again. And again.
Yes, because peace – it turns out – is the only product in the world that you pay for in advance, over and over again, even when it doesnโt arrive.
When naivety meets reality, and discovers that she was wearing a kippah and got stabbed in the back
“What are they trying to sell us in pop culture – and why does every rapper today sound like a spokesperson for the United Nations?”
What Are They Trying to Sell Us in the Name of โThe Protestโ
November 30, 2025
