Published March 23, 2013
At first glance, "The Gatekeepers" may sound simply like news on the big screen, but it's far better than that. It's as informative as a journalistic piece but has the urgency, complexity and momentum of a thriller. Moreh provides a remarkable insider's look into the struggle for peace in the Middle East, but the costs to the country and to these men's souls sound eerily close to home.
Published Jan. 26, 2013
The world premiere of "To the Promised Land" that opened Friday night at First Stage Children's Theater has some lofty ambitions. The play looks at an imaginary confluence of a young black girl in 1969 Milwaukee and Golda Meir, the first female prime minister of Israel, who had moved to Milwaukee six decades earlier.
Published Jan. 26, 2010
There's no doubt that being in the presence of the Dead Sea Scrolls wields a special power for the devout. But faith is not a prerequisite for marveling at "Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible: Ancient Artifacts, Timeless Treasures," at the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Published Sept. 16, 2005
Sincere, starkly painted and at times sweetly witty, "Broken Wings" -- packed with wonderful performances -- rightfully became the darling of the international film festivals, notching award after award.
Published Aug. 28, 2003
How could a film set, in large part, along the armed borders between Palestinian and Israeli areas be comedic? You wouldn't think it possible, but director Elia Suleiman pulls it off in "Divine Intervention."
Sunday May 5th, 2013 – Gurnee, IL/Kenosha, WI No time for relaxing, even though today would have been the perfect day for it. The weather is finally starting to break around these parts after a long sloppy winter nobody thought would end - and in other parts it hasn’t....
" "We now have a state!" Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestine Authority (PA) (1)The Arab State of Palestine, proposed by the UN in 1947, has existed in the hearts and minds of Palestinian Arabs ever since, and the UN affirmed its existence just last&nbs...
"Thompson called Baldwin's explanation (about Iran sanction votes) 'the lamest excuse I've ever heard' and then went on to call her 'anti-Jewish.'.....'she's anti-Israel' he clarified."(1)Calling Baldwin, who was raised by her Jewish maternal grandfather U...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ("Bibi") Netanyahu told the UN yesterday that if Iran crosses the threshold of enriching uranium to 90% U-235 (1), Iran must be stopped from building atomic weapons by any means necessary, including military force. Sinc...
"Wait for what? Wait until when?" Israeili Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuThis quotation, coupled with the evacuation of the Canadian embassy in Tehran, is a sign that the Israeli government has decided to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities soon, probably in October...
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