Politics | Debunking Lies

Ukraine is not Palestine, no matter what celebrities say

Perhaps the best takedown of Gigi Hadid's reprehensible linkage comes from Noa Tishby.

Politics | Opinion

Artists without borders. Or facts. | Opinion | Jewish Journal

I am an Israeli, I am an American, and I am an artist. As such, the following topic is especially irritating to me. As the war in Gaza breaks yet again, we have seen an influx of artists and celebrities chipping in with their personal two cents. It can come in the shape of Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz signing an open letter condemning Israeli ‘genocide’: a curiously indefensible position given the tremendous Palestinian population growth since 1967, not to mention Israeli provision of aid and medical care (even in this present war) to wounded Palestinian civilians. Or it can come in the form of a popular catch phrase such as #FreePalestine, tweeted from the likes of Rihanna and Selena Gomez.

Yes! Yes! And: Yes! Having been immersed in the world of artists myself, I know how intensely frustrating it can be to watch them support anyone that they consider to be the underdog-not matter what the facts, history or reality of a situation is.