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Sderot, a small town near Gaza, is being bombed by short range missiles. There are victims. Since Israel has withdrawn from the strip, it is difficult to control terrorism there without going back, to secure at least a few kilometers, to make missile launching impossible. And, this is what is gradually occurring. There are some results, as the bombing has lessened, though not stopped entirely - Hamas and the Islamic Jihad are very determined to terrorize Israel.
Witnessing all this, I ask myself: what was the point of leaving Gaza? We are going back anyway, and when we aren't, we threaten that we will. My conclusion is that Sharon's and Barak's policy of a one-sided territorial move was fallacious. Israelis will have to talk to their neighbors eventually; we will have to swallow our pride, to abandon racism and to play nice. Since Oslo agreements, it has been shown that this is the only way to achieve anything.
A group of of British architects petition again Israel.
We build and they destroy, yes, yes, it is difficult to avoid the romantic righteousness and cliche, so let me congratulate you, revered architects of United Kingdom, - you haven't. I really shouldn't let my personal feelings of frustration get involved, but I hardly have any other feelings left, to be honest. Every nation across the globe feels obliged to comment on Israel's policy towards Palestinians. Naturally, Israel cannot listen to everybody, so it chooses to listen to its empire ally, yes, today's actual empire, not a former one, that is the United States of America. All boycotts and accusations are looked down upon as bothersome and interfering with the actual effort of peacemaking. Lets face it, it would take a boycott of a real empire to force the government here to actually do something. Though, you have beautiful souls, dear architects.
It is not that I disagree with them on the Palestinian issue. I just don't think that apolitical people of every nation, let alone one that has not so long ago been accused of oppressing people on a nearby island, have the moral right to publicly express, and press and influence their colleagues across the mainland Europe and sea. I am referring to the academic boycott too. It is so ridiculous that it is despicable. Most of the academia here are for giving up the territories anyway. They don't need nobody's approval and certainly not encouragement, particularly in such a subtle and delicate form. I bet though, that each architect that signed the petition firmly believes that s/he added another brick to the temple of their pretty souls. Heaven is closer, ladies and gentlemen. I just hope they don't choke on the righteousness of their rage.
And I'll try not to choke on mine.
I am a 28 year old Israeli residing in Tel-Aviv suburbia.
My political program is very simple:
1)A Palestinian state should be proclaimed.
2)All occupied territories should be returned.
2)Jerusalem should be divided, with the Arab half declared as the capital city of the Palestinian state.
3)An honorable settlement for the refugees should be agreed upon.
4)Golan heights should be returned to Syria, and a peace treaty signed between the two nations.
5)World peace should reign forever and ever. 
I have listened to a some parts of Schubert's piano sonata today, it was the background music in Bresson's film "Balthazar". I think Schubert's solo piano music is probably the most effortless there is, though I am not quite sure what I am trying to say. Compared to Mozart, his structure doesn't make itself so visible and compared to Beethoven, he is not that forceful, which doesn't make him less intense. Chopin can be too idiosyncratic, too personal. Schubert has these gradual transitions; he builds up tension rather than letting it explode in to the listener's face, his music evolves and it lives...
On a more hedonistic note, the other day I have caught on the radio about ten minutes of Bernstein's composition on Plato's "The Feast". This dialogue, if I am not mistaken, focuses mostly on homosexual love, and Bernstein as we all know was gay - well, well, what an appropriate choice. That said, the music indeed sounded evocative, perhaps even sexual. It surprised me, and I even had a few laughs, which is generally my reaction to a witty or humorous musical idea
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This blog is about classical music. I am an avid listener and collector, and though I don't play any instruments, classical music is a big part of my life. I will write about various composers and recordings, history of music and instruments and many many other musical things. Hopefully, I will infect with the bug that has taken over my soul many years ago... Enjoy!
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Comment by ZanyNenk
on Pushing intuitive ethical buttons...
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P.S. sorry about the duplicate response.