Noah Baumbach's film Jay Kelly is an anatomy of a movie-star. A must-watch for all those who get overexercised when famous Hollywood actors publish their musings about Israel, Palestinians, or any issue whatsoever.
Kelly' daughter calls him an "empty vessel". /1 Another character asks,
"Is there a person in there? Maybe you don't actually exist,"
emphasizing the lack of any authentic meaningful life outside of his roles. /2

@muhammadshehad2 @PeterBeinart is a mediocre Hendrik Höfgen, a German actor who made a deal with "Mephisto" (chief Nazi propagandist) and has now surrendered completely to the "Free Palestine" movement's power, no longer pretending to be neutral or independent. /1 @muhammadshehad2 @PeterBeinart He understands that his future depends entirely on staying useful to Hamas-supporters, so he willingly does whatever they expect of him. He says what they want to hear, and allows himself to be shaped into a symbol of the useful #AsaJew. /2

@ZohranKMamdani Cautionary Tale:

Caesarea Maritima was built by Herod the Great around 22–10 BCE. It became a major trading port linking the Mediterranean with inland trade networks, and a cultural centre mixing Roman, Greek, Jewish, and early Christian communities.
/1 @ZohranKMamdani Under Christian Byzantine Empire Caesarea remained an important religious and administrative centre.
When the region came under early Islamic rule, the once-huge harbor largely stopped functioning. Population shrank, urban life simplified, monumental buildings fell out of use /2

@prem_thakker Right.

gaza-aid-data.gov.il
@prem_thakker

https://x.com/cogatonline/status/1877373760635875483

Qusṭanṭīn Zuraiq "The Meaning of the Disaster"
1956.
"Nakba" is Arab failure to eradicate the Zionists from the Levant. He rues the scorching humiliation of 7 Arab armies to deliver the promise to exterminate the Jewish state.
But the real doozy is in the 4th quote: /1





1. 400K refugees in 1956.
2. They wonder if they will be forced to return to their homes
3. to live under the Zionist state ...

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