Publication: Haaretz

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Attorney General against prosecuting authors of book justifying killing of non-Jews

Authors describe book as discussion of Jewish law on the conditions under which it is permissible to kill a non-Jew in times of war and peace. Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein is tending toward not prosecuting the author or endorsers of the controversial ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Haaretz ]

Entities: Asa Kasher, Attorney General, Dov Lior

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Moses as revolutionary leader, the Torah as revolutionary book

Moses was a great religious innovator with a broad view of the world and of humankind, and a vision, perhaps too utopian, of what a godly society should be. A recent film, "Anonymous," promoted the thesis that William Shakespeare did not write the opus ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Haaretz ]

Entities: Torah, William Shakespeare, Judaism

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Pricey works of art snatched from Israeli collector's yard

The statues, 'Vomitus-Narcisus' (2007) and 'Stranded on a Watermelon in the Dead Sea' (2009) were placed in the yard during the past year. Two bronze sculptures created by artist Sigalit Landau have been stolen from the yard of an art collector in He ... [ Published May 24 2012 by Haaretz ]

Entities: Watermelon, Second Lebanon War, Greek Mythology

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Moni Moshonov

New theater schedule wraps Shakespeare with Israeli classics

Tel Aviv's Cameri Theatre releases its program for 2013-2014; productions to include remake of "Kazablan" as well as more contemporary works. The Cameri Theatre's 2013-2014 repertoire will include a new version of "Kazablan," the most successful Israeli ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Haaretz ]

Entities: Moni Moshonov, Dan Margalit, Hanoch Levin

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 1 Documents

Discount may save beleaguered Israeli theater

Habima committed to an economic recovery program in November, which cannot be put into operation without funding. Bank Discount officials will be meeting with Habima Theater and government representatives Thursday to discuss whether the bank will grant ... [ Published May 21 2012 by Haaretz ]

Entities: Beleaguered, Ministry of Sports, Ministry of Finance

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 1 Documents

Israeli museum hopes to make Einstein's genius relatively accessible

Cabinet approves establishment of Albert Einstein museum in Jerusalem, which will display items from the estate of the man who is considered the greatest scientist of the 20th century. The cabinet yesterday approved the establishment in Jerusalem of an ... [ Published May 21 2012 by Haaretz ]

Entities: Albert Einstein, 20th century, Corroboration, Jerusalem

First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated May 20 2012 - 1 Documents

Playwright Arthur Schnitzler was everything his friend Theodor Herzl hoped to be

But if Herzl had been the cultural star in Vienna that Schnitzler was, modern Zionism might never have come to be. The Austrian novelist, dramatist and physician Arthur Schnitzler was born in Vienna exactly 150 years ago. No other writer of his time so ... [ Published May 20 2012 by Haaretz ]

Entities: Arthur Schnitzler, Theodor Herzl, Vienna, Zionists

First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated May 20 2012 - 1 Documents

Hath not an Israeli theater company eyes? Does it not bleed?

Pro-Palestinian activists, including A-list actors, are calling for a boycott of Habima's upcoming London production of 'The Merchant of Venice.' LONDON - The first visit by Habima to Britain, in November 1926, took place at a pivotal point in the Hebrew ... [ Published May 20 2012 by Haaretz ]

Entities: Bolshevik, Pro-Palestinian, London, Venice (Italy), Soviet Union

First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 1 Documents

Culture Ministry accuses Habima national theater of damaging Israel

Israel's national theater fails to pay $160,000 in copyright fees for plays it purchased for translation. A New York literary agent who represents four playwrights to whom Habima owes money is slamming the national theater, as well as the Israeli gov ... [ Published May 17 2012 by Haaretz ]

Entities: Israel, Ministry of Sports, Literary Agent, Discharge

First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

U.S. music star Lenny Kravitz to rock Israel in October

Kravitz will hold a concert in Tel Aviv's Hayarkon Park on October 6. Grammy-winning U.S. music star Lenny Kravitz will travel to Israel this fall and hold a concert in Tel Aviv's Hayarkon Park on October 6. Rumors of a Kravitz concert in Israel swirled ... [ Published May 16 2012 by Haaretz ]

Entities: Lenny Kravitz, Israel, Ramat Gan (Israel), Madonna (Artist)

First Reported May 13 2012 - Updated May 13 2012 - 1 Documents

Live Wire / Bobby McFerrin shows there’s such a thing as too much versatility

Performance at Tel Aviv Port was like a package tour of 12 countries in seven days. Bobby McFerrin is a phenomenon, a musical artist who can do anything as a singer or performer. Since he can do anything, he was chosen official host of the new White City ... [ Published May 13 2012 by Haaretz ]

Entities: Bobby McFerrin, Shlomo Bar, Achinoam Nini, Ben Ami

First Reported May 08 2012 - Updated May 08 2012 - 2 Documents

In new book, Israeli writer Amos Oz looks for a Jewish essence

Collection of writings by Oz and his daughter, historian Fania Oz-Salzberger, is a love letter to the Hebrew language, in English. A new book that is partly a love letter to the Hebrew language, written by Amos Oz and his daughter, historian Fania Oz-Salzberger, ... [ Published May 08 2012 by Haaretz ]

Entities: Amos Oz, Civilization, Saul Bellow, Judy Blume

Quotes

According to one statement in the book, "when we come upon a non-Jew who is not keeping the seven [Noahide] laws, and we kill him out of concern for the keeping of the seven laws, it is not prohibited." Weinstein is expected to explain that he is basing his decision on limiting the use of criminal law as a tool to deal with offenses involving freedom...

Attorney General against prosecuting authors of book justifying killing of non-Jews [Haaretz - May 25 2012]

...Officials hope this meeting will break the deadlock that has been keeping that plan from going into effect. "The meeting will take place and perhaps there will be a breakthrough" said Yochanan Zangen, chairman of Habima's board of directors

Discount may save beleaguered Israeli theater [Haaretz - May 21 2012]

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