Yannick brightens up Arab-Jewish village
mainFrom the music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra:
On our 1st morning in Israel, we visited the Oasis of Peace, a community where Palestinians and Jews are living and working together for equality, justice and peace. Children expressed through music, our musicians did the same. Music transcends boundaries. #wahatalsalamneveshalom pic.twitter.com/S8F4wjpJzN
— Yannick Nézet-Séguin (@nezetseguin) June 3, 2018
Yada Yada Yada
Wonderful that this was the first concert in Israel
It might be window dressing, but it’s a step in the right direction. I think.
Even if this might be partially oriented toward public relations, it is still an important gesture and brightens my day. There’s very interesting info about Oasis of Peace, called Neva Shalom in Hebrew and Wahat-al-Salam in Arabic, here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neve_Shalom
From what I have been able to read, the village seems to take its mission very seriously.
How many Arabs do you see in the photo?
At a quick glance, I’d say about a dozen. But it’s hard to tell – (very) many Israeli Jews are dark-skinned and many Arabs are fair-skinned.
17, plus Waldo in the upper right corner. What do I win?
In which territory would Yannick, a gay man, most likely be stoned to death, Palestine or Israel?
I like how touring American orchestras and their maestros, white male celebrities, even when they are gay, think the world can easily live in perfect harmony. There are entire swaths of the Middle East that me and my husband cannot visit, share the same hotel room, hold hands, and be expected to leave that country alive.
Check your privilege.
He could live very happily in Tel Aviv.
In neither. “in the Gaza Strip, the British Mandate Criminal Code Ordinance, No. 74 of 1936 remains in force and continues to outlaw same-sex acts between men”. The law is not enforced. No penalties are set by the Palestinian authorities.
“Gay Palestinians frequently seek refuge in Israel fearing for their lives, especially fearing death from members of their own families. [8] ‘According to lawyer Shaul Gannon, from the Israeli LGBT organisation Aguda, around 2,000 Palestinian homosexuals live in Tel Aviv at any one time.'”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_State_of_Palestine
“Gay Palestinians frequently seek refuge in Israel fearing for their lives, especially fearing death from members of their own families. [8] ‘According to lawyer Shaul Gannon, from the Israeli LGBT organisation Aguda, around 2,000 Palestinian homosexuals live in Tel Aviv at any one time.'”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_State_of_Palestine
Absolutely bravo.
Yes prejudice and discrimination is awful isn’t it, imagining living with it since 1948 like the Palestinians have had to.Still at least you are not shot at.
All their problems are of their own making. Cry me a river …
Sure. I will buy the land next to your garden from the town, then settle there, declare my own state and occupy your garden too. When you resist, I call you a terrorist and say you brought this all upon yourself. Your land is mine. I have a self made mythology book that says so. Easy.
Here is another story for you – Moshe returns to the place from which he ancestors were forcibly expelled. Moshe contents himself with less than 1/3 of the land of his forefathers, which he has to purchase at an exorbitant price from Muhammad, the squatter.
After Moshe turns the swap and the desert into a blooming garden, and builds schools, hospitals, universities etc., the dim-witted and envious Muhammad, instead of following Moshe’s example, attacks him. But Moshe beats the everlasting crap out of him every time.
Now, you’d think Muhammad would learn from his mistakes, but stupidity is a chronic and incurable condition …
Here is another story for you – Moshe returns to the place from which he ancestors were forcibly expelled. Moshe contents himself with less than 1/3 of the land of his forefathers, which he has to purchase at an exorbitant price from Muhammad, the squatter.
After Moshe turns the swap and the desert into a blooming garden, and builds schools, hospitals, universities etc., the dim-witted and envious Muhammad, instead of following Moshe’s example, attacks him. But Moshe beats the everlasting crap out of him every time.
Now, you’d think Muhammad would learn from his mistakes, but stupidity is a chronic and incurable condition …
bravo yannick looking forwards for concert in tel aviv tomorrow
Round 3 . . . with more to come.
From another perspective:
http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-philadelphia-orchestra-is-right-to-come-to-israel/
Amazing concert in Haifa yesterday- espcially for Helen Grimaud Brams first piano concerto . She was absulutely in her prime, never heard her in such a good form before,
The orchestra has still it’s famous “Philadelphia sound” which goes back to the Ormandy era. Fine Tchaikovsky 4th, not very “Russian” at the first movement, magnificant playing, the horn section is surely one of the best I have ever heard.
Is ‘express’ not a transitive verb in Canada?
Not to make an excuse, but I think Quebec French (Quebeque) is his ‘mother tongue’.
Not to make another excuse, but it’s also ‘twitter’.