hah, you didn’t believe it, did you? One of the news reporters said today that he’s never going to use that term again because every time he says that he’s optimistic about a deal, the whole thing falls apart.
Our language has changed in other ways as well. For example, when we say goodbye we always seem to add “Bsorot Tovot” -“May there be good news.” It’s a bit of a religious expression, but it seems to suit even the atheists right now.
I’m proud to be a part of this project about poetry about the sale of sex. There are a few of my poems in this anthology.
https://www.haaretz.com/life/2024-06-20/ty-article-magazine/.premium/israeli-poems-on-porn-sex-work-and-even-cicciolina-that-will-break-your-heart/00000190-3150-d700-a7f0-bdf25c170000
My brother, Joseph Rosenstein, has published his latest musings online:
You’ll want to have read this before his next book comes out.
Pirke Avot – 7.7.24 Read Post »
“I didn’t know there were still rockets falling on Israel,” an old friend from far away told me a few weeks ago. It’s been hard for me to forget his words. I felt like an idiot having to assert something so obvious to someone I think is usually very knowledgable. I did stutter something about the facts that there are rockets falling all the time. I didn’t say that Ezi has an app on his watch that buzzes when there’s an attack on Israel – and it buzzes a lot. Today on the news someone tallied 12, 000 rockets since October 7, 2023, and said, “that’s all?”
That’s more than 120 rockets a month.
And nobody seems to know.
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So we had a few hours before our great neice’s bat mitzvah and I really wanted to see something good for a change. The dumbing down of Israel television has been absolute as they try to make us feel happy while acknowledging the soldiers dying, the hostages abused, the displaced families trying to get through the week. So we have ‘big brother,’ ‘dancing with the stars,’ etc.
The show we happened to fall upon is “night therapy” – and I was enthralled. Joseph Swed is a personal favorite, so anything he would be in would be good for me, but the script is not only powerful but relevant. It shows something about the society without dealing directly with the politics. It just started …
and now, to the bat mitzvah
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tel Aviv is amazing – 7.4.24
We killed a very high up Hizballah guy yesterday – at least Hizballah and I think it was us who did it – and the retribution is massive.
But we went to Tel Aviv for ice cream, and the crowds were so thick we could barely get through the street and were happy to get to the queue for Iyal Shani’s latest creations. Cassata is the name of the place and they have the best ice cream ever. Strong, unique tastes, All of us agreed that our choices were the best.
It took us a while to find it. Many Tel Aviv restaurants don’t have signs because there is a tax on the sign. But all of the neighborhood around herzl st. is crowded with amazing eateries and bars, and the people are amazing. We kept running to really fine people – people who are very much in touch with reality and accept it in all its aspects.
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I was watching an interview with Roger Waters yesterday about “the filthy disgusting lies” the Israelis told about the violent massacre. The interviewer stopped him to decry Waters’ lies and was answered with “there is no evidence.” Since the Hamas and Nukba murderers filmed their own crimes, it’s clear that there is a great deal of evidence and no one has to rely on victims and witnesses. Nevertheless, although Waters made light of his rape and murder denial, it feels to me like it is exactly parallel to the murder crimes themselves, aiding and abetting.
Maybe he should have paid attention to school about the difference between facts and opinions.
I took a taxi home from the hospital today – my first time in an incredibly long time. The price was double what I paid last time. On the other hand, the driver was a young man, quick, efficient, and silent.
When I think of how expensive it was, I compare it to my visit to the hospital itself where within an hour I had all my tests – halter, blood test, stress tests, ultrasounds, etc. evaluated by the surgeon – and it all cost me nothing.
What a joy to only pay for a taxi.
p.s. I’m fine
