In response to international boycotts masquerading as principle, a creative renaissance is reshaping Israeli identity, driven by artists, innovators, and a society refusing to lose its soul.
This is fantastic. Please offer it to the Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel, New York Post, and other friendly papers and outlets.
If Israel's enemies only understood that the more they harass the Jews, the stronger they become, they would treat us kindly, out of spite, in the hope of weakening us.
This is inspiring and so clearly what has to happen now. I have just returned from a short visit to Israel and feel something of this deepening, of this clarity, of who I am, where I come from, who my people are - and who we create for. Thank you for this post, Joshua.
I am in awe of Israeli creativity. The world can’t match it.
But I question your question: who are they creating for?
Artists don’t create for an audience - that’s what businesses and marketers do. Artists create from within. They create what their soul urges. And that’s what makes Israeli art so unique and special. The soul within it is beyond comparison.
Please don’t ask the artists to create for an audience.
Creativity involves, for better or worse, business and marketing decisions, if the creativity is to make money. Of course creativity is mostly "for the artist" — but it would be naive to ignore the commercial value of creativity, especially if an artist is relying on their creativity for income to live. Because Israel is a very small market, many creatives think about international audiences when creating. That's just the reality.
When other professions were closed to Jews, the Jews created Hollywood. Only good will come of this.
But in the meantime, Israeli artists are living on the edge. Keep that in mind while you are visiting Israel. It's not kust a place to "review" where you eat in the limited kosher circles. Save that money and put it into an artwork that you will live with. Collect Israeli art.
Very cool. Baruch H'. Those of us living in Chutz L'Aretz need to support this vitality with encouragement, money, attendance - aliya will increase and maybe add vitality. (I'm sorry to say that 'the war' is not behind us and yet to 'win' we must live and not allow our enemies to define us as besieged and victims. Plus, there are many people around the world who respect and respond positively to Israelis.)
Let’s start by subscribing to Izzy TV or any other Israeli streaming and watching/supporting their efforts. BTW/ I heard both Fauda and Tehran are getting ready to premier another season!!
For me, that's kinda funny since I don't watch any streaming services or old style TV. I found a store that sells a lot of Israeli goods - it's a long drive but worth it. Only buy wine made in Israel.
Very uplifting, except for the comment by a director saying that only due to Netanyahu's policies is the world against Israel and her work is therefore unacceptable to the world. Like so many others, she can't see that it is Israel and not whichever leader happens to be the current PM. The explosion of hatred and alignment with terrorists that erupted instantaneously on Oct 7 2023 was a long time in the making. How can she be a director and fail to grasp the trajectory of the world since Israel's birth?
That's irrelevant. Everyone is entitled to their political opinions/perspectives. The point is that a country's elected premier shouldn't influence cultural partnerships/collaborations.
And it doesn't with other countries which does make it antisemitism - special rules for Jews. But people like that director are all over the "arts" and still are kissing goy bums.
I am always encouraged by Israel's resilience. I am also very angry that Israel has been isolated in this way. I'm in the arts and I always am very careful what I post on FB....having posted so many pro Israel posts. What does Sting have to do with Barghouti? What happened to the Netherlands? I'm looking in the film and theater world in particular...and in music....who are our allies? Who are our enemies. Who are the asajews who use their minor celebrity to bash Israel?
International artists should be performing in Israel....more than ever.
Despite the immensely diverse population of Jews in Israel, the animosity of the nations towards Israel brings the Israeli people together and strengthens otherwise fraying bonds. The same will eventually happen in the diaspora, when quisling Jews receive hate from the non Jewish Israeli bashers, and realize, hopefully not too late, they've been the fools all along.
How utterly perverse. After October 7 Israelis should have been embraced by the west while the "palestinians" should be the pariahs. These cultural boycotts are not a reflection on Israel but rather on the moral decay of the west. It also reveals the cowardice of the arts and entertainment world which likes to think of itself as courageous, enlightened, openminded and speaking truth to power. All of that is a total joke, as they are in reality close-minded cowards who buckle under to powerful savage mobs of marxists and muslims. I'm glad that the Israelis, the brave, industrious and great people that they are, are turning adversity into opportunity and triumph.
"But since October 7th, with invitations disappearing and doors closing, something else emerged: a recognition that Israeli culture does not need international validation to thrive".
Kinda like the Beach Boy's song "Be True To Your School"from 1963, in my mind what Israel needs is to be true to itself regardless of the "loud braggart" from the lyrics trying to put you down via the so-called "international community."
Bravo to Israeli artists! I only wish here in the US we could at least find an outlet for the movies. The ones that I have seen, and not many, are excellent! "Spy" was one. Thanks for bringing this to light.
The most irritating part of all this is the film director who keeps telling people howw much he hates Bibi and it's all Bibi's fault .. in other words please love me anyway. Sadly we have always traitors among us who are more concerned with their own acceptance into the goyish world than among their own people. I hope this guy's career never rebounds.
This is fantastic. Please offer it to the Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel, New York Post, and other friendly papers and outlets.
If Israel's enemies only understood that the more they harass the Jews, the stronger they become, they would treat us kindly, out of spite, in the hope of weakening us.
Praise be to God!
Makes me EVEN PROUDER to be a Jew.
This is inspiring and so clearly what has to happen now. I have just returned from a short visit to Israel and feel something of this deepening, of this clarity, of who I am, where I come from, who my people are - and who we create for. Thank you for this post, Joshua.
I am in awe of Israeli creativity. The world can’t match it.
But I question your question: who are they creating for?
Artists don’t create for an audience - that’s what businesses and marketers do. Artists create from within. They create what their soul urges. And that’s what makes Israeli art so unique and special. The soul within it is beyond comparison.
Please don’t ask the artists to create for an audience.
Creativity involves, for better or worse, business and marketing decisions, if the creativity is to make money. Of course creativity is mostly "for the artist" — but it would be naive to ignore the commercial value of creativity, especially if an artist is relying on their creativity for income to live. Because Israel is a very small market, many creatives think about international audiences when creating. That's just the reality.
When other professions were closed to Jews, the Jews created Hollywood. Only good will come of this.
But in the meantime, Israeli artists are living on the edge. Keep that in mind while you are visiting Israel. It's not kust a place to "review" where you eat in the limited kosher circles. Save that money and put it into an artwork that you will live with. Collect Israeli art.
Very cool. Baruch H'. Those of us living in Chutz L'Aretz need to support this vitality with encouragement, money, attendance - aliya will increase and maybe add vitality. (I'm sorry to say that 'the war' is not behind us and yet to 'win' we must live and not allow our enemies to define us as besieged and victims. Plus, there are many people around the world who respect and respond positively to Israelis.)
Let’s start by subscribing to Izzy TV or any other Israeli streaming and watching/supporting their efforts. BTW/ I heard both Fauda and Tehran are getting ready to premier another season!!
For me, that's kinda funny since I don't watch any streaming services or old style TV. I found a store that sells a lot of Israeli goods - it's a long drive but worth it. Only buy wine made in Israel.
Very uplifting, except for the comment by a director saying that only due to Netanyahu's policies is the world against Israel and her work is therefore unacceptable to the world. Like so many others, she can't see that it is Israel and not whichever leader happens to be the current PM. The explosion of hatred and alignment with terrorists that erupted instantaneously on Oct 7 2023 was a long time in the making. How can she be a director and fail to grasp the trajectory of the world since Israel's birth?
That's irrelevant. Everyone is entitled to their political opinions/perspectives. The point is that a country's elected premier shouldn't influence cultural partnerships/collaborations.
And it doesn't with other countries which does make it antisemitism - special rules for Jews. But people like that director are all over the "arts" and still are kissing goy bums.
It's very relevant.
His movies have NOTHING to do with Bibi Netanyahu. Zero. Nothing.
European nations are boycotting Israel - not Netanyahu, and the guy is making a cheap shot because he's a cheap person. End of story.
Just a leftist fool who happens to have Jewish
I have a Chagall moment rising in my heart.
I am always encouraged by Israel's resilience. I am also very angry that Israel has been isolated in this way. I'm in the arts and I always am very careful what I post on FB....having posted so many pro Israel posts. What does Sting have to do with Barghouti? What happened to the Netherlands? I'm looking in the film and theater world in particular...and in music....who are our allies? Who are our enemies. Who are the asajews who use their minor celebrity to bash Israel?
International artists should be performing in Israel....more than ever.
Despite the immensely diverse population of Jews in Israel, the animosity of the nations towards Israel brings the Israeli people together and strengthens otherwise fraying bonds. The same will eventually happen in the diaspora, when quisling Jews receive hate from the non Jewish Israeli bashers, and realize, hopefully not too late, they've been the fools all along.
How utterly perverse. After October 7 Israelis should have been embraced by the west while the "palestinians" should be the pariahs. These cultural boycotts are not a reflection on Israel but rather on the moral decay of the west. It also reveals the cowardice of the arts and entertainment world which likes to think of itself as courageous, enlightened, openminded and speaking truth to power. All of that is a total joke, as they are in reality close-minded cowards who buckle under to powerful savage mobs of marxists and muslims. I'm glad that the Israelis, the brave, industrious and great people that they are, are turning adversity into opportunity and triumph.
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"But since October 7th, with invitations disappearing and doors closing, something else emerged: a recognition that Israeli culture does not need international validation to thrive".
Very happy to read this post Joshua. Israel makes its own success. Thanks
Kinda like the Beach Boy's song "Be True To Your School"from 1963, in my mind what Israel needs is to be true to itself regardless of the "loud braggart" from the lyrics trying to put you down via the so-called "international community."
Bravo to Israeli artists! I only wish here in the US we could at least find an outlet for the movies. The ones that I have seen, and not many, are excellent! "Spy" was one. Thanks for bringing this to light.
The most irritating part of all this is the film director who keeps telling people howw much he hates Bibi and it's all Bibi's fault .. in other words please love me anyway. Sadly we have always traitors among us who are more concerned with their own acceptance into the goyish world than among their own people. I hope this guy's career never rebounds.