July, 2012 // Posts published in July, 2012
Victims of Munich Olympic Massacre Finally Granted Appropriate Remembrance
After 40 years the IOC has finally agreed to hold a minute of silence for the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches that were so brutally murdered at the 1972 Munich Olympics. After enough support was finally gained on the controversy IOC President Jacques Rogge bowed to pressure to allow the minute of silence in the opening ceremony of the London Games. The Munich victims were originally scheduled to be honored in a separate ceremony at Guildhall in London organized by the Israeli Olympic Committee without any mention at the opening ceremony. I think that it is absolutely abhorrent that politics should play a role in a moment that should remain pure and uniting. Why wouldn’t the committee previously allow for a moment of silence in the opening ceremony if not because the deceased were Israeli. Is it because they don’t...
The Voice Israel
The Voice Israel Many are familiar with the new TV show called The Voice that has quickly gained popularity in the United States. The show has also become a fast hit in Israel and other countries around the world. The Voice consists of a panel of four famous judges sitting with their back to the stage as they listen to blind auditions and fight for the artists they want on their teams. With each passing round artists from each team are eliminated until finally one winner is left standing. But does it really matter how much talent each contestant actually has? It seems to me that most of these vocal star shows are similar in that the winner isn’t and doesn’t necessarily go on to be the most successful, but can simply be marketed to the public. Popular Israeli musical...
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