Comments on: Bag of Tricks http://www.tabletmag.com/arts-and-culture/15038/bag-of-tricks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bag-of-tricks A New Read on Jewish Life Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:37:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Eve Worth http://www.tabletmag.com/arts-and-culture/15038/bag-of-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-20497 Eve Worth Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:20:35 +0000 http://www.tabletmag.com/?p=15038#comment-20497 Wallace Shawn is one of my favorite people in the world. I am pleased to see him tell us he is an athiest. Naturally, he has that right. I agree with him when he tells us that Isreal has had many difficult challenges. Moreso than most countries. I will watch him on Gossip Girl and see where it takes me. Wallace Shawn is one of my favorite people in the world. I am pleased to see him tell us he is an athiest. Naturally, he has that right. I agree with him when he tells us that Isreal has had many difficult challenges. Moreso than most countries.

I will watch him on Gossip Girl and see where it takes me.

]]> By: susan http://www.tabletmag.com/arts-and-culture/15038/bag-of-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-18239 susan Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:03:07 +0000 http://www.tabletmag.com/?p=15038#comment-18239 Wallace Shawn - I used to really admire you. I saw you in your one-man show years ago and bought your book which you autographed for me. Can you just lay off Israel? Why can't you find another country to pick on? China, Burma, the Sudan, Saudi Arabia? Shouldn't India give Kashmir to Pakistan? Israel was bombed on a daily basis for years from Gaza. Only one other country has suffered that fate - Britian during WWII. The Americans and Brits leveled Dresden to stop that. Israel obviously cannot open the border from Gaza because it would be suicidal. Would the US allow Mexico to send missiles into Arizona every day? It was a knife in the heart for you and other prominent Jews who I used to admire to sponsor the boycott of Israel for the Toronto film fest. Israel isn't perfect but they have tremendous challenges. We care about having a Jewish homeland. It's not important to you but please think of the Jews of every hue who were thrown out of every other country in the middle-east and North Africa, who have a refuge there. If Israel opens its borders to the former Palestinians it will become one more place of oppression and poverty. You're a smart guy. Look at both sides of the story. Wallace Shawn – I used to really admire you. I saw you in your one-man show years ago and bought your book which you autographed for me. Can you just lay off Israel? Why can’t you find another country to pick on? China, Burma, the Sudan, Saudi Arabia? Shouldn’t India give Kashmir to Pakistan?

Israel was bombed on a daily basis for years from Gaza. Only one other country has suffered that fate – Britian during WWII. The Americans and Brits leveled Dresden to stop that. Israel obviously cannot open the border from Gaza because it would be suicidal. Would the US allow Mexico to send missiles into Arizona every day?

It was a knife in the heart for you and other prominent Jews who I used to admire to sponsor the boycott of Israel for the Toronto film fest. Israel isn’t perfect but they have tremendous challenges. We care about having a Jewish homeland. It’s not important to you but please think of the Jews of every hue who were thrown out of every other country in the middle-east and North Africa, who have a refuge there. If Israel opens its borders to the former Palestinians it will become one more place of oppression and poverty.

You’re a smart guy. Look at both sides of the story.

]]> By: Stephen Folkson http://www.tabletmag.com/arts-and-culture/15038/bag-of-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-7591 Stephen Folkson Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:24:58 +0000 http://www.tabletmag.com/?p=15038#comment-7591 I had no idea that he was Jewish. However, his understanding of judiasm seems a little convoluted. I did like him in "Radio Days," however. I had no idea that he was Jewish. However, his understanding of judiasm seems a little convoluted.
I did like him in “Radio Days,” however.

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