Sunday, February 03, 2008

Weakness

homes with a Star of David israeli art

Photo is courtesy of artist Ora Reuven, who added her drawings to a photo she took in Jaffa, where she grew up, which was ones a mixed Jewish-and-Arab neighborhood, but now almost all the Jews left, and those who stayed mark their homes with a Star of David.

Interestingly, one may see similar blue Stars of David on the walls all around the Palestinian Authority areas; those were made by proud settlers, expressing their conviction that Israel is strong. Here, in Jaffa, the same emblem suggests Weakness…

Copyright © Ora ruven

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