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Jasmin Vardimon censored by Israel
On April 8, 2012, Hebrew media announced that Israeli Opera director Hanna Mantis has asked Jasmin Vardimon to replace the overture of Richard Wagner’s “Tannhäuser,” which features in the opening scene of her show “7734,” with another musical piece. The piece was created in 2010 for the Royal Opera; her author, Jasmin Vardimon, is an Israeli choreographer based in London. Make no mistake; it was the Israeli Opera that invited her to perform in Tel Aviv, Ms. Vardimon didn’t force her work on Israel. The invitation was conditioned that the overture of her show would be changed. This odd–if not insolent–request was placed because Israel considers Wagner an anti-Semitic and his descendants’ ties to the Nazi party. For the first time in human history, and in contradiction to what the Bible teaches, Israel claims one is responsible for the crimes committed by one’s descendants. If this is true, then Israel has already stained its descendants forever.Jasmin Vardimon complied with the Israeli request. She didn’t have even the integrity necessary to point out that the relevant work–Tannhäuser–centers on the struggle between sacred and profane love, especially on redemption through love, a main theme in Wagner’s work. Probably, this is the real cause for the censorship; Israel’s consistently avoids topics related to love, especially of the other. Israel proposes not only an antithesis to the Bible, but considers the verse “thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself:” (Leviticus 19:18) its ultimate Nemesis.
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“What must be said” is the name of the poem that infuriated Israel. The work is critical of Israel’s role in the Israel-Iran conflict, claiming the Zionist country is a threat to world peace. He claimed in the poem that Israel’s nuclear reactor—and not Iran’s—presents a threat to world peace. The poem calls for Germany to cease supplying Israel with submarines, and warns against an Israeli strike on Iran. In other words, Israel is censoring perfectly sensible and legitimate views only on the grounds that they do not support Israeli ongoing violence. Silly me, I thought Israel was the only real democracy in the Middle East. What a fool!
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Humiliation Backfires
It is difficult not to see humiliation of the other as a systematic tactic of Israel. This is true not only towards the German. In the past I showed how the same behavior is applied towards Palestinians, especially towards Mahmoud Abbas, Israel’s closest partner. Bringing additional examples is easy. This is the antithesis of the “redemption through love” motif in Wagner’s work. This is the antithesis of godly behavior. This is just savagery.It would be easy to write a sermon explaining the issue to Mr. Netanyahu and his “Warring Family.” Yet, as the Hebrew proverb says, the message “will fall on circumcised ears,” in other words, it won’t be heard. Thus, dear Mr. Netanyahu, let me speak the language you can hear, the language of war. Following WWI, the Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to relinquish several territories and demilitarize the Rhineland. It imposed economic sanctions, and levied heavy reparations on the country. Many Germans perceived the treaty—especially Article 231, which declared Germany responsible for the war—as a humiliation. This feeling is considered today as the main reason for the rise of Adolf Hitler and the beginning of WWII. Mr. Netanyahu, are you trying to impose a new Treaty of Versailles on Germany? Why are you systematically humiliating the most strategic partnership Israel has?
Mr. Netanyahu, I beg you, can you explain that to us logically? If you do so, people may arrive at the conclusion they are wrong when criticizing Israel. If you do so, you may be able to recruit a few new allies, who are badly needed by your crumbling, violent regime. If you do so, you may be even be sympathized with. Yet, here is Israel’s problem: you can’t justify your violence and lack of love towards everybody, including Jewish children starving on Tel Aviv’s streets. Humiliation backfires, Mr. Netanyahu, and that is what will happen to you.
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by Roy Tov
Monday, April 9th, 2012
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