Gilad Atzmon: Kosher Oxymoron-Jewish Democracy
Israeli Defense minister Ehud Barak is expected to back amendment to Citizenship Act.
Here is the amended version:
"I hereby declare my loyalty to the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state in the spirit of the Declaration of Independence and I pledge to honor state laws."?
Barak said today that "such a declaration will not harm the Arab minority, and declarations of a similar nature are customary in civilized countries around the world"
He is right, such a contradictory declaration cannot harm anyone, for it is logically flawed.
Guardian Music Choice: Jazza Festival, London
Jazza Festival, London
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/oct/09/this-weeks-new-live-music
Robert Wyatt. Photograph: Eamonn Mccabe
The inimitable British singer-songwriter Robert Wyatt has had a devoted audience for years, and one that crosses many musical territories. Wyatt's unique downbeat chorister sound is currently being connected to the most unexpected of repertoires for him – the Great American Songbook – and as well as being a benefit and consciousness-raiser for the people of Gaza, the Jazza festival is the launchpad for his new album, For The Ghost Within, a compelling blend of haunting vocal treatments and inspirational arrangement. Wyatt doesn't sing live any more, so the formidable Cleveland Watkiss takes his place in this glittering lineup, alongside Gilad Atzmon's Orient House Ensemble and the Sigamos Strings, plus the Jazza All-Stars (with saxophonist Peter King and Polar Bear's Seb Rochford), singer Sarah Gillespie, folk luminaries Rory Mcleoud and the Unthank Sisters, and more.
The Scala, N1, Tue, Wed
JF
Jazza Music Festival 12 & 13 October 2010 @ THE SCALA
275 Pentonville Road, London
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