Monday, November 3, 2014

Message of Moral Relativism Messes With Head of Jewish "Klinghoffer" Actor

He used to think Israel was in the right. Having internalized the opera's moral drift, however, he's had a change of heart:
He said that Judaism has taught him to be committed and try something new every day. It takes courage to play a role like Omar and find sympathy for the character, Kovarsky asserted. ”Whether people are going to agree with it or not, I’m committed,” he said.
Addressing critics of the show, Kovarsky said that people are afraid to see “visible terrorism” or “terrorism kind of humanized.” He defended The Death of Klinghoffer by claiming that the opera does not have an opinion on the matter of Israel and Palestinians, terrorism and what is deemed “right and wrong.” The show “is about dispossession in general,” he said. “The Israelis represent dispossession in the sense that they represent hope… So then we also look at the dispossession of Palestinians who basically were denied their land.” 
“But essentially, they’re the same people. That’s what this whole show is all about,” he said. “That the Israelis and the Palestinians are the same people that have just been dealt different hands.” 
Aside from being utter bollocks--the reality is that Israelis want to live in peace in their ancient, ancestral land while Palestinians want Israel, period; meanwhile, both sides have taken active steps to turn their desires into a reality--that is one hell of a messed-up message.

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