Larry Derfner in the Jerusalem Post, exonerating Caryl Churchill's playlet, 7 Jewish Children, of the charge of anti-Semitism, and saying it's just critical enough of Israel for Gaza. And re the climactic voice in the play, of the Jewish mother who wants to see others' children killed:
is it an authentic voice, a view of Palestinians
held by many, many Jews here and abroad even if they don't express it
publicly? Has that voice not gotten louder? And when push comes to
shove with the Palestinians, as it did in Operation Cast Lead, does Seven Jewish Children not echo the inner (and often outer) voice of Israel at war?
I think it does. And I agree – it's an awful echo to hear.
