Politics
Adam Thirlwell
2003
No, Moshe was not a serious Jewish boy. He was not committed to the history of the Jewish people. If he were asked to locate Tel Aviv on a map of Israel, I am not sure that Moshe could have done it.
I have a simple theory about nationality too. Like romance, nationality does not exist. In fact, nationality is a romance.
Occasionally Moshe enjoyed…
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