Justice is the essence of peace

The goal of #BDS is the full restoration of Palestinian rights, not an agreement to create an artificial mini-state in order to save Zionism

Now, the other pillar of Israeli power - Western support and complicity - is starting to crack. We must do all we can to push it over.

This time the fluttery feeling in my stomach was more intense. It made the inside of my thighs tingle and my breathing deepen.

Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There's a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning.

The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal - that you can gather votes like box tops - is, I think, the ultimate indignity to the democratic process.

Turn all your thoughts and aspirations to heaven. Work hard to secure for yourself a place there for ever.

It's good to have a prayer on your lips wherever you go.

Ever since the Greek tragedies, artists have, from time to time, asked themselves how they might influence ongoing political events.

I paint a little and keep sketchbooks because it has the effect of preventing me becoming lazy about looking. The subject could be anything.

We never cease wanting what we want, whether it's good for us or not.

Don't ever speak publicly about anything that you're not passionate about and that you don't actually believe you have something truly unique about it to deliver.

Bright gem instinct with music, vocal spark.