In reference to the Klinghoffer opera, composer John Adams felt it was a way to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Firstly Mr. Klinghoffer had nothing to do with the conflict. He was not even an Israeli, but a handicapped elderly American who happened to be Jewish. To stereotype a race or religion is prejudice. Hiding behind artistic freedom doesn’t make it less so.
Hillcrest, Queens
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