“I’m sorry if I offend anyone with my speech,” he said. “If my father were alive today, he would say, ‘Davie, please, don’t tell them what you really think.’”

Earlier this month, The Jerusalem Post ran an interesting interview with David Simon; you might have missed it if you’re not a regular reader of the Post or someone who just searches the internet for any mention of David Simon.

It’s quite a different look at the multifaceted personality of the creator of “The Wire” and so I recommend it, especially if you want to learn a little bit about his relationship with his father, his thoughts on Israel/Palestine, and his connection to his Jewish roots. It’s a little bit too brief on all of the above topics and I wish that it were not, but some disussion of them is probably better than nothing at all.