“The Starling Went to the Raven”
An old, worn-out whore who waits in vain for a man to seek her favors is a pitiful sightindeed. The Israeli Labor Party is in this pathetic position, but it is difficult to feel anypity for it. For months now, the party has been waiting at the door of the Sharon government, hoping tobe invited […]
Police Attacks Peaceful Demonstrators in A-Ram
photo gallery A non-violent demonstration in A-Ram today (26.6.04) turned into a battlefield, when theBorder Police used, for two hours, tear gas, rubber-coated bullets and water cannon againstit. All signs indicate that it was a well-prepared police ambush. The Israeli demonstrators, mostly activists of Gush Shalom and Ta’ayush, arrived in fivefull buses at A-Ram roadblock. […]
“Irreversible Mental Damage”
Two weeks ago, the international community made a shocking declaration. Giving in to a demand by George Bush, the “Quartet” accepted the “Revised DisengagementPlan” of Ariel Sharon . This means that the United Nations, the European Union, the RussianFederation and the United States confirmed this document. I wonder if any one of the honorablediplomats has […]
The Nightmare Comes True
I thought it was terrible. I was wrong. It is far, far worse! – These words sum up myfeelings at that moment. I was standing on a hill overlooking the infamous Kalandia checkpoint. Below me was a narrow road, packed with Palestinians in the blazing sun, 30 degreescentigrade in the shade (but there was no […]
Against the Barghouti Sentence
photo gallery An unusual demonstration of 15 “Gush Shalom” activists took place today (Sunday, 6.6.04) inthe corridor of the Tel-Aviv District Court, just before the judges sentenced Fatah leaderMarwan Barghouti to life imprisonment. The demonstrators raised poster saying “Barghouti – Talk peace with him, don’t imprisonhim!” Gush Shalom spokesman, Adam Keller, declared: “This is a […]
Against the Barghouti Sentence
photo gallery An unusual demonstration of 15 “Gush Shalom” activists took place today (Sunday, 6.6.04) inthe corridor of the Tel-Aviv District Court, just before the judges sentenced Fatah leaderMarwan Barghouti to life imprisonment. The demonstrators raised poster saying “Barghouti – Talk peace with him, don’t imprisonhim!” Gush Shalom spokesman, Adam Keller, declared: “This is a […]
Against the Monster Wall in a-Ram
photo gallery An emotional meeting between to rivers of demonstrators, one Israeli and one Palestinian,took place Saturday noon in the center of a-Ram. The two rivers came from different directionsand united into one big demonstration against the monstrous wall that is about to cut off a-Ramfrom Jerusalem and from its environment. The drum band of […]
To Drink from the Sea of Gaza
Perhaps Abe Lincoln was right that you can’t fool all the people all the time, but a lot ofpeople can surely be fooled for a long, long time. Just look at Ariel Sharon. From the start, the “Disengagement Plan” was an exercise in deceit. But the world is eager to bedeceived. The world’s statesmen take […]
Against the Monster Wall in a-Ram
photo gallery An emotional meeting between to rivers of demonstrators, one Israeli and one Palestinian,took place Saturday noon in the center of a-Ram. The two rivers came from different directionsand united into one big demonstration against the monstrous wall that is about to cut off a-Ramfrom Jerusalem and from its environment. The drum band of […]
Tommy’s Granny
Sometimes a person “buys his world in one moment,” as the ancient Hebrew saying goes. This wasdone by the Minister of Justice, Yosef (“Tommy”) Lapid, when he uttered the words: “This oldwoman reminds me of my grandmother!” This old woman, an inhabitant of the Rafah refugee camp whose house was demolished by theIsraeli army, was […]