Adolf and Amin
BINYAMIN NETANYAHU is a perfect diplomat, a clever politician, a talented leader of the army. Lately, another jewel has been added to his crown: he is also a gifted story-teller. He has provided an answer to a question that has perplexed historians for a long time: When and how did Adolf Hitler decide to exterminate […]
Only the beginning
Excluding the ArabsIs only the beginning.Peace activists andConservative RabbisAnd LGTBAnd American JewsAre all to follow… Published in Haaretz, 27/07/18
Tisha B’Av pilgrimage to villages that have suffered destruction, or are in danger
Tisha B’Av pilgrimage to Khan Al Akhmar, and additional villages that have suffered destruction, or are in danger (Al Araqib, Umm Al Hiran, Susya) Leaving the Liberty Bell Garden parking lot in Jerusalem at 14:45. Torat Tzedek will try to organize transportation from other locations, if requested. Those with cars can choose to participate in […]
The March of Folly
ONE CAN look at events in Gaza through the left or through the right eye. One can condemn them as inhuman, cruel and mistaken, or justify them as necessary and unavoidable. But there is one adjective that is beyond question: They are stupid. If the late Barbara Tuchman were still alive, she might be tempted […]
The state of all Israelis
IsraelIs the stateOf all Israelis,The Hebrew speakersAnd the Arabic speakers. Published in Haaretz, 20/07/18
Navy intercepts Freedom Flotilla boat heading towards Gaza
The Al Awda, a former fishing boat sailing under a Norwegian flag, took offfrom Italy with 22 activists on board – including Yonatan Shapira,former combat pilot of the Israeli Air Force, who is on his fourthattempt to break the blockade from the sea. Other activists camefrom Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Malaysia, NewZealand, Norway, Spain, […]
“Not Enough!”
The State of Israel has no oil wells. It has no gold mines. What has it got? It has the ownership of the remembrance of the Holocaust. That is worth a lot. Everyone who wants to clean himself from the stain needs a certificate from the State of Israel. Such a document is worth very […]
Khan El Ahmar still stands
Khan El AhmarAnd its school,The village’s pride,Still stand.Thanks toPeople who care,In Israel and abroad.Foremost, thanksTo the villagers’Persistence. Published in Haaretz, 13/07/18
A Very Intelligent Person
IN THE late 1980s, my secretary told me that the Deputy Chief of Staff wanted to see me. That was rather surprising. The army command was not on friendly terms with my paper, Haolam Hazeh. For dozens of years we had been officially boycotted by the army, after publishing a story which the then Chief […]
Two kinds of news
Front page news:IDF supplied tentsTo Syrian refugees.IDF snipers killingA 14 years oldAt the Gaza border:News fit forThe bottomOf inner pages. Published in Haaretz, 06/07/18