Vote for Netanyahu
He and sheWho do notVoteVote forNetanyahu. Published in “Haaretz”, January 18, 2013
Welcome, Chuck
I FIND Chuck Hagel eminently likeable. I am not quite certain why.Perhaps it’s his war record. He was decorated for valor in the Vietnam War (which I detested). He was a mere sergeant. Since I was a mere corporal in our 1948 war, I find it elating to see a non-commissioned officer become Minister of […]
ELECTION LISTS
Peace is Israel’sExistential need.Any election listThat does notHave peaceHeading its programIs leadingTowards disaster. Published in “Haaretz”, January 11, 2013
Weird Elections
IN A few hundred years, a professor looking for an especially esoteric subject will ask his students to research the Israeli elections of 2013.The students will come back with a unanimous report: the results of our research are incredible. Faced with at least three grave dangers, they report, Israeli parties and voters just ignored them. […]
THE AMBASSADORS
When Israeli ambassadorsOpenly criticizeThe government of Israel -It shows how badIsrael’s internationalSituation is.The government’sDisastrousSettlement spreeHas brought this about. Published in “Haaretz”, January 4, 2013
A Person Called Nobody
SUDDENLY, I realized that a new star had appeared on the political firmament of Israel. Until yesterday I did not even know of its existence. A respected public opinion poll posed a Nixonesque question: From which politician would you buy a used car? The answer was stunning: not a single politician reached the mark of […]
FORETASTE
The recognition ofThe settlers’ “university”Of ArielIs a foretasteOf the next government.If Netanyahu and hisRight-wing bunchIs elected –The de-legitimizationOf Israel will becomeA fact. Published in “Haaretz”, December 28, 2012
A Government of Provocateurs
A settlement provocation In East Jerusalem Arouses anger All over the world A racist provocation at The Central Elections Committee Increases tensions Between Jews and Arabs Doubtful if all this Will help Likud's Elections campaign No doubt at all It causes grave damage To Israel Published in Ha'aretz, December 21, 2012
Provocations: The Likud Party's elections campaign
The exclusion of KM Zoabi and construction in the settlements – provocative and demagogic actions, promoting Likud's election campaign at the expense of Israel's future The campaign of settlement construction in East Jerusalem and the West Bank arouses worldwide anger, even among the Israel's best friends. The campaign of incitement and incitement against KM Hanin […]
The Sea and the River
“Palestine, from the Jordan to the Sea, belongs to us!” declared Khaled Meshal last week at the huge victory rally in Gaza. “Eretz Israel, from the sea to the Jordan, belongs to us!” declare right-wing Israelis on every occasion. The two statements seem to be the same, with only the name of the country changed. […]