Playing with Fire
A military raidIn RamallahAnd a media campaignTo let soldiers kill.Plans for massiveSettlement construction.Netanyahu and LiebermanIgnite the Third IntifadaFor electoral gain. Published in “Haaretz”, December 14, 2012
First step towards overturning "Boycott Law"?
Gush Shalom welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court to issue an order nisi in the appeal against the "boycott law" and require the state to explain why it would not revoke this law. "We were the first to appeal against this despicable law, on the very morning after the oppressive Knesset majority passed it. […]
Cold Revenge
“Revenge is a dish that is best eaten cold,” is a saying attributed to Stalin. I don’t know if he really said that. All the possible witnesses were executed long ago.Anyhow, a taste for delayed revenge is not an Israeli trait. Israelis are more impulsive. More immediate. They don’t plan. They improvise.In this respect, too, […]
Don't get it wrong!
Netanyahu,Don't get it wrong!Europeans and AmericansGave a wide interpretationTo Israel’s right of self-defense.They did notGive you a green lightTo build settlementsAnd dig a graveFor Israel. Published in “Haaretz” – December 7, 2012
Dec.5, Supreme Court hearing Gush Shalom's appeal against "Boycott Law"
"The court here has the authority to overrule [the Knesset members], legal advisors do not." Updated Dec. 5, 2012 Such an event does not occur every day at the halls of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. A year and a half ago, the right-wing majority in the Knesset passed the "Boycott Law" which claims to […]
The Strong and the Sweet
IT WAS a day of joy.Joy for the Palestinian people. Joy for all those who hope for peace between Israel and the Arab world. And, in a modest way, for me personally. The General Assembly of the United Nations, the highest world forum, has voted overwhelmingly for the recognition of the State of Palestine, though […]
In support of recognition of Palestine
photo gallery Update 30.11: video report of the event by Social TV (sorry: no English subtitles) A rally in support of recognition of Palestine at the UN, to be held Thursday ( November 29) in Tel Aviv – at 6:00 pm opposite "Independence Hall" on 16 Rothschild Blvd, Tel Aviv. Gush Shalom joins the rally […]
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A vital Israeli interest
UN recognitionOf theState of PalestineIs a vitalIsraeli interest ! Published in “Haaretz”, November 30, 2012
Once And For All!
THE MANTRA of this round was Once And For All. “We must put an end to this (the rockets, Hamas, the Palestinians, the Arabs?) Once and For All!” – this cry from the heart was heard dozens of times daily on TV from the harassed inhabitants of Israel’s battered towns and villages in the South. […]