Bloody Spring
ON A flight to London in 1961, I had a unique experience.On the way, the plane made a stop in Athens and a group of Arabs joined us. That by itself was an experience. In those days, Israelis hardly ever met people from Arab countries. Three young Arabs took seats in the row behind me, […]
“managing” a fire"
“We should manageThe conflict,It is impossibleTo end it!” –So we are toldFor years.On the Sinai borderWe got a small sampleOf “managing” a fire,Instead ofPutting it out. Published in “Haaretz”, August 10, 2012
“managing” a fire"
“We should manageThe conflict,It is impossibleTo end it!” –So we are toldFor years.On the Sinai borderWe got a small sampleOf “managing” a fire,Instead ofPutting it out. Published in “Haaretz”, August 10, 2012
No to war with Iran! Demo today (Mon. Aug 6) Defence Ministry, Tel Aviv.
No to war with Iran! Today, Monday, 6 August 2012 at 19:00, we will demonstrate outside the Defense Ministry, with the call: Do not bomb. Talk. Rather than continuing the rhetoric of intimidation, it is time that the State of Israel will agree to join the regional talks, due to be held later this year […]
No to war with Iran! Demo today (Mon. Aug 6) Defence Ministry, Tel Aviv.
No to war with Iran! Today, Monday, 6 August 2012 at 19:00, we will demonstrate outside the Defense Ministry, with the call: Do not bomb. Talk. Rather than continuing the rhetoric of intimidation, it is time that the State of Israel will agree to join the regional talks, due to be held later this year […]
The Greatest Show on Earth
TO SUM up the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in one word: kitsch.To sum up the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in two words: wonderful kitsch. HONEST DISCLOSURE: I am an Anglophile. At the age of 15 I started working for an Oxford-educated lawyer. At the office only English was spoken. So I […]
The Greatest Show on Earth
TO SUM up the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in one word: kitsch.To sum up the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in two words: wonderful kitsch. HONEST DISCLOSURE: I am an Anglophile. At the age of 15 I started working for an Oxford-educated lawyer. At the office only English was spoken. So I […]
Thus spoke Netanyahu
Democracy – that's me!I, and I alone,DecideOn war againstIran!Thus spoke NetanyahuOn prime time TV. Published in “Haaretz” – August 3, 2012
Thus spoke Netanyahu
Democracy – that's me!I, and I alone,DecideOn war againstIran!Thus spoke NetanyahuOn prime time TV. Published in “Haaretz” – August 3, 2012
Talking Zionism
“HE TALKS Zionism,” used to be a very derogatory comment when I was young. It meant that some elderly functionary had come to waste our time with a boring speech consisting largely of empty phrases. That was before the foundation of the State of Israel. Since then, the term Zionism has been elevated to the […]