Under duress
Trump triesTo forceThe PalestiniansTo talk with Netanyahu.That is ridiculous.Imposed negotiationsUnder blunt threatsCan have no value. Published in Haaretz, 05/01/18
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The Man Who Jumped
NOBODY DESCRIBED the outbreak of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict better than the historian Isaac Deutscher. A man lives in a house that catches fire. To save his life, he jumps out of the window. He lands on a passer-by in the street below and injures him grievously. Between the two a bitter enmity arises. Who is … Read more
Dangerous indeed
“A 16 year old girlWith no weaponsOther than bare hands.Still, she might poseA danger”, said theMilitary judge whoSent her to detention.He is right.She dangerouslyExposesThe occupation. Published in Haaretz, 29/12/17
Cry, Beloved Country
ANYONE PROPOSING the death penalty is either a complete fool, an incorrigible cynic or mentally disturbed – or all of these. There is no effective therapy for any of these defects. I wouldn’t even try. A fool would not understand the overwhelming evidence for the conclusion. For a cynic, advocacy of the death penalty is … Read more
Slap in the face
How shouldIDF soldiersAct towardsPalestinian girlsIn the fields ofNabi Saleh?Very simple.The soldiersShould notBe there. Published in Haaretz, 22/12/17
Children of Stones
FOR GOD’S SAKE, are they crazy? They congregate in the marketplace, boys of 15, 16 years, take stones and throw them at our soldiers, who are armed to the teeth. The soldiers shoot, sometimes over their heads, sometimes straight at them. Every day there are wounded, every few days there are dead. What for? They … Read more
Shopping in Umm el Fahm
Simply buyingTomatoes inUmm el FahmBecame this weekAn act of trueIsraeli patriotism. Published in Haaretz, 15/12/17
Jews and Arabs stand together in Wadi Ara
Tuesday, December 12 at 16:00 (4 PM) at the Um el Fahem intersection There are members of the governing elite who prefer not to notice, but Wadi Ara comprises shared lives, good neighbors and mutual solidarity even through difficult times. This country is full of Jews and Arabs who want to live together in mutual … Read more
Trump’s reckless statement triggered the Gaza snowball effect
Last week Trump made a reckless statement regarding the USA acknowledging Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The recklessness of it is less about what was said, but more about the context, the timing and by whom. The result is that it has triggered a snowball effect which we cannot yet estimate its size or … Read more
A historic day – the end of American mediation in the Middle East
The Trump speech will not change the reality of Jerusalem. West Jerusalem will remain an Israeli city, where Israel’s government is located since 1949. East Jerusalem will remain an occupied Palestinian city, which is not and cannot be a part of Israel. Believers of Judaism, Christianity and Islam will continue clinging to their holy sites … Read more