On Sunday Nov 12 at 9:30 am in the Haifa district courtContinued hearing of the Zaytouna-Oliva release case by Honourable Judge Ron Sokol, vice president The boat Zaytouna-Oliva was captured by the Israeli navy in international waters on Oct 5, 2016Women’s Boat to Gaza was organized by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition in order to bring … Read more
Nir Barkat, Mayor of”United Jerusalem”,Asked the armyTo blow upHigh rise buildingsAnd completely razeA Palestinian neighborhood.He deserves theIsrael Prize for Pyromania. Published in Haaretz, 17/11/17
A Kumbayah Moment or a Political Rally? Fascinating and troubling, the public debate leading up to tomorrow’s memorial ceremony marking 22 years since the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. The media are full of this discussion. Commanders for Israel’s Security and Darkenu, (“Our path”), who assumed responsibility for this year’s rally, state clearly in their websites’ … Read more
DURING THE last few days, I met with two old friends: Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin. Well, the term “friends” may not quite be appropriate. Certainly, Arafat called me “my friend” in a recorded message for my 70th birthday, but Rabin called nobody “friend”. That was not his character. I am glad that I knew … Read more
The Balfour DeclarationDoes not refer toThe national rights of“Non-Jewish communities”,Only to civil andreligious rights.But even theseThe state of IsraelDenies to the Palestinians. Published in Haaretz, 10/11/17
A new report, Unprotected: The Detention of Palestinian Teenagers in East Jerusalem, published today (25 October 2017) by human rights NGOs HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual and B’Tselem – The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories reveals broad, systemic abuse by Israeli authorities – including the police, the … Read more
I HATE self-evident truths. Ideals may be self-evident. Political statements are not. When I hear about a self-evident political truth, I immediately doubt it. The most self-evident political truth at this moment concerns Iran. Iran is our deadly enemy. Iran wants to destroy us. We must destroy its capabilities first. Since this is self-evident, the … Read more
Yitzhak RabinPaid with his lifeFor seeking peaceWith the Palestinians.Tomorrow night we willHonor his memoryOn the square whereHe was murdered. Stickers showing the Rabin-Arafat handshake will besent on demand. Write to info@gush-shalom.org withthe title “Rabin stickers” and give a postal address andthe number of required stickers. Published in Haaretz, 03/11/17
HALLELUJAH! AT long last I have found a point on which I agree with Binyamin Netanyahu. Really! This Monday the Knesset reassembled for its winter session after a long (and blessed) vacation. On such occasions, the president of the state and the prime minister are invited to speak. The speeches are supposed to be festive, … Read more
Netanyahu will notAttend the conference ofAmerican Jews.For the first time,An Israeli PMIs afraid ofBeing greeted thereWith hissing and booing. Published in Haaretz, 27/10/17