Perhaps the Messiah will Come
IF SOMEONE had told me 50 years ago that the rulers of Israel, Jordan and Egypt had met in secret to make peace, I would have thought that I was dreaming. If I had been told that the leaders of Egypt and Jordan had offered Israel complete peace in return for leaving the occupied territories, […]
Losing hope
In 2011,Basil al-ArajParticipated inNon-violent protestsAgainst the occupation,Inspired byMartin Luther King.This week, soldiersBroke into his homeAnd killedThe “wanted terrorist”. Published in Haaretz, 10/03/17
Tel Aviv – launching the anti-occupation campaign
Already for fifty years, successive Israeli governments maintain military rule over the Palestinian people, denying their most basic rights and depriving them of liberty, incidentally plunging Israel’s own society into repeated crises and poverty. Today, Friday March 3, 2017 at 11:00 am, at the “Black Platform” square in the corner of Herzl and Rothschild in […]
The Cannons of Napoleon
NAPOLEON CAME to a German town and was not welcomed with the traditional artillery salute. Furious, he summoned the mayor and demanded an explanation. The German produced a long scroll of paper and said: “I have a list of 99 reasons. Reason No. 1: we have no cannon.” “That’s enough’” Napoleon interrupted him, “You can […]
Haifa court – protest confiscation of Gaza anti-blocade boat
Tomorrow, Sunday, March 5, 2017, at 9.30 am, Judge Ron Sokol of the Haifa District Court, will resume deliberations on the government of Israel’s demand to confiscate the boat Zaytouna-Oliva, captured last year by the Israeli Navy in international waters (see following background). The proceedings will be held in room 617 at the court building […]
Russian links and other information
The Russian section of the “Gush Shalom” sitecontains translations of Uri Avnery’s articles for several years, his biography,a Russian translation of his book “The other Side of the Coin”,written immediately after the 1948 war,and many related materials. Статьи Ури Авнери http://dev.gush-shalom.org/en/en-ru-avnery Русский раздел “Гуш Шалом”содержит переводы статей Ури Авнери за несколько лет, его биографию,русский перевод […]
They Destroy, We Are Building A Common Future
On Saturday night, Feb. 4, at 7:30 pm – a march in Tel Aviv, starting on Magen David Square (corner of Allenby and King George) and culminating with a on Dizengoff Street (near Dizengoff Square). This is the moment to stand together! We will not let them separate us! We will not let racism, discrimination […]
The next war
It is importantTo investigateThe failures ofThe last war.It is evenMore importantTo preventThe next war. Published in Haaretz, 03/03/17
The Great Rift
I BELIEVE I was the first to recommend that the soldier Elor Azaria, the killer of Hebron, be granted a pardon. But this recommendation was conditional on several requirements: first, that the soldier openly and unconditionally confess his crime, that he apologize and that he be sentenced to many years in prison. Without these conditions, […]
No regret – no pardon
AzariaHas not admittedThat he hasCommitted a crimeAnd has notApologized.He does notDeserveA pardon. Published in Haaretz, 24/02/17