A peaceful future
The governmentOf IsraelFailed in itsMost important task:To provideIts citizens withA peaceful future.Who cares?The governmentOf France. Tomorrow, Sat. May 28 at 8.00 pm, we will join a march setting out fromthe Allenby-King George corner in Tel Aviv – with the call to build up anopposition, stop racism and incitement, prevent the next war and offer anew […]
I Was There
“PLEASE DON’T write about Ya’ir Golan!” a friend begged me, “Anything a leftist like you writes will only harm him!” So I abstained for some weeks. But I can’t keep quiet any longer. General Ya’ir Golan, the deputy Chief of Staff of the Israeli army, made a speech on Holocaust Memorial Day. Wearing his uniform, […]
What next?
“Dark forcesAre risingIn theIsraeli society,”So warnedGeneral Ya’ir Golan.“You have seenNothing yet!”Answers NetanyahuAnd appointsLieberman asDefense Minister. Published in Haaretz, 20/05/16
A Document with a Mission
WHEN DAVID BEN-GURION read out Israel’s declaration of independence (officially: “Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel”) on May 14, 1948, I was in Kibbutz Hulda. My company of the (still unnamed) Israeli army was ordered to make a night attack on the Arab village of al-Kubab, near the town of Ramleh. It […]
The brave general
WhateverHis (unknown)Political views,Gen. Yair GolanIs aNational Hero.The peopleShould award himA citationFor bravery. Published in Haaretz, 13/05/16
Those Funny Anti-Semites
ANTI-SEMITES make me laugh. They are so funny. I know that many will consider this statement frivolous, if not obnoxious, considering all the terrible things committed by anti-Semites throughout the ages, including the Holocaust. But nowadays, they are just ridiculous. The things they believe in. The things they say. Ridiculous. TAKE THE ex-mayor of London, […]
Nothing to offer
The Justice MinisterProposes a billTo annexThe settlements.So it is no surpriseThat NetanyahuSays “No” to France.Quite simple, he hasNothing to offer. On Memorial Day Eve (Tue. May 10) at 21.00 we will takepart in the memorial ceremony held by Combatants forPeace and The Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families’Forum, at the Kvutzat Shlomo Hall (Drive In Compound),Issak Remba St., […]
“Us” and “Them”
NO. IT’S not “us” and “them”. Not “us” – the good ones, the moral ones, the righteous ones. Or, to put it bluntly, the magnificent ones. The Jews. And not “them” – the bad ones, the evil ones. To put it bluntly again: the despicable ones. Yes, the Arabs. We, who were chosen by God, […]
Aid
No amountOf American aidCan ensureThe futureOf a countryWhich livesBy the swordAnd rejectsThe chanceOf reaching peace! Published in Haaretz, 28/04/16
Next year in Jerusalem…
This year, too,An occupyingCountryIs celebratingThe HolidayOf Liberty.Next yearIn Jerusalem,City of Peace,Capital ofTwo States! Haaretz, 22/04/16