Not by walls
Not by wallsNot by fencesNot by concrete blocks.Between West Jerusalem,Capital of Israel,And East Jerusalem,Capital of Palestine,There must beA border of peace. Tomorrow night, Sat. Oct. 24 at 19.30, we will join the protest march from Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square to the Defense Ministry, under the call “Stop the madness!” initiated by Peace Now and joined […]
Jews and Arabs stand together – Rally in Haifa, Sun. Nov. 1
Haifa – Jews and Arabs stand together for a common future.Sunday, November 1, at 7:30 pm – rally at the Cinematheque Square, Haifa We, Jews and Arabs, Arabs and Jews, will not give in to fear and despair. On Sunday, we will stand together in the city of Haifa – a city that can and […]
Tel Aviv Memorial to lynching victim
Tel Aviv, October 21, 2015. Hundreds of people gathered today at the Levinsky Park to give a final farewell to Habtom Zarhum, killed because he did not have the right skin color, and because government ministers and “opposition” leaders urge the public to kill first and ask questions afterwards. Israeli citizens and African refugees cry […]
The Settlers’ Prussia
ISRAELI DEMOCRACY is sliding downwards. Sliding slowly, comfortably, but unmistakably. Sliding where? Everybody knows that: towards an ultra-nationalist, racist, religious society. Who is leading the ride? Why, the government, of course. This group of noisy nobodies which came to power at the last elections, led by Binyamin Netanyahu. Not really. Take all these big-mouthed little […]
We will not surrender to despair – We will stand together!
Jews and Arabs march together in Jerusalem – Saturday night, Oct. 17. Starting point – at 8.30 at Gan HaSus, Jerusalem.Arabs and Jews want to live in security. Real security, without occupation and without killing. We know that only with a just solution to the conflict will be able to stop the killing and the […]
Not terrible?
For yearsThe “experts” said:”Not having peaceIs not terrible.It is possibleTo manageThe conflict.”They were wrong.It IS terrible. Tomorrow night, Sat., Oct. 17., we will join peace and human rights groups in a march through the streets of Jerusalem, with the call: “Standing together – not giving in to despair!”. Meeting point: 8.00 pm, Gan Hasus, Jerusalem. […]
Leader without Glory
I FIRST met Mahmoud Abbas in Tunis at the beginning of 1983. I knew that he was responsible for the Israel desk in the PLO leadership. Said Hamami and Issam Sartawi, the PLO delegates with whom I had been in permanent contact since 1974, told me that he was in charge. But he was not […]
Protest Vigil against the Occupation and Escalation
Friday, October 9, at 13:00 there will be held at the corner of Ben-Zion Boulevard and King George Street in Tel Aviv a Protest Vigil against the Occupation and Escalation. Military operations and settlement construction are not the solution – they are the problem. Only a peace agreement can end the violence. In between wars […]
Emergency protest: Break the Cycle of Bloodshed!
In the past months, the conflict is growing, the cycle of violence and bloodshed is fast escalating. There is a straight line between the settler “Price Tag” violence and deadly arson at the village of Duma, this week’s shooting attack and the countless incidents of violence on both sides which we witnessed recently. Israelis and […]
What is An Intifada?
What isAn Intifada?An uprisingAgainst foreign ruleTo achieveIndependence.For example:The Jewish uprisingAgainst theBritish Mandate. Published in Haaretz, October 9, 2015