Protest: No to incitement and violence!

Gush Shalom joins the call of Peace Now to hold an emergency protest on Sat. Aug.1. with the call: No to incitement and violence! Meeting at 7:30pm in the Rabin Square, to hold a rally. Then at 9:00pm, we will march to the Gan Meir Park. The statement forwarded to us by the organizers read: […]

The Chiefs

TheChiefsOfShin BethMustResign. Published in Haaretz, August 7, 2015

Until the Messiah comes …

Jews wishingTo prayIn JerusalemHave a big plazaAt the Wailing Wall.That should beQuite enoughUntil the comingOf the Messiah. Published in Haaretz – July 31, 2015

Sheldon’s Stooges

IN JAPAN in the good old days, Binyamin Netanyahu would by now have committed hara-kiri.In England at that time, the monarch would have appointed him governor of the most remote little island in the Pacific Ocean. In Israel, his popularity rating is bound to go up. Because in our country, the old adage is getting […]

Demonstration – save Susya from destruction!

Save Susya – Israelis and Palestinians demonstrate jointly to save threatened West Bank village. Friday, July 24, 2015, South Hebron Hills The Palestinian village of Susya in the South Hebron hills is under imminent threat of demolition. Join the residents of the village in saying no to demolitions. Please register here for transportation from:Tel Aviv, […]

Surprise

Who would noticeThe destruction ofA tiny villageIn theSouth Hebron Hills?The governmentGot a surprise:The name of SusiyaIs now knownAll over the world! Today, Fri. July 24, we will join the Israeli-Palestinian protest rally at SusIya. Transportation: 11.30 am from the Arlozorov Street Railway Station, Tel Aviv; 12.00 from the Liberty Bell Park, Jerusalem. Published in HaaretzJuly […]

The Treaty

AND WHAT if the whole drama was only an exercise of deception?What if the wily Persians did not even dream of building an atomic bomb, but used the threat to further their real aims?What if Binyamin Netanyahu was duped to become unwittingly the main collaborator of Iranian ambitions? Sounds crazy? Not really. Let’s have a […]

To be Greek

EVERYBODY HAS already voiced his (or her) opinion on the Greek crisis, whether he (or she) has an opinion or not. So I feel obliged to do the same. The crisis is immensely complicated. However, it looks to me quite simple. The Greeks spent more than they earned. The creditors, in their incredible impertinence, want […]

An American poll

An American pollIndicates sharp criticismOf IsraelAmong supporters ofThe Democratic Party.Losing bipartisan supportIs one moreNetanyahu achievement. Published in Haaretz, July 10, 2015