Good for us too
Nothing betterFor Israel’s securityThan a PalestinianIndependence Day. Published in Haaretz – April 24, 2015
“There Are Still Judges…”
THIS WEEK I won a dubious distinction: a groundbreaking Supreme Court judgment has been named after me.It is an honor I would have gladly dispensed with. MY NAME appeared at the head of a list of applicants, associations and individuals, which asked the court to cancel a law enacted by the Knesset. Israel has no […]
“Boycott of cottage cheese is allowed, but not if it settler-made cheese”
Adv. Gaby Lasky: “Rejection of the appeal against the boycott law changes the basic constitutional rules in Israel. Boycott of cottage cheese is allowed, but not if it settler-made cottage cheese” Yesterday (Wed. April 15) the Supreme Court in Jerusalem rejected the appeal against the “Anti Boycott Law” which was lodged by former Knesset Member […]
Don’t be fooled
A “UnityGovernment”IsA Right-wingGovernmentIn Disguise. Published in Haaretz, April 17, 2015
National Unity
MY FIRST reaction after the election was: “Oh, no! Not a National Unity Government, please! In my first article after the election, I devoted a large part to the danger of a “national unity” government, though at the time the possibility of such a government, based on Likud and the Labor Party, seemed very remote […]
Two days after
Two days after theInauguration ofThe new Knesset,The occupation authoritiesImposedDetention without trialOn a member ofThe Palestinian Parliament.In its 67th year,Israeli democracyIs very ill. Published in Haaretz, April 9, 2015
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Bomb?
I MUST start with a shocking confession: I am not afraid of the Iranian nuclear bomb. I know that this makes me an abnormal person, almost a freak. But what can I do? I am unable to work up fear, like a real Israeli. Try as I may, the Iranian bomb does not make me […]
Not forever
The real conclusionAbout Iran:Israel can’tRely foreverOn a monopolyOf military force.Making peace isNot doing a favorTo somebody.It is existentialFor us! Published in Haaretz – April 3, 2015
The Israeli Salvation Front
THE 2015 election was a giant step towards the self-destruction of Israel. The decisive majority has voted for an apartheid state between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, in which democracy will slowly disappear. The decision is not yet final. Israeli democracy has lost a battle. It has not yet lost the war. If […]
Demonstration: No to expulsion of Palestinian families,Stop the Judiazation of East Jerusalem!
Friday, 27/3, 13:45, Damascus Gate Two families in East Jerusalem are facing imminenteviction from their homes: Sub Laban family from the Muslim Quarter of the Old City, and Shamasne family from the neighbourhood of Sheik Jarach. These evictions are part of ongoing efforts of the settler movement supported by the state to create a ring […]