Silent March
Silent March For Freedom for Refugees – Sat. Dec. 28, 2013, Tel Aviv This Saturday night, we Israelis and refugees together, will MARCH IN SILENCE FOR THE FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF AFRICAN REFUGEES IN ISRAEL. Together we will take a stand against the unjust imprisonment of refugees without trial and against the recent wave […]
Pollard For Peace
Jonathan PollardShould have beenReleasedlong ago.An agreementWith the PalestiniansShould have beenSignedlong ago.If the twoCan be combined –All the better! Published in “Haaretz” – December 27, 2013
Angel Face
SEEING HER face on the TV screen, one is struck by her beauty. It is the face of an angel, pure and innocent. Then she opens her mouth, and what pours out is vile and ugly, the racist message of the extreme right. Like seeing a cherub parting its lips and revealing the teeth of […]
A Jewish State?
A state which sendsRefugees seeking asylumTo long imprisonmentWithout trialDeep in the desert -That is notA Jewish State! Published in “Haaretz” – December 20, 2013
Abbas is opposed to boycott of Israel , calling for a boycott of settlement products only
Abbas is opposed to boycott of Israel , calling for a boycott of settlement products only. The statement was made at a press conference in South AfricaThe Supreme Court will shortly deliberate on the Gush Shalom appeal against “The Boycott Law ” which is designed to prevent calls for a boycott of the settlements Palestinian […]
Self-Boycott
CAN A country boycott itself? That may sound like a silly question. It is not. At the memorial service for Nelson Mandela, the “Giant of History” as Barack Obama called him, Israel was not represented by any of its leaders. The only dignitary who agreed to go was the speaker of the Knesset, Yuli Edelstein, […]
Our representative
After much hesitation,Israel sent theKnesset SpeakerTo the funeral ofNelson Mandela.Speaker EdelsteinLives in a settlementIn occupied territory,Traveling dailyOver apartheid roads. Published in “Haaretz” – December 13, 2013
(Un)holy River
SO HERE comes John Kerry again, for the umpteenth time (but who is counting?) to make peace between us and the Palestinians. It is a highly laudable effort. Unfortunately, it is based on a false premise. To wit: that the Israeli government wants peace based on the two-state solution. Unwilling – or unable – to […]
With equal rights
The BedouinsWanted to beIsraeli citizensWith equal rights.They joined the IDFVoluntarily.The State of IsraelWas concerned withTheft of their landSuccess was achieved:The Bedouins were turnedInto Palestinians. Published in “Haaretz”, December 6, 2013
Citizens, but…
The BedouinsWanted to beIsraeli citizensWith equal rights.They joined the IDFVoluntarily.The State of IsraelWas concerned withTheft of their landSuccess was achieved:The Bedouins were turnedInto Palestinians. Published in “Haaretz” = December 6, 2013