The passion for destroying small villages ended up causing a diplomatic incident
Gush Shalom: Israeli soldiers resorted to violence against diplomats from France and other European countries on their way to give humanitarian aid to inhabitants of a village destroyed by the IDF. Quite embarassing, just a few days after the government made a desperate plea to the European Union to relax its new guidelines , excluding […]
OPTIMISM
Instead ofA military strike,Americans and RussianAgree on Syria.Our Supreme CourtStruck downHeartless behaviorTowards asylum seekers.Proof that optimistsCan be right, too! Published in “Haaretz”, September 20, 2013
A Good War
HERE IS another Jewish joke: A hungry young Jew sees an announcement outside a local circus: anyone who climbs to the top of a 50 meter pole and jumps onto a tarpaulin below will win a prize of a thousand rubles. Out of desperation he goes in, climbs the pole and shudders looking down. “Jump! […]
BEHIND SCHEDULE
Today, 20 years ago,The Oslo AgreementWas signed.A permanent agreementFor peace betweenThe State of Israel andThe State of PalestineWas to be signedBy May, 1999.We are only 14 yearsBehind schedule. Published in “Haaretz”, September 13, 2013
Oslo Revisited
ISRAEL LOVES anniversaries. The media fill up with revelations and memories of the event commemorated, eye-witnesses recite their stories for the umpteenth time, old photos flood the pages and the TV screens. In the coming days, two main memorial dates will play this role. True, the Yom Kippur war broke out only in October (1973), […]
Open letter to EU Foreign Ministers
Uri Avnery and Adam Keller of Gush Shalom, the Israeli Peace Bloc, sent an open letter to the European Union Foreign Ministers due to meet tomorrow (Sept. 6), calling upon them to persist with their outspoken opposition to settlement construction in the Occupied Territories. Media reports indicate that settlements and the situation between Israel and […]
SHANA TOVA
ThatWe may learnFrom mistakes of the pastAnd make useOf the new chance!ThatJerusalem,Capital of two states,Will indeed be aLight unto the nations! Published in “Haaretz”, September 4, 2013
Poor Obama
POOR OBAMA. I pity him.Right at the start of his meeting with history, he made The Speech in Cairo. A great speech. An uplifting speech. An edifying speech. He talked to the educated youth of the Egyptian capital. He spoke about the virtues of democracy, the bright future awaiting a liberal, moderate Muslim world. Hosni […]
GOING DOWN
While the spotlightIs turned onThe Syria horror,We go downIn small portions:Three PalestiniansKilled in Kalandia,A new settlementInaugurated.Look forward toMore installmentsEvery week. Published in “Haaretz”, August 30, 2013
The cat on the cream – our housing minister
With the winds of war blowing in our region, Housing Minister Uri Ariel pours more oil on the flames by establishing the new “Leshem” settlement on the West Bank. In the inflammatory speech which he delivered on that occasion he shows himself a dangerous extreme right provocateur. This is far from an unexpected development. Ariel’s […]