THE PROOF
As proof of itsSincerityIn pursuingPeace,The Netanyahu governmentHas declaredWarOn the Negev BedouinsAnd is resolvedTo expelTens of thousands. Published in “Haaretz”, June 28, 2013
When the Gods Laugh
(A shorter version of this article was published in Haaretz on June 19, the day after the official birthday.) IF THE life of Shimon Peres was a play, it would be difficult to classify. A tragedy? A comedy? A tragicomedy? For sixty years it looked as if he was under a curse of the Gods, […]
Peace Roundtables in the city squares – Sunday, June 23
On Sunday, June 23, Gush Shalom is among the Israeli peace groups which will embark on a multi-city Peace Roundtable campaign, setting up more than 70 discussion tables at public places throughout the country. The aim is to foster public support for a peace initiative, against the backdrop of the efforts made by US Secretary […]
A division of labor
President Shimon PeresExcites the whole worldWith hisVision of peace.Prime Minister NetanyahuAdds a bitOf lip service.Housing Minister Uri ArielDoes not talk:He is busyBuilding settlements. Published in “Haaretz” – June 21, 2013
Triumph and Tragedy
NO OPERA by Richard Wagner could have been more dramatic. It looked as if it was directed by a genius. It started low-key. A little piece of paper was thrust into the hand of Prime Minister Levi Eshkol as he was reviewing the Independence Day parade. It said that Egyptian troops were entering the Sinai […]
DANONISM
Anyone noticedThat John KerryDid not comeThis week?Instead we heardFrom Danny DanonWhat we knew already:Netanyahu has no intentionTo negotiate seriously. Published in “Haaretz” – June 14, 2013
"Boycott Law not yet ripe"
State to the Supreme Court: Boycott Law poses constitutional problems, but…Gush Shalom: this law might undermine Israel's export economy In a statement presented to the Supreme Court in reply to appeals lodged by Uri Avnery and Gush Shalom, followed by other appeals, against the legality of the Boycott Law, the State Attorney’s Bureau admitted that […]
Settler radio limited
Following Gush Shalom’s appeal, settler radio’s broadcasts will have to stop broadcasting within the Green Line, in violation of the terms of its concession Gush Shalom: The settlers attempted a backhanded way of setting up a countrywide extreme right radio station June 5, culminated a long struggle waged by the Gush Shalom movement against attempts […]
Butterflies in Damascus
DURING THE Spanish civil war of 1936, a news story reported the deaths of 82 Moroccans, 53 Italians, 48 Russians, 34 Germans, 17 Englishmen, 13 Americans and 8 Frenchmen. Also 1 Spaniard. “Serves him right,” people in Madrid commented, “Why did he interfere?” Similar things could now be said about the civil war in Syria. […]
Occupation? What occupation?
Haaretz Every person is endowed with a certain denial mechanism they can use to avoid the shame, fear, guilt and pain involved in coping with their improper actions. Instead of facing their failure, accepting reality and dealing with it, they simply enter a state of denial. But denial extracts a heavy price from the denier. […]