Self-confident
A strong andSelf-confidentIsraelCanMakePeace! Published in “Haaretz”, April 12, 2013
In Their Shoes
OBAMA IN ISRAEL: Every word right. Every gesture genuine. Every detail in its place. Perfect.Obama in Palestine: Every word wrong. Every gesture inappropriate. Every single detail misplaced. Perfect. IT STARTED from the first moment. The President of the United States came to Ramallah. He visited the Mukata’a, the “compound” which serves as the office of […]
Abu-Rish From Kafr Kassem
Ya’ir LapidWants to improveThe lot ofRicky CohenFrom Hadera.And of Rachel BerkowitzFrom Ramat-Aviv.But what aboutFatima Abu-RishFrom Kafr Kassem? Published in “Haaretz”, April 5, 2013
Idiocracy
SO, FINALLY our Prime Minister has apologized to Turkey for “operational mistakes” that “might have” led to the death of nine Turks during the attack on MV Mavi Marmara, the ship which tried to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza. It took him two years and ten months to do so. Hallelujah. But the real […]
If they can make peace..
If the TurksCan make peaceWith the Kurds –Then surelyWe canMake peaceWith the Palestinians. Published in “Haaretz”, March 29, 2013
The Speech that was Not Delivered
Note: This text was written on Wednesday, a day beforePresident Obama made his historic speech in Jerusalem. It appears that my text came much closer to his actual speech than I had dared to hope. Some passages are almost identical. Readers may want to compare the texts, to see what he left out. DEAR CITIZENS […]
28 years
An offer ObamaAnd KerryCannot refuse:Release PollardAfter 28 years -In returnFor the releaseOf all PalestiniansIn Israeli prisonsSince before Oslo,Some more than28 years. Published in “Haaretz” – March 22, 2013
The Ariel students wanted to hear Obama – but Ariel is not in Israel…
It seems the students from the "university" in Ariel very much wanted to hear the speech of US President Obama, which is nice. They held a publicized protest at not being invited. Their representative asked "Why are students from Israel boycotted?". However, this is exactly the problem. Students from all the universities in Israel were […]
All that our leaders avoided saying throughout the elections campaign, Obama said – and got a prolonged applause from the representatives of Israel’s young generation
It is a badge of shame to almost all political leaders in Israel . The President of the United States had to come to Jerusalem and say all the things which our politicians avoided saying with all their force. President Obama said it clearly and unequivocally – and won a standing ovation and prolonged applause […]
Yair Lapid brought us an extreme right, settler-dominated government
There was established in Israel an extremist right-wing government in which settlers and their allies hold all the key positions: their Minister of Housing will construct settlement housing; their Minister of Industry will divert industries to the settlements; their Chairman of the Knesset Finance Committee will provide them with plenty of funds. The Minister of […]