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With devastating statisticsNetanyahu is neverthelessUnable to convince the publicOf the need for a lockdown,Nor could he arouseSignificant enthusiasmFor his “peace”With the Emirates.And while his criminal trialIs looming just aheadHis staunch supportersFail to come out on the streets.A wiser Prime MinisterWould draw his conclusions. 25/09/20

Exactly a hundred years agoHaim Weitzman,Future President of Israel,Signed an agreementWhich seemed promisingWith Emir Feisal,Later King of Iraq.What did it bring?Bloody riots which soon broke outIn Jaffa – the first in a stringOf wars and intifadas.It was true then, as it is now:No use to make dealsWith faraway KingsWithout coming to termsWith our direct neighbors. … Read more

After a harsh warKosovo declared independence,For years making effortsTo gain recognition.Until now, Israel refrainedFrom recognizing KosovoFor fear of creating a precedentFor recognition of the State of Palestine.But now Netanyahu is desperatelyCollecting diplomatic coups,Which of courseTotally changes the calculation. 11/09/20

Ceasefire is good newsTo Israeli farmersWhose fields will not burnAnd to Gaza fishermenWho will go out to seaIsraeli planes will no longerTake off on bombing missionsAnd Gazan homes will haveElectricity again.But as long asThe Israeli siegeGoes onSuffocating GazaThis is no more thanTemporary relief 04/09/20