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Forget about the battle of Negba. Forget about the battle of Ammunition Hill. Forget about theEntebbe raid. All these are overshadowed by the latest exploits of our forces. Songs will besung about them, victory albums will proclaim their glory. In a daring action, in the middle of the night, the elite units of the border … Read more

Everyone who has seen crime movies knows them: the good cop and the bad cop. The bad cop (say Gene Hackman) starts to interrogate the suspect. He shouts, curses,threatens, hits him. At the right moment, the good cop (say Clint Eastwood) enters. “How do you dare to behave like this?” he shouts at the bad … Read more

There is no international law against stupidity. Therefore, Karmi Gilon cannot be tried onthis account. The foolish actions of the Ambassador-on-the-way (the way home) start with his agreeing tobecome the Israeli ambassador in Denmark in the first place. Denmark is a very sensitivecountry. For some reason, the Danes don’t like torture, nor do they like … Read more

Why Did Talks End in Collapse? (Conclusion of “Quest for Mideast Peace: How and Why it Failed” from the New York times of July26, 2001 Assuming the mantle of Mr. Rabin, Mr. Barak came to office inJuly 1999 trumpeting his intent to end the conflict with thePalestinians in short order. But then he chose to … Read more

Everybody knows who is a war criminal. For example, somebody who kills prisoners-of-war ormassacres a civilian population (or allows others to do this) is one. The time has come to define who is a peace criminal: somebody who kills peace and thereby makeswar inevitable. Golda Meir, for example, in the early 70s, killed the chances … Read more