THE NAME of Munib al-Masri has recently come up as a possible candidate for Prime Minister of a Palestinian national unity government. Not being a member of either Fatah or Hamas, he is acceptable to both. Al-Masri himself denies any such ambition. He says that he is too old (77), and that a younger generation … Read more
Half a year ago,Gush Shalom appealedAgainst the law forbiddingThe boycott ofSettlement products.The state’s lawyersFind it difficultTo defend a lawWhose enactmentThey had tried to prevent.This week theState Attorney’s OfficeAsked the Supreme CourtFor another delay. Published in “Haaretz”, December 23, 2011
MY GOD, what a bizarre lot these Republican aspirants for the US presidency are!What a sorry bunch of ignoramuses and downright crazies. Or, at best, what a bunch of cheats and cynics! (With the possible exception of the good doctor Ron Paul). Is this the best a great and proud nation can produce? How frightening … Read more
Palestinian demonstratorsAre being shot.In face of rampaging settlers,The army did not makeEven a single arrest.For 44 years, the IDFHas pampered the settlersAnd enabled themTo mistreat the Palestinians.Now the golemTurns on its creator. Published in “Haaretz”, December 16, 2011 Cheques, to help us continue the ads and the campaigns, to: Gush Shalom, P.O.Box 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033. … Read more
When soldiers faced Palestinian demonstrators at Nebi Salah last Friday, they shot and killed. When they faced rampaging settlers, there was not even a single arrest. For 44 years the IDF has pampered the settlers and enabled them to mistreat the Palestinians. Now, the Golem has turned on its creator. These are not ‘A handful … Read more
If one provocation is blocked, there comes a worse one. “The Right-wing Knesset Members never cease their effort to fill the law books of Israel with racist and anti-democratic laws. If one provocation is blocked, they at once come up with an even worse provocation” says the Gush Shalom movement. The Mosques Bill, due to … Read more
ON THE anniversary of David Ben-Gurion’s death, the usual memorial meeting was held at his graveside in Sdeh Boker, the Negev desert village where he lived in his retirement. There is no cemetery, just his grave and that of his wife Paula. The newspapers published a picture of Binyamin Netanyahu making a speech under a … Read more
Our leadersAre shockedBy the resultsOf the free electionsIn Egypt.They should lookInto the mirror:In our free elections,The followers ofMeir KahaneAnd the admirersOf Joe McCarthyWon. Gush ad in “Haaretz” December 9, 2011 Cheques, to help us continue the ads and the campaigns, to: Gush Shalom, P.O.Box 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033. Please, include your email address.
IN THE middle of the ’80s, a German diplomat conveyed to me a surprising message. A member of the Jordanian Royal family would like to speak with me in Amman. At the time, Jordan was still officially at war with us. IN THE middle of the ’80s, a German diplomat conveyed to me a surprising … Read more
Withholding Palestinian moneyWas Netanyahu’s wayOf pressuring the PATo stop demandingIndependence.But this arbitrary actHas clearly shown themJust how urgentlyThey needIndependence. Gush ad in “Haaretz” December 2, 2011 Cheques, to help us continue the ads and the campaigns, to: Gush Shalom, P.O.Box 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033. Please, include your email address.