THIS TUESDAY will be the 64th anniversary of a fateful day for our lives. A day in November. A day to remember. On November 29, 1947, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted, by 33 votes against 13 (with 10 abstentions), the Palestine Partition Plan. This event has become a subject of endless debates, … Read more
The Prime MinisterProposesTo import doctorsFrom India.Wouldn’t it beA better ideaTo import from IndiaA Prime Minister? Gush ad in “Haaretz” November 25, 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.
Closure of the “Voice of Peace” radio station part of offensive to destroy democracy: for the settlers the government established a special station, “Israel Waves” while silencing by force the opposing voice. “The closing down of the ‘Voice of Peace’ radio station by the police is part of an overall offensive designed to no less … Read more
“YOU AND your Weimar!” a friend of mine once exclaimed in exasperation, ”just because you experienced the collapse of the Weimar Republic as a child, you see Weimar behind every corner.” The accusation was not unjustified. In 1960, during the Eichmann trial, I wrote a book about the fall of the German Republic. Its last … Read more
The Netanyahu GovernmentIs daily interferingIn the domestic politicsOf the United States -Openly and without shameThe Netanyahu GovernmentAccuses European governments,Which are fundingIsraeli human rights organizations,Of interfering inThe domestic politics of Israel. Published in “Haaretz”, November 18, 2011 Tuesday night, 7 pm, we shall join the march departing from Habima Square in Tel Aviv, to protest the … Read more
“YOU CAN lie to all of the people some of the time, and to some of the people all of the time, but you cannot lie to all of the people all of the time.” This slightly altered quotation from Abraham Lincoln has yet to be absorbed by Binyamin Netanyahu. He thinks it doesn’t apply … Read more
The government definesSettlement extensionas punishmentFor the Palestinians.Violent settlers fixTheir own “price tag”.The Knesset is busyEnacting anti-democratic laws.Thugs implement themOn the street.So who is“Delegitimizing” Israel? Published in “Haaretz”, November 11, 2011 Saturday 12.11, 7.30 pm, we will join the rally at the Rabin Square in Tel-Aviv, to commemorate a Prime Minister who died for peace and … Read more
EVERYBODY KNOWS the scene from school: a small boy quarrels with a bigger boy. “Hold me back!” he shouts to his comrades, “Before I break his bones!” Our government seems to be behaving in this way. Every day, via all channels, it shouts that it is going, any minute now, to break the bones of … Read more
With a majorityOf 107 against 14,Amid wild applause,UNESCO acceptedThe State of PalestineAs a full member.“Punishing” the PalestiniansOffends 107 countriesAnd isolates IsraelEven more. Published in “Haaretz”, November 4, 2011
The organizers of the action, denied entry to Israel in the “Fly-in” several months ago:”We have no intention to riot or confront, buses will be waiting to take us to Bethlehem” Gush Shalom: The government should allow the activists to visit the Palestinians A few days ago was held in Paris a large-scale meeting of … Read more