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Supreme Court: “It is constitutionally improper for a military commander to ‘delegate authority’ to a cabinet minister “

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Today, February 16, the Supreme Court heard Gush Shalom’s petition against the settler radio “Galey Israel”. Supreme Court President Dorit Beinish and her fellow judges Edna Arbel and Hanan Meltzer reprimanded the state for “constitutionally improper” provisions in the West Bank military governor’s decree establishing the “Judea and Samaria Broadcasting Authority”. The military governor purports … Read more

Propaganda instead of education

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“Gideon Saar ceased to be the minister of education, and turned into Israel’s minister of propaganda, with the purpose of instilling an extreme right-wing ideology into the Israeli education system,” said former Knesset member Uri Avnery in response to the minister’s plan to send pupils to ‘travel’ in Hebron at heavy cost for the Ministry … Read more

Why Every Jewish Soldier Should Refuse

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Ruling Over a Hostile Population Our rule over three million Palestinian Arabs in the territories has perforce put us in aposition of committing a number of moral outrages. Continued rule will necessitate not onlycontinued denial of many basic rights to Palestinians, but will require our takingadditional steps which are reprehensible, if not morally questionable. While … Read more

Gush Shalom to Attorney-General: start criminal proceedings against “Lehava” on suspicion of incitement to murder”

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Gush Shalom sent this morning an urgent letter to Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein, calling upon him to immediately launch a criminal investigation against the leaders of the “Lehava” organization, on charges of incitement to murder. This letter was sent following a fiery Lehava communiqué published in the aftermath of a racist murder which was perpetrated … Read more

A New begining

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Without hope for a solution, violence will go on. The two peoples will push each other into anabyss of destruction and bereavement. Life will be hell. A new beginning is needed, a new step towards a solution that will allow both sides to live anormal life in peace and security. President Bush’s speech did not … Read more

“Selective Refusal” comment

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A Response to Amnon Rubinstein’s Op-Ed “Selective Refusal” in Ha’aretz You, Amnon Rubinstein, professor and Knesseth member, you who sit in your ivory tower inJerusalem and Tel Aviv and enjoy the pleasures of power for the past 20 or so years, you whoperceive yourself morally superior to other politicians, when was the last time that … Read more

Tsunami in Egypt

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UNTIL THE very last moment, the Israeli leadership tried to keep Hosni Mubarak in power. It was hopeless. Even the mighty United States was impotent when faced with this tsunami of popular outrage. In the end it settled for second best: a pro-Western military dictatorship. But will this really be the outcome? WHEN CONFRONTED with … Read more

Uri Avnery’s Speech in Salzburg

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Ladies and Gentleman, Dear Friends, First, let me thank you for inviting me to address such an important gathering. When I received the invitation, I wondered why I, out of all people, have been chosen for thishonor. The only explanation I could come up with was this: That you have been searching all overthe world … Read more

Taba Talks

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EU description of the outcome of permanent status talks at Taba Introduction This EU non-paper has been prepared by the EU Special Representative to theMiddle East Process, Ambassador Moratinos, and his team after consultationswith the Israeli and Palestinian sides, present at Taba in January 2001. Althoughthe paper has no official status, it has been acknowledged … Read more