RECOGNITION

Brazil and ArgentinaHave recognizedThe state of PalestineWithin the 1967 borders.The world,Which last weekHas demonstratedIts support for our state,Also supportsThe establishmentOf PalestineNext to us.The state of PalestineMay come to lifeWithout an agreementWith Israel,In spite ofNetanyahu and his gang. Ad in Haaretz – December 10, 2010 Cheques to help us continue the ads – and the campaigns … Read more

“Islam is the Solution”

FIRST, AN apology: I am not going to write about the Wikileaks.I like gossip as much as the next (wo)man. The leaks provide a lot of it, interspersed with some real information. But there is nothing really new there. The information only confirms what any intelligent person could have worked out already. If there is … Read more

The Original Sin

A FRIEND of mine in Warsaw told me about a Polish journalist who visited Israel for the first time. On his return he reported with great excitement: “You know what I’ve discovered? In Israel, too, there are Jews!” For this Pole, Jews are people who wear a long black kaftan and a big black hat. … Read more

FITNESS

Limor LivnatIs fitTo serve asMinister of Culture –As Avigdor LiebermanIs fitTo serve asForeign Minister. Ad in Haaretz, November 19, 2010 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.

Vox Taxi – Vox Dei

ON SATURDAY evening, two weeks ago, we returned by taxi from the annual memorial rally for Yitzhak Rabin, and as usual got into a conversation with our driver. Generally, these conversations flow smoothly, with lots of laughs. Rachel loves them, because they bring us face-to-face with people we don’t normally meet. The conversations are necessarily … Read more

PROVOCATION

Another provocative settlementIn East Jerusalem.Another slap in the faceOf our few remaining friendsIn the world.The enemies of IsraelDo not have to workFor the de-legitimizationOf Israel.Their work is being done byOur government. Ad published in Haaretz, November 12, 2010

The Nobleman and the Horse

“HALF AND HALF,” the late Prime Minister, Levi Eshkol, is said to have answered, when asked whether he wanted tea or coffee. This joke was intended to parody his hesitation on the eve of the Six-day War. (Though secret documents published this week show Eshkol in a very different light.) The American public now resembles … Read more