SewersAre running over.WavesOf fascist incitementAre floodingThe country:Internet talkbackists,Rightist media,And aDespicable song, too.AsOn the eveOf Rabin’s murder. Ad published in Haaretz, April 23, 2010 Cheques to help us continue the ads – and the campaigns – to: Gush Shalom, P.O.Box 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033
YESTERDAY I went to the health clinic to get a vaccination. It was a pleasant day, sunny but not too hot. The trip to the clinic and back, including the waiting, took just over an hour. During this time, I had the following experiences: The taxi driver told me that years ago he was living … Read more
Instead ofA deluge ofClichés andEmpty phrases –There isOnlyOne messageOnRemembrance Day:NOMORE! Ad published in Haaretz, April 16, 2010
.I MET Salam Fayyad, the Palestinian Prime Minister, two weeks ago, and was again impressed by the calm and modesty he radiates. Generally, I meet him at demonstrations, such as those at the Bil’in fence. This time, too, there was no opportunity for more than a perfunctory handshake and a few polite words. We appeared … Read more
The onlyAnswerTo theNuclear Danger:Israeli-ArabPeaceAnd the turningOf theEntireMiddle EastInto aNuclear free zone. Ad published in Haaretz, April 9, 2010
“HOLD ME back!” is a part of Israeli folklore. It reminds us of our childhood. When a boy has a scuffle with a bigger and stronger boy, he pretends that he is going to attack him any moment and shouts to the spectators: “Hold me back, or I am going to kill him!” Israel is … Read more
BetterAn imposedPeaceThanA voluntaryWar.
IN JANUARY 1077, King Henry IV walked to Canossa. He crossed the snow-covered Alps barefoot, wearing a penitent monk’s hair shirt, and reached the North-Italian fortress in which the Vicar of God had found refuge. Pope Gregory VII had excommunicated him after a conflict over the right to invest bishops throughout the German Reich. The … Read more
Obama,Mazal Tov!Against intense oppositionYou have paved the wayFor AmericansTo receiveMedical treatment.NowHeal us pleaseFrom theMalignant occupation.Many in IsraelWill be grateful! Ad in Haaretz, March 26, 2010 Cheques to help us continue the ads – and the campaigns – to: Gush Shalom, P.O.Box 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033
IT IS already a commonplace to say that people who don’t learn from history are condemned to repeat their mistakes. Some 1942 years ago, the Jews in the province called Palaestina launched a revolt against the Roman Empire. In retrospect, this looks like an act of madness. Palestine was a small and insignificant part of … Read more