Towards the EU ministers’ meeting in Brussels, Gush Shalom calls upon them to proclaim Jerusalem as the capital of two states Towards the meeting of the European foreign ministers, scheduled for tomorrow in Brussels, the Gush Shalom movement sent to the 27 foreign ministries and to the 27 embassies in Israel the text of the … Read more
IT WOULD have been the epitome of political kitsch. Binyamin Netanyahu and ten of his ministers were to hold a joint meeting with Angela Merkel and ten members of the German cabinet. What for? To demonstrate Germany’s love for Israel. At the last moment, Netanyahu announced that he was sick, and the meeting was canceled. … Read more
The European UnionIs about toDeclare JerusalemThe capital ofTwo states.For Israel,And for a futureOf peace,That isA good thing –Indeed avery good thing! Ad published in Haaretz, December 4, 2009
THOMAS FRIEDMAN, the New York Times columnist, has an idea. That happens to him quite often. One might almost say – too often. It goes like this: The US will turn its back on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The entire world will follow. Everybody is fed up with this conflict. Let the Israelis and the Palestinians … Read more
FreeingGilad ShalitIs aMoralActFreeingMarwan BarghoutiIs aWiseAct Ad published in Haaretz, November 27, 2009
.THESE DAYS mark the 5th anniversary of the murder of Yasser Arafat, and bring back to me our last conversation in his Ramallah compound, a few weeks before his death. It was he who brought up the idea of a threefold federation – Israel, Palestine and Jordan. “And perhaps Lebanon, too. Why not?” – the … Read more
We shallWelcomeThe declarationOf theFreeState ofPalestine Ad in Haaretz November 20, 2009
WHEN THE TV news starts with a murder, people are relieved. This means that no war has broken out, no suicide bomb has exploded, no Qassam rocket has been launched at Sderot. Ahmadinejad has not test-fired a new missile that can reach Tel Aviv. Just another murder. Not that Israel is the world’s murder capital. … Read more
Netanyahu has come backFrom WashingtonWithout any worries:NO settlement freezeAnd therefore -NO partner.NO threat toThe Government coalition. Ad published in Haaretz, November 13, 2009
MAHMOUD ABBAS is fed up. The day before yesterday he withdrew his candidacy for the coming presidential election in the Palestinian Authority. I understand him. He feels betrayed. And the traitor is Barack Obama. A YEAR ago, when Obama was elected, he aroused high hopes in the Muslim world, among the Palestinian people as well … Read more