Demonstration today, Wed. July 30, 7:00 pm at Defence Minister Barak’s home

10 year-old Ahmad Husam Yousef Mousa was murdered yesterday as he demonstrated, together with his friends against the separation fence which is being constructed on the lands of his village Nilin, taking away the lands and sole source of livelihood of many of its inhabitants. When Ahmad and his friends reached the construction site the … Read more

Punishing the messenger

The shooting atA handcuffed PalestinianIs not exceptional.What is exceptionalIs that it was photographed.Clearly, for every actOf photographed harassmentThere are dozensWhich are not photographed.It is also clearThat the armyWill neither investigateNor punish.And that the fatherOf the girl photographerWas arrested. Ad published in Haaretz, July 25, 2008

Top of the iceberg

.The shooting of a tied-up Palestinian detainee at Ni’ilin is an example of what takes place every day in the Occupied TerritoriesInvestigation of soldiers and officers must be taken out of the army’s handsThe battalion commander present during the shooting should be prosecuted There must be put an end to the situation where the Army … Read more

Different Planets

I SPENT the whole day flipping between the Israeli channels and Aljazeera. It was an eerie experience: in a fraction of a second I could switch between two worlds, but all the channels reported on exactly the same occasion. In one section of the breaking news, the events happened at a distance of a few … Read more

Let’s do it

One dayGilad Shalit willCome home toHis family.One dayOur prisonsWill be emptied ofPalestinian prisoners,And they, too,Will return toTheir families.Let’s not wait.Let’s do it. Ad published in Haaretz, July 18, 2008

Why Not?

IF YOU want to understand the policy of a country, look at the map – as Napoleon recommended. Anyone who wants to guess whether Israel and/or the United States are going to attack Iran should look at the map of the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. Through this narrow waterway, only … Read more

Orphans and Widows

As part of the actionsAgainst Hamas,The Olmert governmentIs destroying orphanages,Schools and charitiesIn the West Bank.There are no otherInstitutions to take their place.Orphans, widows andPoor peopleWill be thrownInto the street.Will this isolate Hamas?On the contrary! Ad published in Haaretz, July 11, 2008