TOMORROW WILL BE the 32nd anniversary of the first “Day of the Land” – one of the defining events in the history of Israel. I remember the day well. I was at Ben Gurion airport, on the way to a secret meeting in London with Said Hamami, Yasser Arafat’s emissary, when someone told me: “They … Read more
“If a PalestinianNational Unity GovernmentComes into being,We shall stop negotiationsAt once!”The Olmert-Barak governmentWarned this week.A strange announcement -For if one wants peace,One must be interestedIn speaking withThe entire Palestinian people.But Olmert & BarakAre not interested in peaceBut only in a”Peace process” -A show for Israelis andWorld public opinion. Ad published in Haaretz, March 28, 2008
“WAR IS much too serious a thing to be left to military men,” in Talleyrand’s memorable words. In the same spirit, one could say: The American presidential elections are much too serious to be left to the Americans. The US is now the only super-power on earth. It will remain so for quite some time … Read more
Kanzlerin MerkelMade a pilgrimage to IsraelAnd groveled beforeOlmert and Barak.Before and after her,Other world leadersDid the sameThey did not doAny good to Israel.They hurt it.Real friends of IsraelWould not encourageOlmert and BarakTo continue on a roadThat leads to disaster. Ad published in Haaretz, March 21, 2008
WHAT HAPPENED this week is so infuriating, so impertinent, that it stands out even in our familiar landscape of governmental irresponsibility. On the near horizon, a de facto suspension of hostilities was taking shape. The Egyptians had made great efforts to turn it into an official cease-fire. The flame was already burning visibly lower. The … Read more
The people ofSderot and AshkelonShould know:The Barak-Olmert governmentDoes not intend to stopThe Qassams and Grads.This week, when there wasA “danger” that the cease-fireWould take hold,They sent the “liquidators”To Bethlehem and Tulkarm. Ad published in Haaretz, March 14, 2008
.We condemn this barbaric act, proving nullity of peace speeches Army forces arriving at the small village of Aqaba in the northern West Bank (near Tubas) handed to inhabitants an order to demolish the local kindergarten, as well as a sheet metal hut where a poor family with eight children lives. “Those who sign such … Read more
The government does not want a ceasefire, but a new flareup. Those who sent the assassins to carry out “liquidations” today, in Tulkarm and Bethlehem, knew what they were doing – a grave act of provocation which might blow up the serious chance which had opened up, to reach ceasefire and calm. This is a … Read more
This is not a joke (and this is not a week for jokes). It is a lesson in psychology. I was reminded of it when I read Ehud Olmert’s statement that more than anything else he was furious about the outburst of joy in Gaza after the attack in Jerusalem, in which eight yeshiva students … Read more
While the blood was flowingLast week in Gaza,Peace loversIn Israel and the Gaza StripContacted each otherAnd composed a joint callFor a cease-fireThat will bring quiet toGaza and Ashkelon,Sderot and Bet-Hanoun.More than 1000Israelis and PalestinianHave already signed this call.ADD YOUR VOICE! see the full text at our websiteor ask the Gush office by letter or phone:972-3-5221732 … Read more