Condoleezza Ricecame for one more round of talks.Near Nablus Palestinian olive harvesters were once more attacked by settlersIn Nablus one more old Palestinian man was killed by army bulletsOne more soldier was killed near Khan Yunes during one more raid into the Gaza StripThe occupation continues, the bloodshed continues.Have a nice weekend. Ad in Haaretz, … Read more
Gush Shalom asks the court to halt government plans for creation of a so-called “regional radio” for settlers. As a cover-up for legalizing a settler pirate radio station (Arutz-7) a tender was issued by the government on the basis of military decrees which threaten basic democratic principles. The Supreme Court was requested to issue a … Read more
WHEN I hear mention of the “Clash of Civilizations” I don’t know whether to laugh or to cry. To laugh, because it is such a silly notion. To cry, because it is liable to cause untold disasters. To cry even more, because our leaders are exploiting this slogan as a pretext for sabotaging any possibility … Read more
EHUD OGets himself photographedAt highly publicized political meetings,Sings the praises of his Palestinian partners,Fantasizes about far-reachingPeace-plans.EHUD BSends his troops every nightInto West Bank towns,Kills every day in the Gaza Strip,Expands the settlements underArmy protectionChokes the Palestinian economy.Which Ehud should we pay attention to? Ad published in Haaretz, October 12, 2007
.Confiscations, aimed at constructing ‘a Palestinian bypass road’ which would push Palestinian traffic between Bethlehem and Ramallah deep into the desert, effectively barring them from the central part of the West Bank. “In the government of the two Ehuds, the mouth of Ehud Olmert spews peace cliches in highly-publicized meetings with Abu Mazen, but the … Read more
In an appeal to the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, the Gush Shalom movement asks the judges to halt government plans for creation of a “regional radio” intended for the use of West Bank settlers. The appellants say that the tender issued by the government is in fact meant to legalize pirate radio stations such as … Read more
THERE ARE books that change people’s consciousness and change history. Some tell a story, like Harriet Beech Stowe’s 1851 “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, which gave a huge impetus to the campaign for the abolition of slavery. Others take the form of a political treatise, like Theodor Herzl’s “Der Judenstaat”, which gave birth to the Zionist … Read more
.The GovernmentHas decidedTo release 90 prisoners -A drop in the seaOf 11 thousand.The “non-political” Chief-of-StaffHas protested loudly.The President,A Nobel Prize laureate,Is shaking.The prisoners’ familiesHave spent the nightIn the open.With such a leadership,Even a thousand conferencesWon’t bring peace. ad in Haaretz, October 5, 2007
A RESPECTED American paper posted a scoop this week: Vice-President Dick Cheney, the King of Hawks, has thought up a Machiavellian scheme for an attack on Iran. Its main point: Israel will start by bombing an Iranian nuclear installation, Iran will respond by launching missiles at Israel, and this will serve as a pretext … Read more
BlockadingThe populationOf the Gaza StripIsA war crime.Those who decideAnd those who carry it outMay find themselvesIn The Hague. Ad published in Haaretz, September 28, 2007