Yediot Aharonot censored a death noticefor Palestinian children killed by the army Press Release, August 30, 2007 Following the killing of three children in the Gaza Strip, the third such case within one week of Palestinian children being shot to death by Israeli forces, the Gush Shalom movement decided to publish death notices with the … Read more
IN THE year 701 BC, the Assyrian king Sennacherib besieged Jerusalem. The Bible records the words which the Assyrian general, Rabshakeh, addressed to Hezekiah, king of Judah: “Now, behold, thou trusteth upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand and pierce … Read more
IN THE year 701 BC, the Assyrian king Sennacherib besieged Jerusalem. The Bible records the words which the Assyrian general, Rabshakeh, addressed to Hezekiah, king of Judah: “Now, behold, thou trusteth upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand and pierce … Read more
During the day,Olmert embracesMahmoud AbbasAnd speaks aboutPermanent peaceAnd a rosy futureFor the Palestinians.During the night,Children are being killed,Land is being stolen,Destruction is being wrought.During the day – deception.During the night – reality. Ad published in Haaretz. August 31, 2007
SOON AFTER coming to power, Ariel Sharon started to commission public opinion polls. He kept the results to himself. This week, a reporter of Israel’s TV Channel 10 succeeded in obtaining some of them. Among other things, Sharon wanted to know what the public thought about peace. He did not dream of starting on this … Read more
In an army actionThis week,Two boys,Aged 9 and 11,Were shot dead.The Minister of Defense,Ehud Barak,Leader of the Labor Party,Did not even apologizeOr express regret.Silence is admission:This is now the policy. Ad published in Haaretz, August 24, 2007
INTRODUCING Miss Calculatsia, that fashionable foreigner, the new star in Israeli discourse. To a Hebrew ear, she sounds like a young beauty, like “Miss Israel”. But Miss-Calculatsia, the Hebrew version of “miscalculation”, is neither young nor beautiful, nor even female: just another pretentious foreign word taking the place of a perfectly good Hebrew one. (In … Read more
The boy Khalil Sha’erWas waiting for a busNear Tekoa,When he was seizedAnd beaten to deathBy five soldiers.Almost every dayIn the West Bank and GazaThe army killsChildren, womenAnd other unarmed people.A matter of routine.While Olmert babblesAbout peace,The occupation is gettingMore and moreDeadly, destructiveAnd rapacious. Ad published in Haaretz, August 17, 2007
ON THESE hot, sticky days of the Israeli summer, it is pleasant to feel the coolness of Oslo, even if the visit is only virtual. Fourteen years after the signing of the Oslo agreement, it is again the subject of debate: was it a historical mistake? In the past, only the Right said so. They … Read more
Most buyersOf apartmentsFrom the failedHeftsiba companyIn Matitiyahu, Har HomaAnd Ma’aleh AdumimKnew that theyAre being builtOn stolen land.What rightDo they haveTo complain? Ad published in Haaretz, August 10, 2007