THE KING of Siam knew how to deal with domestic opponents: he would present them with a white elephant. White elephants are rare in nature, and therefore sacred. Being sacred, they may not be put to work. But even a sacred elephant does eat, and eat a lot. Enough to turn a rich man into … Read more
“To returnPride and motivationTo service in the army!” -Demand the Chief of StaffAnd the Defense Minister.Pride and motivation -To guard the settlers?To steal the land of the villagers?To run after stone-throwing children?To harass inhabitants at the checkpoints?To carry our “targeted killings”?The IDL must become againAn Israeli Defense Force! Ad in Haaretz, August 3, 2007
LAST WEEK, James Wolfensohn gave a long interview to Haaretz. He poured out his heart and summed up, with amazing openness, his months as special envoy of the US, Russia, the EU and the UN (the “Quartet”) in this country – the same job entrusted now to Tony Blair. The interview could have been entitled … Read more
The Jewish National FundBehaves as ifThe State of IsraelDid not exist.In a democratic state,Land is not allottedAccording toRace, nation,Religion or gender.A bill aimed atPermitting thisIs a disgraceTo all Knesset membersWho vote for it. Ad published in Haaretz, July 27, 2007
The Jewish National FundBehaves as ifThe State of IsraelDid not exist.In a democratic state,Land is not allottedAccording toRace, nation,Religion or gender.A bill aimed atPermitting thisIs a disgraceTo all Knesset membersWho vote for it. Ad published in Haaretz, July 27, 2007
The Israeli Ministry of Education has decided that pupils (or at least Arab pupils!) are permitted to learn that the 1948 war was, in the eyes of the Arabs, a catastrophe – or, in Arabic, “Nakba”. Arab pupils know this already, of course. What is important is that Jewish pupils should also understand this. In … Read more
“It is not enough to mention the Palestinian Nakbah in the curriculum of Arab schools in Israel, the subject should also be included in the Hebrew text books studied by Jewish pupils” wrote the Gush Shalom movement to Education Minister Yuli Tamir. “The Arab citizens of Israel need no school textbooks in order to know … Read more
IN A classical American western, the difference is as glaring as the midday sun in Colorado: there are Good Guys and Bad Guys. The good ones are the settlers, who are making the prairie bloom. The bad ones are the Indians, who are blood-thirsty savages. The ultimate hero is the cowboy, tough, humane, with a … Read more
Bush’s announcementAbout anInternational “Meeting”,Without Date,Location and Participants -It’s just anotherSoap Bubble.But even ifIt were serious -What is the valueOf a meetingWith less than half ofThe Palestinian people? Ad published in Haaretz, July 20, 2007
A DETECTIVE trying to solve a crime always asks “cui bono?” (who would profit?) When we try to solve the crime called the Second Lebanon War, this question must head the list. The day before yesterday, a full year after the war, the Israeli media devoted most of their time to the retrospective analysis of … Read more