Translated from Yediot Aharonot, Oct. 28, 2004 Only Arafat Can Suddenly, the tone has changed. Millions of words have been written in the past few yearsabout Yasser Arafat, not one percent of which was positive. A totally evil man, the ultimatevillain, a despicable murderer, corrupt, and other epitaphs. He must be driven out (meaning:he must … Read more
Defense Against Settlers’ Violence photo gallery The settlers of Tapuakh, violent disciples of Rabbi Kahane, did not shoot and runamok this Saturday (23.10), when peace activists approached their settlements from twosides, in order to prevent them from disrupting the olive picking. 255 peace activists answered the call to take part in the olive picking action … Read more
Everybody in Israel is talking about the Next War. The most popular TV channel is running awhole series about it. Not another war with the Arabs. Not the nuclear threat from Iran . Not the ongoing bloodyconfrontation with the Palestinians. The talk is about the coming civil war. Only a few months ago, that would … Read more
Defense Against Settlers’ Violence photo gallery The settlers of Tapuakh, violent disciples of Rabbi Kahane, did not shoot and runamok this Saturday (23.10), when peace activists approached their settlements from twosides, in order to prevent them from disrupting the olive picking. 255 peace activists answered the call to take part in the olive picking action … Read more
What really is important is not what he said or why he said it, but the world-view thatanimates him. By now, everybody has had a go at analyzing the interview with Dov (“Dubby”) Weisglass,Ariel Sharon ’s most intimate confidant. But there is precious little to analyze. Hisstatement is crystal clear: the “redeployment plan” was designed … Read more
When Ariel Sharon announced his plan for “unilateral disengagement”, the mediareported that the Peace Now movement was preparing a big public campaign in support. The PrimeMinister’s office asked them to desist, fearing that such a campaign would cause the extremeright to oppose it. Peace Now was not the only “leftist” group that waxed enthusiastic about … Read more
photo gallery Following the call of Gush Shalom, about 300 men and women assembled Tuesday evening (5.10)in front of the Ministry of Defense in Tel-Aviv to protest against the army invasion of the Gazastrip, in order to demand “Leave Gaza At Once!” Among the posters and slogans: “The incursion is a statement of bankruptcy!” “It … Read more
photo gallery Following the call of Gush Shalom, about 300 men and women assembled Tuesday evening (5.10)in front of the Ministry of Defense in Tel-Aviv to protest against the army invasion of the Gazastrip, in order to demand “Leave Gaza At Once!” Among the posters and slogans: “The incursion is a statement of bankruptcy!” “It … Read more
Marwan Barghouti is a Palestinian leader,who fully supports a peaceful solution of two states -Israel and Palestine, living side by side within internationally recognized borders. For many years, during the peace process,Marwan Barghouti formed many connections with leaders of the Israeli peace camp,Even according to Israeli prosecutors, Barghoti made many efforts to limit the Palestinianstruggle … Read more
About a hundred years ago, the Russian Czar’s secret police cobbled together a documentthey called the “Protocols of the Elders of Zion ”. The “authors” were not particularlyoriginal – they took a satire, written decades earlier about Napoleon III’s ambitions forworld domination, and substituted Jewish rabbis for the French emperor. According to therevised document, the … Read more