Yet some more thoughts about the war (3): Yet some more thoughts about the war: The Coalition . No name could be more appropriate to the cooperation between the United States and the United Kingdom against Iraq. In “The Devils Dictionary” of the American humorist Ambrose Bierce, published some 100 years ago, “coalition” is defined … Read more
A delegation of 21 Gush Shalom activists succeeded today (Saturday) to deliver 15 tons offlour to two Palestinian villages in the Nablus area. The flour was donated by private donors(at 75 NIS per sack) in Israel and abroad. The occupation army tried to prevent the delivery and stopped the activists at the Tapuakhcheckpoint south of … Read more
Ma’ariv (an Israeli Hebrew only newspaper) – weekend supplement By The death of human rights activist Rachel Corrie, crushed to death while tryingto stop an IDF bulldozer, was reason for Billie Moskona-Lerman to go to theRafah Refugee Camp and to spend 24 hours at the most miserable place in theGaza Strip. A place where shooting … Read more
Some more thoughts about the war Some more thoughts about the war: Plan and reality . An old truism says: “No war-plan does survive the first clash with the enemy.” That is always true. But something even worse has happened to the Americans now. In order to sell the war to their own public and … Read more
“Don’t eat Belgian chocolate,” the Israel consul in Florida ordered the large Jewishcommunity there. In Israel, anti-Belgian curses reached an ear-splitting new crescendo. Miserable Belgium!Mad Belgium! Megalomaniac Belgium! And again and again, Anti-Semitic Belgium! Neo-NaziBelgium! The Israeli ambassador was, of course, recalled from Brussels. No wonder, how can Israel keepan ambassador in the world capital … Read more
Some thoughts about the war Some thoughts about the war: Beware of the Shiites . The troubles of the occupation will start after the fighting is over. Here is a personal story and its lessons: On the fourth day of the 1982 Israeli attack on Lebanon, I crossed the border at a lonely spotnear Metulla … Read more
George W. Bush 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC Dear Governor Bush: So today is what you call ” the moment of truth, ” the day that ” France and therest of world have to show their cards on the table. ” I’m glad to hear thatthis day has finally arrived. Because, I gotta tell ya, … Read more
Greater love hath no woman than this That she gives her life for her friends! Farewell brave girl, Your loss is pain I write this now, to preserve your name A life cut short by brutal death A living soul, crushed in the earth Rachel, I sure call you brave You gave your life, A … Read more
Image: ../temp_pics/rach1.jpg Image: ../temp_pics/rachelrelaxed.jpg Rachel Corrie In Rafah, Gaza Strip today Rachel Corrie, a 23-year old American woman from Olympia,Washington, who was a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement, was killed bythe Israeli Army. Rachel was standing in the path of the bulldozer as it advanced towards her.When the bulldozer refused to stop or turn … Read more
“Why do you think that Sharon may exploit the American attack on Iraq in order to carry outtransfer in the occupied territories?” a journalist asked me, after we published a warning tothis effect in his paper. “Aren’t you crying wolf?” I could have given him the list of quotations from members of the present government, … Read more