When a Briton or American speaks about a “four-letter word”, he means a vulgar sexual term, a word not to be mentioned in polite society. In Israel we also have such a word, a word of four letters. A word not to mention. This word is “Shalom”, peace. (In Hebrew, “sh” is one letter, and … Read more
A young Israeli,Highly motivated,Joined the forcesMaintaining ruleOver the Palestinians.Young Palestinians,Highly motivated,Killed her, andWere themselveskilled. Today between 10.00-13.00 there will be a vigil atthe Yad Morderchai Junction, to protest the cuttingoff of electricity in Gaza. Contact: O54-4689001 Published in Haaretz, 23/06/17
Today in the Gaza Strip, power is expected to be cut down to two hours a day. Two! This should be big news – just think about what your life would be like: 22 hours with no refrigeration or lights, 22 hours a day without power even in hospitals. But as of now, the top … Read more
It has been 50 years since a great victory turned into a calamity. After 50years of occupation, and as we reach the point of no return, Israelis are saying – enough! At 8.00 pm on Saturday, May 27th 2017, we will unite in TelAviv`s Rabin Square and call for two states – for the sake … Read more
WHEN I was young, there was a joke: “There is no one like you – and that’s a good thing!” The joke applies now to Donald Trump. He is unique. That’s good, indeed. But is he unique? As a world-wide phenomenon, or at least in the Western world, is he without parallel? As a character, … Read more
The Culture MinisterFights the singers.The EducationMinisterFights the lecturers.The Justice MinisterFights the judges.In Short:The GovernmentFights againstThe Israeli society. Published in Haaretz, 16/06/17
Amnesty International has just launched a ground-breaking, bold and exciting campaign ‘Occupation @ 50’. AI is calling on all third party states to abide by their legal obligations under international law to not recognize or assist illegal situations. Therefore, AI calls on countries to: stop helping to sustain the settlements (illegal activity) by banning all … Read more
IN THE tumult of the last few days, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the “unification” of Jerusalem, one of the articles stated that “even peace-activist Uri Avnery” voted in the Knesset for the unification of the city. That is true. I have tried to set out the circumstances in my autobiography, “Optimistic”. … Read more
If we continueRejecting peaceAnd perpetuatingOccupation,We are inevitablyHeading towardsActs of despair,Such as“Operation Samson”. Published in Haaretz, 09/06/17
A FEW days ago, a not so well-known Palestinian woman received an unusual honor. An article of hers was published on top of the first page of the most respected newspaper on earth: New York Times. The editors defined the writer, Diana Buttu, as: “a lawyer and a former adviser to the negotiating team of … Read more