Enclaves
In order to avoidBeing accusedOf Apartheid,It might beA good idea,To stop squeezingThe PalestiniansInto enclavesWhich look likeBantustans. Published in Haaretz, 24/03/17
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Trial of poet Dareen Tatour resumes
The trial of poet Dareen Tatour will resume in Nazareth Magistrate’s Court on Sunday, March 19, at 11:30 am, before Judge Adi Bambiliya.In this hearing the defense witnesses are due to testify, including translator Dr. Yoni Mendel and Professor Calderon, an expert on literature.There are three court hearings set for the coming weeks: Sunday, March … Read more
Fri. March 17: Day of Action
Freedom March at South Hebron Hills / A thousand Israelis & Palestinians hold grassroots negotiations in Tel Aviv / Protesting at the Jerusalem Marathon / Jaffa sale for the Gaza children 11111111111111111111 Today, Friday, March 17th, the Freedom March is coming to the village of At-Tuwani, south of Mt. Hebron. We will march for peace, … Read more
The Most Moral Army
A FEW days ago I happened upon an excellent British movie, “Testament of Youth”, based on the memoirs of Vera Brittain. Vera tells her story, the story of a British girl who grew up in a bourgeois family without worries or sorrows, when World War I put an end to that paradise. Her brother, her … Read more
How not to help the BDS?
Banning entry toBoycott supportersIs a great helpTo the BDS.How to stop peopleBoycotting Israel?Changegovernment policies! Published in Haaretz, 17/03/17
At Be’er Sheba court – father seeks justice for three killed daughters
Tomorrow, Wed. March 15March 15 – and also on March 19 and 29 and on April 2, between 10:00 – 17.00, the Be’er Sheba District Court will deliberate on the case of Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, a Gazan whose three daughters and niece were killed in an Israeli shelling of their home. Abuelaish, now residing in … Read more
“Israel’s Knesset kicked me in the behind”
Following is the appeal we got from Jim Klutznick of Americans for Peace Now. I’ve been devoting much of my life to activism in support of Israel’s future wellbeing, advocating for peace and security, working to bolster Israel as a democracy and a Jewish state, living side by side in peace with a sovereign Palestinian … Read more
Perhaps the Messiah will Come
IF SOMEONE had told me 50 years ago that the rulers of Israel, Jordan and Egypt had met in secret to make peace, I would have thought that I was dreaming. If I had been told that the leaders of Egypt and Jordan had offered Israel complete peace in return for leaving the occupied territories, … Read more
Losing hope
In 2011,Basil al-ArajParticipated inNon-violent protestsAgainst the occupation,Inspired byMartin Luther King.This week, soldiersBroke into his homeAnd killedThe “wanted terrorist”. Published in Haaretz, 10/03/17
Tel Aviv – launching the anti-occupation campaign
Already for fifty years, successive Israeli governments maintain military rule over the Palestinian people, denying their most basic rights and depriving them of liberty, incidentally plunging Israel’s own society into repeated crises and poverty. Today, Friday March 3, 2017 at 11:00 am, at the “Black Platform” square in the corner of Herzl and Rothschild in … Read more