WHAT REALLY got me was the applause. There they were sitting at the round table, the representatives of the entire world, applauding their own handiwork, the resolution they had just adopted unanimously. The Security Council, like the Knesset, is not used to applause or any other spontaneous outbursts. And yet they clapped their hands like … Read more
It is possibleTo haveA noisy quarrelWith all the world.It is not possibleTo convinceThe worldThat settlementsAre legal. Published in Haaretz, 30/12/16
The residents of Sheikh Jarrah are continuing their protest vigils in the neighborhood every Friday, protesting their violent evictions from their homes,the taking over of the neighborhood by the settlers, and the Judaization of East Jerusalem. They call upon each and every person who supports their struggle to join them. Please make an effort and … Read more
14 Delegations in Favour of Resolution 2334 (2016) as United States Abstains The full text of resolution 2334 (Dec. 23, 2016) reads as follows: “The Security Council, “Reaffirming its relevant resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 446 (1979), 452 (1979), 465 (1980), 476 (1980), 478 (1980), 1397 (2002), 1515 (2003), and 1850 (2008), “Guided … Read more
For a change, we got today a piece of good news. A small one, but still quite significant: it turns out that the shameful “Exclusion Law” – enacted several months ago with the aim of setting up a kangaroo court for Knesset Members – can at present not be implemented. The functioning of the parliamentary … Read more
DONALD TRUMP has spat in my face. Not only in my own face, but in the faces of at least half the Israeli population. He has appointed a bankruptcy lawyer named David Friedman to the job of US ambassador in Israel. This sounds like a bad joke. But it is brutal reality. It sets a … Read more
Herzog and LapidDid the right thingPreventing aKangaroo courtFor theSummary expulsionOf Knesset Members. Published in Haaretz, 23/12/16
A group of volunteers heads out every Thursday to the Jordan Valley, where the Israeli Occupation has been systematically demolishing Palestinian villages, restricting access to water supplies and grazing lands, and incessantly limiting Palestinian’s freedom of movement. This coming Thursday, December 22, we will be heading again to our activity in several locations in the … Read more
A press conference will be held today, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, at 12:00, in front of the Prime Minister’s Residence (corner of Aza and Balfour, Jerusalem). An ongoing vigil had been held on this location since last Thursday, (every day from 10.00 to 16.00, also in the cold and rainy days of the past week … Read more
Today, Monday 19 December, 2016 (13:00) Haifa District court (acting as Maritime court) at Ave. Pal Yam 15a, Haifa, there will be a protest against the ongoing illegal blockade of Gaza and to demand the return of our Freedom Flotilla boat so that we can take it to Gaza without delay. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition … Read more