AN INCREDIBLE piece of legislation is now being debated in Jerusalem. The country is busy with a settlement called Amona. There, deep in the occupied territories, a few dozen Jewish families have set up an illegal settlement – illegal even under Israeli law, not to mention international law. Trouble is, they did not take the … Read more
Summing upAfter three weeks:Fires throughoutThe country:1773.Suspects chargedWith arson:Zero.Apologies fromThose who blamed“The Arabs”:Zero! Published in Haaretz, 16/12/16
This is another step in our vision to build trust and peace, and to create human encounters without walls or barriers. We invite you to a gathering of Israelis and Palestinians, which will take place inshallah on Thursday Dec. 15 2016 from 14:00 to 20:00in the desert. WAZE: Desert Challenge. The gathering is without cost. … Read more
A DARK wave is submerging democracies all over the Western world. It started in Britain, a land we always saw as the mother of democracy, the homeland of a particularly sensible people. It voted in a plebiscite to leave the European Union, that landmark of human progress which arose out of the terrible ruins of … Read more
The Knesset resolvedBy majority vote:Jews are permittedTo takeWhat belongsTo Arabs.Why not letEverybody grabWhatever they can?The Knesset willRubberstamp it. Published in Haaretz, 09/12/16
The settler university at Ariel on the West Bank is about to hold what is billed as an international conference on the current situation of the Jewish People. In order to get foreign scholars to take part in this event, the Ariel University resorted to false pretenses, claiming to be located in Israel – while … Read more
WHEN MY parents married in Germany, just before World War I, among the gifts was a document attesting that a tree had been planted in their name in Palestine. My father was an early Zionist. Popular Jewish humor in Germany at that time had it that “a Zionist is a Jew who wants to take … Read more
While the firesWere ragingIt was cheapTo blame“The Arabs”.But now that victimsClaim compensations,It is cheaperTo discover thatIt was “negligence”. Published in Haaretz, 02/12/16
The first mu`ezzin stood on the roof of the prophet Muhammad’s home in Medina, during his exile from Mecca, and called the believers to prayer. He also walked along the streets, doing the same. When Islam became the established religion, minarets were built. Their original purpose was to ventilate the mosque, letting the hot air … Read more
Netanyahu built settlements,Perpetuated occupation -And was re-elected.Enriched the rich,Made the poor poorer -And was elected once again.Will the submarinesFinally sink him? Published in Ha’aretz, 25/11/16