A long-standing tradition:John Kerry is greetedBy provocations:Legal status granted toFour manifestly illegalSettlement outposts.Netanyahu, BennetOr for that matter Yair Lapid –None of them hasThe slightest intentionOf conductingReal negotiations Published in “Haaretz”,May 24, 2013
A demonstration in support of Natan Blanc, who has been sentenced to a tenth term of 28 days in prison for refusing to serve in the Israeli Army, will take place this coming Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 18:00 opposite the Ministry of Defence on Kaplan Street in Tel-Aviv. Please be there at 6 PM … Read more
THERE WAS this Israeli man who from time to time put a slip of paper in the cracks between the stones of the Western Wall, asking God for favors – as Jews have been doing for centuries. They believe that the gates of heaven are located directly above the Wall, making it easy for their … Read more
The generalsCry out:“How can weGuarantee securityWhen you cutOur budget?”A governmentWhich rejects theArab Peace InitiativeDoes not haveAn answer. Published in “Haaretz”, May 17, 2013
“THE TWO-STATE solution is dead!” This mantra has been repeated so often lately, by so many authoritative commentators, that it must be true.Well, it ain‘t. It reminds one of Mark Twain’s oft quoted words: “The report of my death was an exaggeration.” BY NOW this has become an intellectual fad. To advocate the two-state solution … Read more
Of all the dangersFacing Israel,The oneThat frightensThe governmentMost isThe danger ofPeace. Published in “Haaretz”May 10, 2013
AN AMBASSADOR is an honest man sent abroad to lie for the good of his country, a British statesman famously wrote some 400 years ago. That is true, of course, for all diplomats.The question is whether the diplomat lies only to others, or also to himself. I am asking this these days when I follow … Read more
The army resumed“Targeted” assassinations.A settler wasStabbed to death.The Arab states extendedTheir peace initiative.The way to peace is open.So is the way to escalation.The choice is ours! Published in “Haaretz” – May 3, 2013
WHEN THE huge immigration wave from the Soviet Union arrived in 1990, we were glad.First of all, because we believe that all immigration is a good thing for the country. This, I believe, is generally the case.Second, because we were convinced that this specific group of immigrants would push our country in the right direction. … Read more
Hunger strikerSamer IssawiFaced aloneThe full mightOf the GovernmentOf Israel.He won his struggleAs well as the heartsOf all PalestiniansAnd many Israelis. Published in “Haaretz” – April 26, 2013