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Who to vote for?

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THE ELECTIONS will take place in three days, and they are boring, boring, boring.So boring, indeed, that even to think about their boringness (if there is such a word) is boring. For lack of any debate about the issues, media pundits are reduced to discussing the election broadcasts. Some are good, some indifferent, some atrocious. … Read more

Welcome, Chuck

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I FIND Chuck Hagel eminently likeable. I am not quite certain why.Perhaps it’s his war record. He was decorated for valor in the Vietnam War (which I detested). He was a mere sergeant. Since I was a mere corporal in our 1948 war, I find it elating to see a non-commissioned officer become Minister of … Read more

ELECTION LISTS

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Peace is Israel’sExistential need.Any election listThat does notHave peaceHeading its programIs leadingTowards disaster. Published in “Haaretz”, January 11, 2013

Weird Elections

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IN A few hundred years, a professor looking for an especially esoteric subject will ask his students to research the Israeli elections of 2013.The students will come back with a unanimous report: the results of our research are incredible. Faced with at least three grave dangers, they report, Israeli parties and voters just ignored them. … Read more

THE AMBASSADORS

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When Israeli ambassadorsOpenly criticizeThe government of Israel -It shows how badIsrael’s internationalSituation is.The government’sDisastrousSettlement spreeHas brought this about. Published in “Haaretz”, January 4, 2013

A Person Called Nobody

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SUDDENLY, I realized that a new star had appeared on the political firmament of Israel. Until yesterday I did not even know of its existence. A respected public opinion poll posed a Nixonesque question: From which politician would you buy a used car? The answer was stunning: not a single politician reached the mark of … Read more

FORETASTE

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The recognition ofThe settlers’ “university”Of ArielIs a foretasteOf the next government.If Netanyahu and hisRight-wing bunchIs elected –The de-legitimizationOf Israel will becomeA fact. Published in “Haaretz”, December 28, 2012

A Government of Provocateurs

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A settlement provocation In East Jerusalem Arouses anger All over the world A racist provocation at The Central Elections Committee Increases tensions Between Jews and Arabs Doubtful if all this Will help Likud’s Elections campaign No doubt at all It causes grave damage To Israel Published in Ha’aretz, December 21, 2012