The exclusion of KM Zoabi and construction in the settlements – provocative and demagogic actions, promoting Likud’s election campaign at the expense of Israel’s future The campaign of settlement construction in East Jerusalem and the West Bank arouses worldwide anger, even among the Israel’s best friends. The campaign of incitement and incitement against KM Hanin … Read more
“Palestine, from the Jordan to the Sea, belongs to us!” declared Khaled Meshal last week at the huge victory rally in Gaza. “Eretz Israel, from the sea to the Jordan, belongs to us!” declare right-wing Israelis on every occasion. The two statements seem to be the same, with only the name of the country changed. … Read more
A military raidIn RamallahAnd a media campaignTo let soldiers kill.Plans for massiveSettlement construction.Netanyahu and LiebermanIgnite the Third IntifadaFor electoral gain. Published in “Haaretz”, December 14, 2012
Gush Shalom welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court to issue an order nisi in the appeal against the “boycott law” and require the state to explain why it would not revoke this law. “We were the first to appeal against this despicable law, on the very morning after the oppressive Knesset majority passed it. … Read more
“Revenge is a dish that is best eaten cold,” is a saying attributed to Stalin. I don’t know if he really said that. All the possible witnesses were executed long ago.Anyhow, a taste for delayed revenge is not an Israeli trait. Israelis are more impulsive. More immediate. They don’t plan. They improvise.In this respect, too, … Read more
Netanyahu,Don’t get it wrong!Europeans and AmericansGave a wide interpretationTo Israel’s right of self-defense.They did notGive you a green lightTo build settlementsAnd dig a graveFor Israel. Published in “Haaretz” – December 7, 2012
“The court here has the authority to overrule [the Knesset members], legal advisors do not.” Updated Dec. 5, 2012 Such an event does not occur every day at the halls of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. A year and a half ago, the right-wing majority in the Knesset passed the “Boycott Law” which claims to … Read more
IT WAS a day of joy.Joy for the Palestinian people. Joy for all those who hope for peace between Israel and the Arab world. And, in a modest way, for me personally. The General Assembly of the United Nations, the highest world forum, has voted overwhelmingly for the recognition of the State of Palestine, though … Read more
UN recognitionOf theState of PalestineIs a vitalIsraeli interest ! Published in “Haaretz”, November 30, 2012
THE MANTRA of this round was Once And For All. “We must put an end to this (the rockets, Hamas, the Palestinians, the Arabs?) Once and For All!” – this cry from the heart was heard dozens of times daily on TV from the harassed inhabitants of Israel’s battered towns and villages in the South. … Read more