We,Israelis and Palestinians,Are fatedTo live side by side.EitherIn between ceasefiresAs permanent targetsOf “illegitimate shooting’”And “collateral damage”.OrAs peaceful neighborsIn two sovereign states. Published in “Haaretz”, November 23, 2012
I began thinking about refusing to join the Israeli Army during the ‘Cast Lead’ operation in 2008. The wave of aggressive militarism that swept the country then, the expressions of mutual hatred Today, November 19th, Natan Blanc, a 19 years old Israeli from Haifa, will show up at the recruitment bureau, inform officers there of … Read more
HOW DID it start? Stupid question. Conflagrations along the Gaza Strip don’t start. They are just a continuous chain of events, each claimed to be in “retaliation” for the previous one. Action is followed by reaction, which is followed by retaliation, which is followed by … This particular event “started” with the firing from Gaza … Read more
Would have supportedPalestine’s admissionTo the UN.The Netanyahu governmentDeliberately broke a cease-fireTo drag us into aUseless war. Published in “Haaretz” – November 16, 2012
Denmark’s Foreign Minister welcomes the move: “Danish scientific institutions should not support illegal settlements”Gush Shalom calls upon party leaders in the ongoing Israeli elections: supporting settlement activity leads to Israel’s total isolation in the world The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) announced the complete severing of its ties with the college at the Israeli settlement … Read more
BINYAMIN NETANYAHU and his patron, Sheldon Adelson, betted on Mitt Romney, with the State of Israel as their chip.They lost.For Adelson, the betting tycoon, that doesn’t amount to much. Some you win, some you lose. For Netanyahu, it’s a different matter altogether. He grew up in the US (where he got to know Romney in … Read more
Congratulations,Mr. President!Many tasksAnd heavy problemsFace you.But please don’t forget:Israelis and PalestiniansWait for youTo continueWhat you startedIn our region. Ad in “Haaretz” – November 9, 2012
TO A foreigner, like myself, the US election system looks cockeyed.The president is elected by an “electoral college”, which does not necessarily reflect the will of the people. This system, rooted in the realities of the 18th century, has no connection with the conditions of today. It easily leads to the election of a president … Read more
Netanyahu isVery apprehensiveAbout what will happenTo his governmentAnd his policiesIf ObamaIs re-elected.We truly hopeThat Netanyahu’s fearsWill all come true. Published in “Haaretz”, November 2, 2012
EVERYBODY IN Israel knows this story. When Levy Eshkol was Prime Minister, his assistants rushed up to him in panic: “Levy, there is a drought!”“In Texas?” Eshkol asked anxiously.“No, in Israel!” they said.“Then it doesn’t matter,” Eshkol assured them. “We can always get all the wheat we need from the Americans.” That was some 50 … Read more