JERUSALEM

In East Jerusalem,The municipalityImposes finesAnd demolishes houses;The government approvesSettlement construction;The police usesForce and more force.They all seem to believeThat pouring more oilWill put out the fire. Published in Haaretz – November 7, 2014

ONE WEEK

Anti-Supreme Court law.Segregated buses.Massive settlement construction.Police violence in Jerusalem.Confrontation with the US.Netanyahu did it allIn just one week. Tomorrow, Sat. at 7.30 pm, we will join the gathering of Israeli peace-seekers at the Memorial Rally at Rabin Square, Tel Aviv. Published in HaaretzOctober 31, 2014

Writing on the Wall

Sweden,The British Parliament,And also President a-Sisi,Netanyahu’s loyal partner.The writing on the wallSteadily increases:The occupationCan’t go on! Published in Haaretz – October 17, 2014

Coexist peacefully

“The conflictBetween Israel and PalestineCan only be resolvedBy a two-state solution.It requires a will toCoexist peacefully.”This was said by thePrime Minister of Sweden -Not of Israel. Published in Haaretz, October 10, 2014

New year, new leaf?

In the Cairo talksIt is possibleTo turn overA new leaf:End the siege.Start buildingThe Port of Gaza.Remove the threat ofA new round of fighting.Open a window of hopeFor Gaza andThe Western Negev. Published in Haaretz – September 24, 2014

UNSUSTAINABLE

A government whichHappily avoidsAny chance for peaceHas no choice butInflating military budgetsTo a level whichThe Israeli societyCannot sustain! Published in Haaretz – September 19, 2014

OCCUPIED

              Palestinians demonstratingIn East JerusalemAre notA police problem.Detentions at nightAnd brutal oppressionWill not stopAn independence struggle.East Jerusalem isAn Occupied Territory.In peace it will be theCapital of Palestine. Published in Haaretz, September 12, 2014