THE SOLE contribution of Ya’ir Lapid to Israeli folklore so far is his saying that he would not join a move to block Binyamin Netanyahu, since this would mean joining forces with “the Zuabis”. This needs explanation to a foreign audience. The Zuabi family is a large Hamula (extended Arab family) located in Nazareth and … Read more
In the name of “Security”We are surrounded by secrecy -Secret weapons,Secret Prisoners,Secrets badly heldCreating the need for more secrecyOnly one thing is not secret:The way to peace. Published in “Haaretz” – February 15, 2013
“COMPARED TO the Knesset it could have been, this is a very good Knesset!”I heard this, in so many words, from at least ten former Knesset members and others, as we were drinking orange juice in the Knesset foyer. I could have said it myself (and probably did). It was the opening session of the … Read more
President ObamaWill ask forClear answersOn Peace,The Palestinian state,Occupation and settlements.For the new government,There is no escapingFrom what really matters. Published in “Haaretz”, February 8, 2013
Tommorow, Sat. February 2, we join with the activists of Yesh Gvul in a protest outside Military Prison 6 at Atlit, in support of the imprisoned Concientious Objector Natan Blanc. Natan Blanc, 19 years old from Haifa, arrived, monday, 21.1.2013 , to the Induction Base in Tal-hashomer, where he again declared his refusal to serve … Read more
“VAE VICTIS!” was the Roman cry. Woe to the vanquished.I would alter it slightly: “Vae Victori”, Woe to the victor! The outstanding example is the astounding victory Israel won in June, 1967. After weeks of approaching doom, the Israeli army beat three Arab armies in six days and conquered huge stretches of Egyptian, Syrian and … Read more
A government coalitionWith Bennett and his partyMeans:There Is A FutureFor Apartheid! Published in “Haaretz”, February 1, 2013
IT WAS the night of the optimists.Tuesday at 10.01 pm, a minute after the ballot boxes were sealed, the three TV news programs announced the results of their exit polls. The dire predictions of the pessimists were scattered to the winds.Israel has not gone crazy. It has not moved to the right. The fascists have … Read more
Equality inMilitary serviceIs veryImportant.Peace isA thousand timesMore important! Published in “Haaretz” January 25, 2013
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