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
Peace with the PalestiniansIs not a topicIn these elections.After all,Our politicians can live withOccasional flare-upsOn the Gaza border ,And don’t get excited byThe West Bank pressure cookerGaining steam. Published in “Haaretz”, October 26, 2012
Today, Wednesday, October 24th, CO Moriel Rothman will be sent to military jail for his decision to refuse service in the IDF, and after his request for a Conscience Committee was rejected without explanation. Moriel Rothman, a 23 year-old Jew who was born in Israel and raised in the US, returned to Israel last year … Read more
Elik Elhanan: excessive force was used against us, without any reasonElectric shocks by taser out of vengeful hatredA Greek MP was beaten by Shabak Security Service interrogators “I am now on my way home, but I keep thinking of my shipmates, my fellow activists from abroad who are still imprisoned under harsh conditions and undergo … Read more
Three Israelis among captured “Estelle”.Also on board: Members of Parliament from Sweden, Norway, Spain and Greece.Gush Shalom: A stupid show of force, expanding occupation to international waters in the Mediterranean “Even while the Prime Minister is considering bringing to his cabinet’s approval the report of Judge Edmond Levy, which asserts that the Palestinian territories are … Read more
THERE WAS this young Israeli who was captured by cannibals. They put him in the cooking pot and were about to light the fire, when he expressed one last wish: “Please box my ears!”When the cannibal chief obliged, the Israeli jumped up, leveled his Uzi and mowed down his captors. “If you had the Uzi … Read more
photo gallery Gush Shalom to Israeli decision makers: Avoid another show of brute force in international waters and let the Estelle dock at the Port of Gaza – while implementing a UN inspection of her cargo, to which the activists specifically consent. background (from the Ship to Gaza press release): Israeli peace activist Yonatan Shapira, … Read more
Route 443Leads from Tel Aviv to JerusalemThrough Occupied Territory.The Palestinian inhabitants,On whose land it was built,Are prevented fromUsing it.Suddenly, quite by surprise,Palestinian demonstratorsBlocked it.Why indeed? Published in “Haaretz”, October 19, 2012