SO WE have two election campaigns in the next three months – one in the USA and one in Israel. I don’t know which of them is more important for our lives.In many respects, the two elections are very different. But in some others, they are strikingly similar.It may be interesting to make some comparisons. … Read more
On the eveOf calling forNew elections,Netanyahu initiatedA new flare-upOn the Gaza border.Commentators agree:It would beTo Netanyahu’s advantageTo conduct electionsOn security issues. Published in “Haaretz”, October 12, 2012
MY FIRST reaction to Binyamin Netanyahu’s exhibition of comics at the UN General Assembly was shame.Shame that the supreme elected representative of my country would stoop to such a primitive rhetorical device, bordering on the childish. (One Israeli commentator suggested putting him on a rug with a lot of paper and Indian ink, and letting … Read more
Ehud BarakServed for yearsAs Netanyahu’sFig leaf.A miserableAnd unconvincingFig leaf -But now NetanyahuHas discardedIt too. Published in “Haaretz” – October 5, 2012
I AM sitting here writing this article 39 years to the minute from that moment when the sirens started screaming, announcing the beginning of the war. A minute before, total quiet reigned, as it does now. No traffic, no activity in the street, except a few children riding bicycles. Yom Kippur, the holiest day for … Read more
PeaceWithPalestineInstead ofWarWithIran Published in “Haaretz” – September 28, 2012
ONCE UPON a time, President Richard Nixon wanted to appoint a certain lawyer to the US Supreme Court.“But the man is a complete moron!” one senator exclaimed. “So what,” answered another, “There are a great many morons in the US, and they have a right to be represented in the court as much as any … Read more
Oslo was intendedTo bring peaceWithin five years.19 years later,The occupationContinues to blockAny agreement.If Oslo collapses –What will happen? Published in “Haaretz” September 21, 2012
VISITING RAMALLAH after an absence of several months, I was again amazed by the ongoing building activity. Everywhere new high-rise buildings are going up, and many of them are beautiful. (Arabs seem to have an innate talent for architecture, as any world anthology of architecture affirms.) The building boom seems to be a good sign, … Read more
VISITING RAMALLAH after an absence of several months, I was again amazed by the ongoing building activity. Everywhere new high-rise buildings are going up, and many of them are beautiful. (Arabs seem to have an innate talent for architecture, as any world anthology of architecture affirms.) The building boom seems to be a good sign, … Read more