Talking Zionism

“HE TALKS Zionism,” used to be a very derogatory comment when I was young. It meant that some elderly functionary had come to waste our time with a boring speech consisting largely of empty phrases. That was before the foundation of the State of Israel. Since then, the term Zionism has been elevated to the … Read more

Divide et Impera

WHATEVER IS happening to the Israeli social protest movement?Good question. It is not only being asked abroad, but in Israel, too. Last year the movement reached its peak in a giant demonstration. Hundreds of thousands marched in Tel Aviv. The government did what governments do in such situations: it appointed a commission, headed by a … Read more

Divide et Impera

WHATEVER IS happening to the Israeli social protest movement?Good question. It is not only being asked abroad, but in Israel, too. Last year the movement reached its peak in a giant demonstration. Hundreds of thousands marched in Tel Aviv. The government did what governments do in such situations: it appointed a commission, headed by a … Read more

Live by the sword

As long as there isOccupation,There is no peace.Without peace,There is war.In war there is no endTo victimsOn both sides.Shall we foreverLive by the sword? Published in “Haaretz”, July 20, 2012

Live by the sword

As long as there isOccupation,There is no peace.Without peace,There is war.In war there is no endTo victimsOn both sides.Shall we foreverLive by the sword? Published in “Haaretz”, July 20, 2012

Two Faces

TWO FORMER Prime Ministers of Israel are in the news these days. They represent two of the many faces of Israel.They also raise a universal question: which is preferable – an honest fanatic or a corrupt pragmatist? YITZHAK SHAMIR died two weeks ago and was buried in the cemetery of the “Great of the Nation” … Read more

Two Faces

TWO FORMER Prime Ministers of Israel are in the news these days. They represent two of the many faces of Israel.They also raise a universal question: which is preferable – an honest fanatic or a corrupt pragmatist? YITZHAK SHAMIR died two weeks ago and was buried in the cemetery of the “Great of the Nation” … Read more

Thirst in the Jordan Valley! Protest and solidarity visit

Ethnic cleansing in the Jordan ValleyLand theft, house demolitions, fire zones, nature reserves, deliberately induced thirst Following the increasingly brutal policy against Palestinians in the Jordan Valley Today, Friday July 13, 2012 we will hold a solidarity and protest visit against Apartheid in the Jordan Valley. Israeli peace activists will arrive today at Palestinian villages … Read more