On Monday, I was honored to receive the Leibowitz Prize for “life’s work”, the prize established by the Yesh Gvul soldiers’ peace organization. I was unable to prepare a speech, so I spoke off the cuff and have to reconstruct my remarks from memory. (The laudation speech by the Nobel Prize laureate, Prof Ada Yonat, … Read more
The actor Mohammad BakriIs the target ofA boycott campaignWith ministerial supportIt’s a pity for BakriThat he is not a settler.Then, such a campaignWould be forbidden by law. Published in “Haaretz”, February 3, 2012
THE IMPOSSIBLE has happened. The Egyptian parliament, democratically elected by a free people, has convened for its first session. For me this is a wonderful, a joyful occasion. For many Israelis, this is a worrisome, a threatening sight. I CANNOT but rejoice when a downtrodden people arises and wins its freedom and human dignity. And … Read more
Migron, a manifestlyIllegal settlementOn private Palestinian land,Has been asked to movea few hundred meters.The media ask anxiously:Will they acceptThis “compromise”?At Anata, Palestinians builtOn their own land.”Manifestly illegal!”Declared the armyAnd during the nightDestroyed the whole village.(The media did not botherTo report.) The Leibowitz Prize, initiated by Yesh Gvul, has been awarded to Uri Avnery andHagit Ofran. … Read more
“ISRAEL HAS no foreign policy, only a domestic policy,” Henry Kissinger once remarked. This has probably been more or less true of every country since the advent of democracy. Yet in Israel, this seems even truer. (Ironically, it could almost be said that the US has no foreign policy, only an Israeli domestic policy.) In … Read more
More than six months after enactment of the “Boycott Law”, the responses of the Knesset and government to the Gush Shalom appeal against that law were at last presented to the Supreme Court. In the response which he submitted to the court, the Knesset’s legal adviser, Adv. Eyal Yinon, clearly distances himself from this law. … Read more
“They have bloodOn their hands!”Said the government,When askedBy the EuropeansTo free PalestiniansImprisoned before Oslo.”He has beenPunished enough!”Says the governmentAnd wants to pardonA policeman ImprisonedA year and a half agoFor shooting aPalestinian to death. Published in “Haaretz”, January 20, 2012
“SHINING TORCH” sounds like the name of a Red Indian (or should I say Native American?) chief. In Hebrew, it is the literal meaning of the name of our latest political sensation: Ya’ir Lapid. This week, he announced his intention to enter politics and set up a new political party. Hardly a surprise. For many … Read more
Benny Katzover, one of the founders and prominent leaders of the settler movement, takes off all masks. He declares himself in clear and unambiguous words to be a sworn enemy of democracy, striving to dismantle and destroy the democratic regime in Israel and replace it with a “Jewish” dictatorship of a nationalist – theocratic – … Read more
Can a personWho personallyViolates International LawBe a Supreme Court judge?Judge Noam SolbergIs a settlerIn Occupied Territory.The appeal againstHis appointmentWas rejected at record speedBy the Supreme Court.If that is kosher –What isn’t? Published in “Haaretz” – January 13, 2012 Cheques, to help us continue the ads and the campaigns, to: Gush Shalom, P.O.Box 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033. … Read more