If one provocation is blocked, there comes a worse one. “The Right-wing Knesset Members never cease their effort to fill the law books of Israel with racist and anti-democratic laws. If one provocation is blocked, they at once come up with an even worse provocation” says the Gush Shalom movement. The Mosques Bill, due to … Read more
ON THE anniversary of David Ben-Gurion’s death, the usual memorial meeting was held at his graveside in Sdeh Boker, the Negev desert village where he lived in his retirement. There is no cemetery, just his grave and that of his wife Paula. The newspapers published a picture of Binyamin Netanyahu making a speech under a … Read more
Our leadersAre shockedBy the resultsOf the free electionsIn Egypt.They should lookInto the mirror:In our free elections,The followers ofMeir KahaneAnd the admirersOf Joe McCarthyWon. Gush ad in “Haaretz” December 9, 2011 Cheques, to help us continue the ads and the campaigns, to: Gush Shalom, P.O.Box 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033. Please, include your email address.
IN THE middle of the ’80s, a German diplomat conveyed to me a surprising message. A member of the Jordanian Royal family would like to speak with me in Amman. At the time, Jordan was still officially at war with us. IN THE middle of the ’80s, a German diplomat conveyed to me a surprising … Read more
Withholding Palestinian moneyWas Netanyahu’s wayOf pressuring the PATo stop demandingIndependence.But this arbitrary actHas clearly shown themJust how urgentlyThey needIndependence. Gush ad in “Haaretz” December 2, 2011 Cheques, to help us continue the ads and the campaigns, to: Gush Shalom, P.O.Box 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033. Please, include your email address.
THIS TUESDAY will be the 64th anniversary of a fateful day for our lives. A day in November. A day to remember. On November 29, 1947, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted, by 33 votes against 13 (with 10 abstentions), the Palestine Partition Plan. This event has become a subject of endless debates, … Read more
The Prime MinisterProposesTo import doctorsFrom India.Wouldn’t it beA better ideaTo import from IndiaA Prime Minister? Gush ad in “Haaretz” November 25, 2011 Cheques, to help us continue the ads and the campaigns, to: Gush Shalom, P.O.Box 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033. Please, include your email address.
Closure of the “Voice of Peace” radio station part of offensive to destroy democracy: for the settlers the government established a special station, “Israel Waves” while silencing by force the opposing voice. “The closing down of the ‘Voice of Peace’ radio station by the police is part of an overall offensive designed to no less … Read more
“YOU AND your Weimar!” a friend of mine once exclaimed in exasperation, ”just because you experienced the collapse of the Weimar Republic as a child, you see Weimar behind every corner.” The accusation was not unjustified. In 1960, during the Eichmann trial, I wrote a book about the fall of the German Republic. Its last … Read more
The Netanyahu GovernmentIs daily interferingIn the domestic politicsOf the United States -Openly and without shameThe Netanyahu GovernmentAccuses European governments,Which are fundingIsraeli human rights organizations,Of interfering inThe domestic politics of Israel. Published in “Haaretz”, November 18, 2011 Tuesday night, 7 pm, we shall join the march departing from Habima Square in Tel Aviv, to protest the … Read more