THERE IS something tragicomic about the persona of Richard Goldstone. First there was a veritable storm of fury when the original Goldstone report was issued. What a fiend! A Jew who claims to be a Zionist and an Israel-lover, who publishes the most abominable slanders about against our valiant soldiers, aiding and abetting the worst … Read more
In Juliano Mer-KhamisIsraeli-Palestinian coexistenceWas personifiedThe non-violent resistance heroAgainst the occupationWas murderedHis example will be followedBy inheritors among both peoples Ad in Haaretz, April 8, 2011
at the murder of the actor and man of peaceJuliano Mer-KhamisOur heartfelt condolences tohis family, friends, and co-workersIsraeli and PalestinianGush Shalom Translation of ad published in Haaretz Hebrew, April 6, 2011
“In the Prime Minister’s smug and self-satisfied speech there was not a single word of apology for the serious blunder to which Mr. Netanyahu is personally responsible: his decision not to cooperate with the Goldstone Commission, which resulted in the report being published as it was published, causing severe political damage to the State of … Read more
IT WAS Napoleon who said that it is better to fight against a coalition than to fight as part of one. Coalitions mean trouble. To conduct a successful military operation, one needs a unified command and a clear, agreed upon aim. Both are rare in coalitions. A coalition is composed of different countries, each of … Read more
Revealed at the court:The government decidesHow many calories are allowedFor consumptionTo those living in Gaza.Not quite governmental,More befitting prison authorities.Here is the proof:The Gaza Strip remainsOccupied Territory. Ad in Haaretz – April 1, 2011
When hope recedes its place is taken by hatred,The vacuum filled by knives and discriminatory legislation,By settlement expansion, bombs and missiles;Israeli and Palestinian civiliansKilled deliberately or accidentally;Rudderless in occupation’s lethal embrace.We are at a crossroads:Escalation until deathOr changing course. Ad in Haaretz – March 25, 2011
“The deliberate targeting Israeli civilians in Jerusalem, the unintended but no less lethal shooting at Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, and the escalating exchange of missiles on both sides of the Strip’s border, might turn out to be milestone events, marking a plunge back into a boundless vortex of bloodshed” said former Knesset Member … Read more
This is a day of infamy in the history of our legislature, a big step in the process of making this a racist and sinister country . Exactly today our courts of law demonstrated the strength of democracy and showed that not even a former president is above the law, sentencing Moshe Hatzav to a … Read more
ON THURSDAY EVENING I could not think of anything except Libya.First I heard the blood-curdling speech by Muammar Qaddafi, in which he promised to occupy Benghazi within hours and drown the rebels in a bloodbath. I was extremely worried and extremely furious with the international community and especially with the US, which had wasted days … Read more