I WAS shaking with fear.A well-groomed gentleman appeared on TV. He was identified as the chief of an association called Re’uth (“Sight”), whose aim is to monitor the groups which deny the legitimacy of the State of Israel. What they have uncovered is indeed frightful. The enemies of Israel, we were told, no longer believe … Read more
The armyHas been sentTo trimA treeOn the other sideOf the border fence –And has turnedThe Lebanese armyInto an enemy.It may have beenRight –But was itWise? Ad published in Haaretz, August 6, 2010
PEOPLE ENDOWED with sensitive political ears were startled this week by two words, which, so it seemed, escaped from the mouth of Binyamin Netanyahu by accident: “Eastern front”. Once upon a time these words were part of the everyday vocabulary of the occupation. In recent years they have been gathering dust in the political junkyard. … Read more
Netanyahu has retrievedFrom the JunkyardThe bogeyman called“The Eastern Front”.The aim:Ethnic cleansingOf the Jordan valley.It started this weekWith the eradication ofParsieh village. Ad published in Haaretz, July 30, 2010
SINCE I witnessed the rise of the Nazis during my childhood in Germany, my nose always tickles when it smells something fascist, even when the odor is still faint. When the debate about the “one-state solution” began, my nose tickled. Have you gone mad, I told my nose, this time you are dead wrong. This … Read more
Every boatSailing for GazaPuts Israel on alertFor weeks.Wouldn’t it be betterTo open thePort of GazaUnder internationalInspection? Ad in Haaretz – July 16, 2010 Cheques to help us continue the ads – and the campaigns – to: Gush Shalom, P.O.Box 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033
Most activists were left outside, as were several of Abu Tir’s family and friends, as “the courtroom was too small” Former MK Uri Avnery was present Monday during the deliberations of the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court on the remand in custody of the Palestinian Parliamentarian Abu Tir, The deliberations, lasting four hours, ended without a decision. … Read more
In a compromise reached between the petitioners from Gush Shalom and the State prosecutors, based on the suggestion of Judge Naor, it was agreed that if the Tirkel Committee will ask to investigate military officers, and the Government will not enable it, the issue will go back to court. The compromise was given the status … Read more
photo gallery The Gush Shalom petition to the Supreme Court achieved today (July 12, 2010) another victory. For the first time in Israel’s history, the court has decided to intervene in the government’s appointment of a commission of inquiry, something the court has refused to do many times in the past. The court has also … Read more
AT THIS moment, two sit-ins are taking place in Jerusalem, two kilometers apart. In West Jerusalem, the Shalit family is sitting in a protest tent in front of the Prime Minister’s residence, swearing to remain there until the return of their son. In East Jerusalem, three members of the Palestinian parliament are holed up in … Read more