Obama,Mazal Tov!Against intense oppositionYou have paved the wayFor AmericansTo receiveMedical treatment.NowHeal us pleaseFrom theMalignant occupation.Many in IsraelWill be grateful! Ad in Haaretz, March 26, 2010 Cheques to help us continue the ads – and the campaigns – to: Gush Shalom, P.O.Box 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033
IT IS already a commonplace to say that people who don’t learn from history are condemned to repeat their mistakes. Some 1942 years ago, the Jews in the province called Palaestina launched a revolt against the Roman Empire. In retrospect, this looks like an act of madness. Palestine was a small and insignificant part of … Read more
Stop all settlementsIn East Jerusalem.Negotiate aboutJerusalem, borders,Settlements and refugees.These are the demandsOf Hillary Clinton.These are the demandsOf IsraelisWho care for their country. Ad in Haaretz – March 19, 2010 Cheques to help us continue the ads – and the campaigns – to: Gush Shalom, P.O.Box 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033
SOME WEEKS the news is dominated by a single word. This week’s word was “timing”. It’s all a matter of timing. The Government of Israel has insulted the Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, one of the greatest “friends” of Israel (meaning: somebody totally subservient to AIPAC) and spat in the face of … Read more
The day on whichThe negotiations withThe PalestiniansWere to beginWas marked byThe confirmation of aHuge new settlementIn East JerusalemAnd a slap in the faceOf the US Vice President.Anyone who is surprisedBy this provocation –Let him stand up! Ad published in Haaretz, March 12, 2010
To MK Moshe Kahalon, Minister of Communications, Ministry of Communications, JerusalemRe: establishing a regional radio for the supporters of a peaceful solution to the conflictOn behalf of my client, Gush Shalom, I would like to state: On 06.06.07 it was confirmed that your predecessor, Minister Ariel Atias published a tender for the establishment of a … Read more
SOME WEEKS ago, Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turk who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in Rome, was released after serving 28 years in prison. The motives for his act have never been clarified. But a Palestinian leader once told me his version: God appeared to Agca in a dream and told him: Go … Read more
photo gallery This slogan coined by former Knesset Chairman Abraham Burg, a man with deep religious roots, well expresses the spirit of the demonstration that took place Saturday night (March 6) in East Jerusalem. The protesters shouted in unison: “One-two, One-two / Jerusalem capital of Two States” and “Sheikh Jarrah, don’t despair / We shall … Read more
Nobody would think aboutDestroying dozens ofJewish homesBecause King DavidHad a garden there3000 years ago.In Israel 2010,Such an evil planAgainst ArabsWas seriously consideredAnd came closeTo being carried out.Only at the last momentIt was postponedBy Binyamin NetanyahuIn a rare act of sanity. Ad published in Haaretz, March 5, 2010
The detained Bedouin human rights activist Nuri el Okbi will be brought to the Be’er Sheba Magistrate’s Court (Shalom Court) tomorrow (Mon. March 1) at 12.00 noon. El Okbi is well known for his prolonged fight for the rights of his family to its land. He has lived on the disputed land for many years … Read more