Some ministers wantA sham investigation,Without defining responsibilityAnd without uncoveringThe army’s actions.That will not reduceThe pressure.What is needed is aState investigation committee,Headed by a Superior Court judge,To hear testimoniesFrom soldiers and Gaza residents,In public and in the presenceOf international observers.For the Israeli governmentThat is the lesser evil. Ad published in Haaretz, October 23, 2009
IT IS, of course, all the fault of Judge Richard Goldstone. He is to blame for it, as he is to blame for all the other ills that are befalling us now. He is to blame for the trouble we are having at the UN, both in New York and in Geneva. For the conspiracy … Read more
The Bedouin rights activist Nuri al Okbi, who over the past three years maintains a sit-in strike in a tent on the lands from which his tribe was expelled in 1951, will reach Tel Aviv on November 19, in order to hold the second of his monthly meetings with Jewish Israelis and with the media. … Read more
We must investigateThe suspectedGaza War crimes -Not because of the UN,Not for fear of Goldstone,But for our self-respectAnd for the futureOf Israel. Ad in Haaretz, Oct. 16, 2009 Cheques to help us continue the ads – and the campaigns – to: Gush Shalom, P.O.Box 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033
YESTERDAY, OUR table celebrated with Ada Yonath. This “table” just had its 50th anniversary. It started by accident in “California”, the Café established at the time by Abie Nathan, who later became famous as the Peace Pilot. Afterwards, we met for many years at the legendary Artists’ Café Cassith. Since that place was closed down … Read more
President Obama does not yet deserve the Nobel Peace Prize. That he was himself the first to say so does not make it less true. On the Israeli-Palestinian track President Obama has on several occasions declared his consideration of the ending of the occupation and the creation of a Palestinian state as an American and … Read more
A group ofExtreme settlersIs digging nearThe Temple Mount -Under the auspices ofThe government.Sheikh Ra’ed cries out:“Al-Aqsa in danger!”And is banishedFrom Jerusalem.This is a recipeFor religious war –A disaster forAll of us. Ad in Haaretz, Oct. 9, 2009 Cheques to help us continue the ads – and the campaigns – to: Gush Shalom, P.O.Box 3322, Tel-Aviv … Read more
photo gallery Hundreds of Negev residents, Jews and Arabs, as well as friends and supporters from all over the country, gathered Saturday afternoon in the lands of el-Malichi el-Arakib, near the Lehavim-Rahat junction in the Negev. They have gathered to support the struggle of el-Turi, el-Ukbi, el-Talalka and other Bedouin tribes – with the support … Read more
TODAY IS the 1196th day in captivity for the soldier Gilad Shalit. A prisoner of war must not be left in captivity. A wounded soldier must not be left in the field. The state signs an unwritten contract with every person who joins the army, and most definitely with everyone who serves in a combat … Read more
Those who did notWant to listen toThe testimoniesOf the soldiers of“Breaking Silence” -Got Goldstone.Those who have rejectedWith disdainThe Goldstone report –Now have to confrontCourt casesAll over the world. Ad published in Haaretz, October 2, 2009