IF YOU want to understand the policy of a country, look at the map – as Napoleon recommended. Anyone who wants to guess whether Israel and/or the United States are going to attack Iran should look at the map of the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. Through this narrow waterway, only … Read more
As part of the actionsAgainst Hamas,The Olmert governmentIs destroying orphanages,Schools and charitiesIn the West Bank.There are no otherInstitutions to take their place.Orphans, widows andPoor peopleWill be thrownInto the street.Will this isolate Hamas?On the contrary! Ad published in Haaretz, July 11, 2008
[ for questions and queries amosg@shefayim.org.il ] Nr. 116 For many years settlers from Kiryat Arba have been attacking the homes of three El Ja’abari families in Wadi Nasara, situated between Hebron and Kiryat Arba. Ever since March 2007, when settlers occupied a nearby building, they have been regularly attacking the El Ja’abari homes in … Read more
IT WAS just a passing conversation, but it has stuck in my memory. It was soon after the Six-Day War. I was coming out of the main hall of the Knesset, after making a speech calling for the immediate establishment of a Palestinian state. Another Knesset member came down the corridor – a nice person, … Read more
-A bankrupt government resorts to house demolition and nationalist demagoguery in a desperate effort to survive;-Demolition of families’ homes is illegal, immoral and serves no purpose other than satisfying of a sinister lust for revenge “Ehud Olmert and Ehud Barak, the pair of bankrupt politicians heading a collapsing cabinet, are desperately trying to achieve one … Read more
East JerusalemIs occupiedPalestinian territory.Both the municipalityAnd the governmentTreat is as such.So do the inhabitants.The only solutionIs to returnEast JerusalemTo Palestinian rule. Ad published in Haaretz, July 4, 2008
WHAT EXCITED the Israelis this week? What glued them to the TV and radio sets? What made them rush to buy newspapers at the kiosks? The drama in the Knesset, when it seemed for a moment that the Members would act against the laws of nature and vote to dismiss themselves? The violations of the … Read more
Whoever killsPalestiniansIn the West Bank -Intends toDestroy the ceasefireIn the Gaza Strip. Ad published in Haaretz, June 27, 2008
AND SUDDENLY: quiet. No Qassams. No mortar shells. The tanks are not rolling. The aircraft are not bombing. In Sderot, sighs of relief. Children venture out. Inhabitants who have exiled themselves to other towns return home. And the reaction? An outburst of jubilation? Dancing in the streets? Applause for the Prime Minister and the Minister … Read more
photo gallery As a part of the blockade on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Navy prevents the Gaza fisherman from working for their livelihood and from providing food to the population. On Monday (16.6.08), 10 fishing boats went out to sea to protest, using their last fuel. Gush Shalom and dozens of activists from other … Read more