It is importantTo examineWhat came outOf the war.But is more importantTo examine whyThey went into itIn the first place:Because they were not readyTo check the alternative:To talk withThe Lebanese, the SyriansAnd the Palestinians. Published in Haaretz, May 4, 2007
ON THE MORROW of Independence Day, a newspaper reported that an Arab child had refused to stand up while the national anthem was sung. The paper was furious. I was not. In fact, it raised a childhood experience from the depths of my memory. It was in Hanover, Germany, some months after Adolf Hitler had … Read more
A public debate at ‘Forum Gush Shalom’ TWO STATES or ONE STATE between former KM URI AVNERY and Dr. ILAN PAPPE moderator: Prof. ZALMAN AMIT the two will answer questions from the audience [N.B. Simultaneous translation from Hebrew into English made available by ICAHD!] Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at 8pm in Beit Hakibutz Ha’artzi 13, … Read more
When the Israeli army “eliminated” six Palestinians in one day, it was reported in our newspapers in small letters in the interior pages.When the Palestinians reacted with rockets without hitting even one Israeli, huge headlines denounced the “Palestinian aggression”.If another deadly and superfluous war will break out, the editors of the news pages will have … Read more
photo gallery The alternative Independence ceremony of Yesh Gvul is already quite an institute itself. Yesterday we came together for the tenth time in front of the stairs opposite the Prime Minister’s Office. The stairs provide a natural podium. But that is not the only reason to do it there. This is also the place … Read more
photo gallery Adam Keller, lighting his beacon: The day before yesterday I received a nice gift from Bank HaPoalim, the Workers’ Bank which long since has nothing to do with workers: a nylon bag full of small Israeli national flags, “Made in China” . The accompanying letter asked me to raise the flags so as … Read more
EitherA stateIn whichAll theCitizensAre equalBeforeThe law -OrA stateBelonging toThe Shin-Bet Gush Shalom ad published in Haaretz, April 20, 2007
Both within the ranks of Hamas and Fatah, there are hot headed trigger happy adventurists who refused to understand that the tensions between the two camps cannot be resolved by violent means. In this context, it should be understood that the US is among those unhappy about the spirit of compromise and the victory of … Read more
AT THIS moment, negotiations on a prisoner exchange are in full swing. The term “negotiations” is really inappropriate. “Haggling” seems more fitting. One could also use an uglier expression: “trafficking in human beings”. The planned deal concerns living people. They are being treated like goods, for which the officials of the two sides are bargaining, … Read more
WeAllHaveBloodOnOurHands Gush Shalom ad published in Haaretz, April 13, 2007