translated from HebrewI came back to Al Araqib, my homeBirth place of my father and grandfatherEvil men took my tentsMy food, my waterEven my blanket and the pillow under my headGuests were not offered any drink by meFor no sugar nor coffee were left meI am so very sad for I stood aloneAnd so evil … Read more
The prisoners should have been released long ago, including Marwan Barghouti whose conviction resulted from a show trial. Gush Shalom: We all have blood on our hands. The ministers of the Government of Israel and generals of the IDF, together with their predecessors, are responsible for the death of hundreds and thousands of innocent civilians, … Read more
RECENTLY, THE CHIEF of the Shin Bet declared that the “Israeli Arabs”, a fifth of Israel’s population, constitute a danger to the state. He requested permission for the General Security Service to act against anyone who aims at changing the official designation of Israel as a “Jewish and democratic state” – even if they use … Read more
Olmert wantsTo meetThe king ofSaudi Arabia.A meetingMeans normalization.Normalization is theMain objective ofIsraeli policy.What is OlmertPrepared to giveIn return?Nothing. Gush Shalom ad published in Haaretz, April 6, 2007
CAN A pantheress turn into a pussycat? Impossible, a zoologist would say. But last week, we saw it happen with our own eyes. Condoleezza Rice came here to teach Ehud Olmert, once and for all, who is boss. The President of the United States wants to make order in the Middle East, and the government … Read more
In Riyadh,The assembled leadersOf the Arab countriesOffered usPeace with the PalestiniansAnd the entire Arab worldFor generations to come.In HomeshThe assembled settlersOffered usWar with the PalestiniansAnd the entire Arab worldFor generations to come. Gush Shalom ad published in Haaretz, March 30, 2007
Gush Shalom: The army is surrendering without conditions to the settler violence. A week ago the settlers threatened, on the pages of their paper “B’sheva”, to beat up any soldier who stands in their way to the ruins of Homesh settlement “until his own mother would not recognize him”. Instead of locating those who made … Read more
INCREDIBLE! In Palestinian schoolbooks, there is no trace of the Green Line! They do not recognize the existence of Israel even in the 1967 borders! They say that the “Zionist gangs” stole the country from the Arabs! That’s how they poison the minds of their children! These blood-curdling revelations were published this week in Israel … Read more
The settlers intendTo rebuildThe “Homesh” settlementDismantled by Sharon.They threaten to”Hit every soldierWho stands in our way,So that his own motherWon’t recognize him!”They know thatA government thatSits in investigation roomsWill not stop them.This governmentMust be removedAt once. Gush Shalom ad published in Haaretz,March 23, 2007
…what I believe, like many Israelis, is that the way is to start a new page, to get out of the Occupied Territories and to live side by side with the Palestinians (…) but the reality of the matter is that it is Israel that is not willing to recognize the right of the Palestinians … Read more