Punishment
Dan HalutzHas been ejectedFrom the officeOf the Chief-of-Staff.What do we feel?Not evenA slight bumpOn the wing. Gush Shalom ad published in Haaretz, January 19, 2007
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A Freedom Ride
Mahatma Gandhi would have loved it. Nelson Mandela would have saluted. Martin Luther King would have been the most excited – it would have reminded him of the old days. Yesterday, a decree of the Officer Commanding the Central Sector, General Yair Naveh, was about to come into force. It forbade Israeli drivers from giving … Read more
Dan Halutz, shooting himself in the wing
On the day when Dan Halutz entered upon his career as Army Chief of Staff, activists of Gush Shalom and Yesh Gvul stood protesting outside. We flew across the Defence Ministry walls little paper airplanes bearing quotations from Halutz’s infamous interview, where he stated that he was sleeping well at night after his pilots had … Read more
Apartheid
As from next FridayIsraeli drivers willBe forbiddenTo take PalestiniansIn their carsIn the West Bank.That stinks of Apartheid.No “security” needWill be servedBy this disgraceful orderOf the occupation authorities.Drivers with a moral senseWill ignore it. Gush Shalom ad published in Haaretz, January 12, 2007
Har Homa extension – a slap in the face
“Prime Minister Olmert and Defense Minister Peretz both excel in throwing out colorful balls called “humanitarian gestures” and “political plans”, which sound nice but have little relation to reality” says Gush Shalom, the Israeli Peace Bloc.“The situation on the ground is that occupation and settlement continue and increase. A thousand new housing units are planned … Read more
DOWNLOAD HERE the full Truth against truth booklet in PDF format
photo gallery Israelis have one truth, Palestinians have another. It’s time we get to know what the other side thinks. Click HERE to download the English version
Background: Birth of the Separation Wall
Note: Israel has the right of self defence. Not only a right, but an obligation to defend hercitizens. Some questions, however, remain to be answered: Why is fence built deep inside Palestinian territories, rather than on the Green Line? Will this path, designed by Sharon, provide more security? or is it part of a totally … Read more
The Ramallah Initiative
photo gallery The slogan was: “A New Hope”. A new spirit is necessary in order to overcome despair and pessimism, in view of the violent events between the Israeli army and the Palestinians, as well as between the Palestinians themselves. In order to rekindle hope, close Israeli-Palestinian cooperation is needed, as well as steadfastness and … Read more
“The Wall is built strictly for security reasons”
“It has no political content whatsoever” It is interesting to note, that the right and the settlersspat venom at any mention of the separation Wallas long as they thought that it would be built along the Green Line.Immediately after the elections,in January 2003, Sharon started using the Wallas another means for further annexation of land,oppression … Read more
Kiss of death
Since Judas Iscariot embraced Jesus, Jerusalem has not seen such a kiss.After being boycotted by Ariel Sharon and Ehud Olmert for years, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) was invited to the official residence of the Prime Minister of Israel two weeks ago. There, in front of the cameras, Olmert embraced him and kissed him warmly on … Read more