In the dead of night

Mohammad ZaghloulAl-Khatib, 24 year old,Was beaten to deathBy soldiers whoBroke into his homeAt 4.00 in the night.Such things happenWhen you rule by forceOver millions of peopleWith no end in sight. Published in Haaretz, 21/09/18

Ultimately

Ultimately, alsoUri Avnery’sGreatest opponentsWill have to followIn his footsteps.Simply,There isNo otherViable option. Published in Haaretz, 24/08/18

В этот вечер мы простились с ним в последний раз.

Зал, в котором установили гроб Ури Авнери, был переполнен. Присутствовали телевидение, депутаты Кнессета от разных партий, высокопоставленная палестинская делегация и многие люди, знавшие Ури лично или читавшие его статьи и книги и слышавшие о нем. Были трогательные выступления и надгробные речи. После окончания церемонии тело унесли на кремацию, о которой он специально просил, и которая … Read more

What do they want to know?

The Shabak securityDid not likeThe literary works ofPalestinian writerLama Khater.Already for three weeksShe is interrogatedUp to 20 hours per day,Her hands and legsHandcuffed to the chair. Published in Haaretz, 17/08/18

I cannot enlist, because from a very young age I was educated to believe that all humans are equal

Plainclothes military police officers arrived at conscientious objector Hillel Grami’s home this week on Sunday (29 july), six days after he failed to report at the induction center and undergo enlistment. He was arrested at home — an exceptional action by the Israeli army that we have not seen in in recent years. Hilel is … Read more