The trial of poet Dareen Tatour will resume in Nazareth Magistrate’s Court today, Thursday, April 27, at 12:00, before Judge Adi Bambiliya. In this hearing the last prosecution witness is due to testify, after all defense witnesses were heard in March. This is expected to be the last hearing before the verdict. Poet Tatour was … Read more
I HAVE a confession to make: I like Marwan Barghouti. I have visited him at his modest Ramallah home several times. During our conversations, we discussed Israeli-Palestinian peace. Our ideas were the same: to create the State of Palestine next to the State of Israel, and to establish peace between the two states, based on … Read more
Marwan BarghoutiCan beA partner forIsraeli-Palestinian peaceOr a leaderOf the struggleAgainst the occupation.The choice is ours. Published in Haaretz, 21/04/17
We`ll start at the end: We’re embarking on a struggle for Israeli society, for peace, and an end to the occupation. This struggle will start in Jerusalem on Saturday night, April 1. We`re going to march in Jerusalem, the city that the right wing claims is ‘united,’ that Mayor Nir Barkat is trying to make … Read more
CUI BONO – “who benefits” – is the first question an experienced detective asks when investigating a crime. Since I was a detective myself for a short time in my youth, I know the meaning. Often, the first and obvious suspicion is false. You ask yourself “cui bono”, and another suspect, who you did not … Read more
On the morning ofThe Passover Holiday,IDF soldiersCommemorated theLiberation from SlaveryBy cutting down18 Olive treesAt Deir Ballout.Chag Sameach! Published in Haaretz, 14/04/17
IN A few weeks, Israel will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War. Millions of words, most of them hollow, will be poured out. As usual. But the event deserves better. It is a drama unique in human history. Only a biblical writer could do it justice. William Shakespeare could have turned his hand … Read more
The Arab Summit offers“A historic reconciliationWith Israel”.Hamas acceptsThe 1967 borders.Trump considers callingA peace conference.Netanyahu hopesIt’s all fake news. Published in Haaretz, 07/04/17
SOME DAYS ago, a man committed an act of terrorism in the center of London, a city I love. He ran over several persons on Westminster Bridge, stabbed a policeman to death and approached the doors of Parliament, where he was shot dead. All this in the shadow of the tower of Big Ben, an … Read more
The occupationIs 50 years old!Tomorrow eveningWe march in JerusalemFor peace withThe Palestinians,Jerusalem city of peace,Capital of two states. “Jerusalem Walks to Peace” – an event organized by the Israeli peace movements, Sat. at 7.30 pm. Starting at Gan Ha’Sus on King George St. and walking to the Jaffa Gate. For transportation from other cities see … Read more