If…

If Israel hadA peace-seeking government,It would have recognizedThe State of PalestineAt its own initiative -Without waitingFor France. Today, Fri. Feb. 5, 1:30 pm at the “TunnelsCheckpoint”, Israelis and Palestinians will hold ajoint freedom march against the occupation and forpeace, independence and justice for both peoples.Transportation: Arlozorov Railway Station, TA, 12:00;Liberty Bell Park, Jerusalem 12:30. Published … Read more

The Pied Piper of Zion

HAMELIN, a small town in Germany (not so far from where I was born), was infested with rats. In their despair, the burghers called upon a rat-catcher and promised him a thousand guilders for liberating them from this plague. The rat-catcher took his pipe and played such a sweet melody that all the rats came … Read more

What’s next?

A vocal witch-huntEnded in naught.The three activistsWere set free.But all who opposeThe occupationRemain under attack.Next on the agenda:The “Associations Law”. Published in Haaretz, 29/01/16

Demo for a bilingual school in Jaffa

Jerusalem has oneBeersheba has oneThe Galilee has oneWadi Ara has oneHaifa will have one from next yearBut the Tel Aviv municipality does not want one.There is still no Hebrew-Arabic bilingual egalitarian school in Tel Aviv-Jaffa.Join us today, Thursday 28 January, at 14.30 in front of Tel Aviv’s municipality, to call for the opening of a … Read more

Extreme, Extremer, Extremest

AS IS well-known, Israel is a “Jewish and democratic state”. That is its official designation. Well… AS FOR Jewish, it’s a new kind of Jewishness, a mutation. For 2000 years or so, Jews were known to be wise, clever, peace-loving, humane, progressive, liberal, even socialist. Today, when you hear these attributes, the State of Israel … Read more

Opposition to what?

The EU resolved:”Agreements with IsraelDo not applyTo the territoriesOccupied in 1967″Netanyahu protested.So did Herzog.Herzog cannot beChief of the Opposition. Published in Haaretz, 22/01/16