THREE WEEKS ago was Naqba Day – the day on which Palestinians inside and outside Israel commemorate their “catastrophe” – the exodus of more than half of the Palestinian people from the territories occupied by Israel in the 1948 war. Each side has its own version of this momentous event. According to the Arab version, … Read more
“The boycott isA strategic threatFor Israel!”Say the country’sDecision makers.The occupation is48 years old today.It is the occupationWhich feedsThe strategic threat. Published in Haaretz – June 5, 2015
On the 48th year of the occupation,Women in Blackwill hold special protest vigilsOn June 5, 2015 at 13:00In four locations:Jerusalem, Hagar Square (Paris Square) Gan Shmuel, at the entrance to the kibutzTel Aviv, at the corner of King George St. & Ben Zion Blvd Haifa, at the corner of Ben Gurion and Hagefen St.Women and … Read more
Cross Borders Concert – Memory and Hope at the Core of Confrontation On the anniversary of the last round of bloodshed between Israel and Gaza we will meet near the border, under the open sky, at dusk to make what may bring down the walls and bring people closer together – music. The event will … Read more
By pure chance, the dramatic FIFA vote coincides with date set for the protest march in Jerusalem initiated by Israeli peace and human rights groups to mark the 48th anniversary of the occupation. To the slogans originally resolved upon for this march can now be added: ‘When you occupy and oppress, you can’t play soccer … Read more
A FORMER cabinet minister, an intelligent person (nonetheless) asked me the other day: “Let’s assume that your plan is realized. A Palestinian state will come into being side by side with Israel. Even some kind of federation. Then, in a few years, a violently anti-Israel party will come to power there and annul all the … Read more
A march and a demonstration, Jerusalem, March 30, 2015. Gathering at 8.00 pm in Tzion Square, and march outset. Rally at 9.30 pm outside the Old City’s New Gate (Kikar Tzahal). End the occupation! Stop the separation! No to oppression, violence and racism! Yes to freedom and equality! The lives and fates of over four … Read more
With an economyBesieged and suffocated,And 60% unemploymentAmong young Gazans,A new outbreakIs inevitable.The FourthGaza WarHas not started.Yet . Tomorrow, Sat. May 30 at 8.00 pm, we will take part in the Jerusalem march of the peace and human rights groups, marking 48 years of occupation. Details – on the Gush website and Facebook. Published in Haaretz … Read more
THE BATTLE is over. The dust has settled. A new government – partly ridiculous, partly terrifying – has been installed.It is time to take stock. The net result is that Israel has given up all pretense of desiring peace and that Israeli democracy has suffered a blow from which it may never recover. ISRAELI GOVERNMENTS … Read more
If heDoesn’t wantA Palestinian stateOn his watch -He willHave to dealWith the threatOf Israel’s exclusionFrom international soccer. Published in Haaretz, May 22, 2015