ANTI-SEMITISM is on the rise. All over Europe it is raising its ugly head. Jews are in danger everywhere. They must make haste and come home to Israel before it is too late.True? Untrue?Nonsense. PRACTICALLY ALL the alarming incidents which have taken place in Europe recently – especially in Paris and Copenhagen – in which … Read more
The excessive expensesOn foodAt the PM’s residenceIs the leastOf the damageWe shall sufferFrom another termOf Netanyahu. Published in Haaretz – February 20, 2015
WHO IS the ruler of Israel?Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, of course.WRONG. The real ruler of Israel is one Sheldon Adelson, 81, American Jew, Casino king, who was rated as the world’s tenth richest person, worth 37.2 billion dollars at the latest count. But who is counting? Besides his casinos in Las Vegas, Pennsylvania, Macao and … Read more
Netanyahu goesTo WashingtonTo close doors.In Sweden,Abu MazenIs openingThe Palestinian Embassy.For those whoCare to look,The writing isOn the wall. Published in Haaretz, February 13, 2015
EVERYBODY KNOWS what the Israeli elections are about. The choice is stark: on the one side, the dream of a Greater Israel “from the sea to the river”, which would in practice be an apartheid state; on the other side, an end to the occupation and peace. Some would add a social choice: on the … Read more
Netanyahu must go –To stop the occupationTo stop lethal adventuresTo stop Israel’s isolationAnd to end theAnti-social economic policies.All of this isFar more importantThan empty bottles. Published in Haaretz – February 6, 2015
MANY TIMES people ask me: “Are you a Zionist?”My stock answer is: “Depends on what you mean by Zionism.”This is quite sincere. The term Zionism can mean many different things. Like the term socialism, for example. Francois Hollande is a socialist. So was Joe Stalin. Any resemblance? WHEN I was young, there was a joke … Read more
The incidentsIn the NorthSmell stronglyOf theElection campaign.This playingWith fireMust stopImmediately! Published in Haaretz – January 30, 2015
THERE USED to be a joke about a sadist and a masochist. “Hit me! Beat me! Kick me!” the masochist pleads with the sadist. The sadist smiles a cruel smile and slowly answers: “No!” THAT, MORE or less, reflects the situation on our northern border at this moment. Two Israeli drones have bombed (or missiled) … Read more
Who took the decisionWhich led toThe killing “by mistake”Of an Iranian general?How many moreSuch decisionsWill be takenIn the twoComing monthsUntil the elections? Published in Haaretz, January 23, 2015