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Cheering

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The entire Israeli pressIs cheering forThe demonstratorsDemanding freedomIn Bil’in.Well, not exactly.The entire Israeli pressIs cheering forThe demonstratorsDemanding freedomIn Istanbul. Published in “Haaretz”, June 7, 2013

The False Torch

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YA’IR LAPID, the freshman parliamentarian and Treasury Minister, has declared that from now on he will deliver all his important speeches outside the Knesset, confining his Knesset appearances to the legal minimum. The reason: members from the opposition interrupt him. He cannot marshal his thoughts when interrupted. Since he is used to making his speeches … Read more

Occupation routine

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On conscriptingThe Ultra-OrthodoxTo the occupation army:A cabinet crisis.On the occupation itself,Now 46 years old:Not a word. Tomorrow, Saturday, at 7pm, we shall join all Israeli peace groups in the protest march marking the anniversary of the occupation. Meeting point: Sarona Park opposite the Defense Ministry, Kaplan St., Tel Aviv. Published in “Haaretz” – May 31, … Read more

Who needs a war, keeps it simmering – Joint Jewish-Arab demonstration to mark 46 years of occupation

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Who needs a war, keeps it simmering – Joint Jewish-Arab demonstration to mark 46 years of occupation Saturday 1.6.13 at 19:00 – Meeting point: Sarona Garden Kaplan St.,Tel Aviv, opposite the Defense Ministry After 46 years of occupation, the underlying realities are more than ever laid bare. It is now clear whose interests are served … Read more

The State of Whom?

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CAN A law be both ridiculous and dangerous?It certainly can. Witness the ongoing initiative of our government to enact a law that would define the State of Israel as “The Nation-State of the Jewish People”. Ridiculous 1 – because what and who is the “Jewish people”? The Jews of the world are a mixed lot. … Read more

Provocations to avoid negotiations

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A long-standing tradition:John Kerry is greetedBy provocations:Legal status granted toFour manifestly illegalSettlement outposts.Netanyahu, BennetOr for that matter Yair Lapid –None of them hasThe slightest intentionOf conductingReal negotiations Published in “Haaretz”,May 24, 2013

Women of the Wall

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THERE WAS this Israeli man who from time to time put a slip of paper in the cracks between the stones of the Western Wall, asking God for favors – as Jews have been doing for centuries. They believe that the gates of heaven are located directly above the Wall, making it easy for their … Read more

NO ANSWER

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The generalsCry out:“How can weGuarantee securityWhen you cutOur budget?”A governmentWhich rejects theArab Peace InitiativeDoes not haveAn answer. Published in “Haaretz”, May 17, 2013