THE REAL aim is to change the regime in Lebanon and to install a puppet government.That was the aim of Ariel Sharon’s invasion of Lebanon in 1982. It failed. But Sharon and his pupils in the military and political leadership have never really given up on it.As in 1982, the present operation, too, was planned … Read more
THAT’S IT. Tomorrow the World Cup games come to an end. We can congratulate the new champions and wish them arrivederci or au revoir, as the case may be. Now the public can return to less important matters, such as the daily killing and destruction, the captured soldier, the launching of Qassam rockets and everything … Read more
“ISRAEL HAS declared war on the Palestinian people! The Palestinian people will answer in kind! The Palestinian rebellion will go on! The Palestinian fighters are steadfast in the service of the nation! Down with the Nazi-Zionist occupation! Out with the unclean infidels from the Holy Land! Destroyed Rafah – we shall build you anew! Long … Read more
IF PRESIDENT Bush wanted to deal with Iran by “bombing them back into the stone age”, (as an American general once put it during the Vietnam War), now would be the time. With everybody riveted to the World Cup, who would notice? The Israeli government knows this well. In their fight against the Qassam rockets … Read more
“I COLLECTED with my bare hands the body parts of my two little sons. What mother must do that? One shell of the aggressors blew them apart. Within a second, my life was destroyed forever.” The woman spoke quietly. Her third son, a boy of about eight, stood at her side and, from time to … Read more
NINE MONTHS before he invaded Lebanon, Ariel Sharon let me in on his grand design for solving all the problems of this region. It was mind-boggling. He did not ask me to keep it secret, just not to attribute it to him directly. I published it accordingly. Sharon, then the freshly appointed Minister of Defense, … Read more
Gush Shalom (Translated from Hebrew, the name means “The Peace Bloc”)is the hard core of the Israeli peace movement. Often described as “resolute”, “militant”, “radical” or “consistent”, it is known for its unwavering stand in times of crisis, such as the al-Aksa intifada. For years now, Gush Shalom has played a leading role in determining … Read more
The primary aim of Gush Shalom is to influence Israeli public opinion and lead it towards peace and reconciliation with the Palestinian people, based on the following principles: Putting an end to the occupation, Accepting the right of the Palestinian people to establish an independent and sovereign State of Palestine in all the territories occupied … Read more
photo gallery “We have no trouble talking to Israel, but we don’t want to hold idle talks about nothing” said Sheikh Muhammad Abu-Ter, number 2 on the Hamas parliamentary slate to eight members of the Gush Shalom board, during an official meeting. Another Hamas legislator taking part in the meeting was Ahmad Atun, of Tzur … Read more
A list of Gush-Shalom actions since its coming about in 1992, updated until Dec. 2006 17.12.92 – On the day of the mass-deportation of 415 Palestinians, demonstration against the decision, at the Tel-Aviv Hilton, where Mr. Rabin was about to make a speech. 26.12.92 – Torch parade in Tel-Aviv against the deportation, initiated by Peace … Read more