It sounds like a joke, but it is quite serious. The government of Israel does not recognize the Israeli nation. It says that there is nosuch thing. Could you imagine the French government denying the existence of the French Nation? Orthe government of the United States of America not recognizing the (US) American nation? Butthen, … Read more
photo gallery “We dreamed about this for a long time, and now we are able to start this unique campaign,” a GushShalom spokesman said at the opening of a press conference conducted mainly in Russian. Theconference took place on Sunday (19.9) in Tel-Aviv’s Press Center. The representatives ofall Russian media in Israel were invited, and … Read more
photo gallery “We dreamed about this for a long time, and now we are able to start this unique campaign,” a GushShalom spokesman said at the opening of a press conference conducted mainly in Russian. Theconference took place on Sunday (19.9) in Tel-Aviv’s Press Center. The representatives ofall Russian media in Israel were invited, and … Read more
The Security Service is haunted by a terrible fear: that another Israeli Prime Ministerwill be assassinated. The extreme right-wing, which does not hide its admiration for YigalAmir and his deed, harbors some who dream of a similar action. After all, if Amir succeeded inmurdering the Oslo process, why shouldn’t another Amir succeed in murdering the … Read more
photo gallery More the a thousand schoolchildren, boys and girls from 6 to 14, wearing their school uniformsand carrying bags, demonstrated today (Monday, 13.9) at the wall that is being built in a-Ram.The pupils carried posters demanding: “Let Us Study!” 150 Israeli activists of Gush Shalom, Ta’ayush, Bat-Shalom, Rabbis for Human Rights andothers joined the … Read more
photo gallery More the a thousand schoolchildren, boys and girls from 6 to 14, wearing their school uniformsand carrying bags, demonstrated today (Monday, 13.9) at the wall that is being built in a-Ram.The pupils carried posters demanding: “Let Us Study!” 150 Israeli activists of Gush Shalom, Ta’ayush, Bat-Shalom, Rabbis for Human Rights andothers joined the … Read more
Two shocking manifestos were published this week. Both call for comment. One of them declares that dismantling the settlements in the Gaza Strip is a “crimeagainst humanity”. It does not mention that they were set up on the land reserves of a millionPalestinians crowded in the tiny strip, and rob them of their scarce water. … Read more
At the mass meeting with Arun Gandhi, the grandson of the Mahatma, in Abu-Dis, I observedthe faces of the participants. While Gandhi was preaching non-violence, I imagined a debatebetween two young Palestinians in the audience. Yussuf: “He is right. The armed intifada has failed.” Hassan: “On the contrary. Without the actions of the martyrs, the … Read more
[The following is the translation of the press release sent to the Hebrew media] Gush Shalom (the Israeli Peace Bloc) calls upon the Government of Israel to cease its effortsto impose by force unilateral solutions, and start immediate negotiations for acomprehensive cease-fire with the Palestinians and cessation of all belligerent actsbetween Israel and the Palestinians. … Read more
When I came out of the beautiful Supreme Court building, I was feeling depressed. I had listened for hours to proceedings on a number of applications concerning the separationwall. I was especially interested in the part of the wall that is threatening to ruin the livesof the residents of a-Ram. There, it will be remembered, … Read more