Gaza War Cemetery, Monday 22nd September 2003 The Palestinian gardeners trim the immaculate lawns. Blood red Bourgainvilleas climb thelimestone walls. The British are good at death. My eye through the camera focuses on many ofabout three and a half thousand gravestones caught by the name, the unit or the inscriptionchosen by the family. 3,217 of … Read more
photo gallery Today, 22/09, Gush Shalom held the first demonstrationin support of the 27 pilots who refuse to take part in attacksin the occupied territories.60 activists spread huge signs declaring:”refusing to be war criminals”, as well as “The best pilots” etc.A group of Spanish musicians joined the demonstrastion with revolutionary songsagainst the dictatorship.The demonstration was … Read more
photo gallery Today, 22/09, Gush Shalom held the first demonstrationin support of the 27 pilots who refuse to take part in attacksin the occupied territories.60 activists spread huge signs declaring:”refusing to be war criminals”, as well as “The best pilots” etc.A group of Spanish musicians joined the demonstrastion with revolutionary songsagainst the dictatorship.The demonstration was … Read more
Shimon Peres is celebrating. Shimon Peres? The whole world is celebrating with him! What has he got to celebrate? Well, he has reached the age of 80. A respectable age. I can’t begrudge him. (After all, I myselfam now 80 years old, and I just had a celebration, too.) When one gets to be 80 … Read more
So now it is official: the government of Israel has decided to assassinate Yasser Arafat. Not any more to “exile”. Not any more to “expel or kill”. Simply to “remove”. Of course, the intention is not to remove him to another country. Nobody seriously believesthat Yasser Arafat will raise his hands and allow himself to … Read more
Slowly, President Bush’s war plan against Iraq is emerging from the thick fog. At first itlooked like a collection of hazy slogans, but gradually it is becoming clear that it hasdefinite – if hidden – aims. The plan is unconnected to the famous “war on terrorism”, to the personality of Saddam Husseinor to the weapons … Read more
It was the first day of the Israeli-Egyptian peace negotiations, after Anwar Sadat’s visit to Jerusalem. They took place at Mina House, a hotel rich in historynear the Pyramids. In front of the building, the Egyptians had hoisted the flags of all the Arab countries they hadinvited (none showed up, of course). On one of … Read more
photo gallery Last Saturday, 04/09/03, immediately after the suicide-bombing in Haifa,the Gush went into action to organize an Israeli human shield for the Mukata’ah,in view of the strong suspicion that Sharon would exploit the terrible atrocity as a pretext tokill Yasser Arafat. Eight activists, mostly Gush members,went within the hour to Ramallah.There they met about … Read more
photo gallery Last Saturday, 04/09/03, immediately after the suicide-bombing in Haifa,the Gush went into action to organize an Israeli human shield for the Mukata’ah,in view of the strong suspicion that Sharon would exploit the terrible atrocity as a pretext tokill Yasser Arafat. Eight activists, mostly Gush members,went within the hour to Ramallah.There they met about … Read more
photo gallery “Targetted Killing causes Suicide Bombing, Suicide Bombing causes Targetted Killing! Break the Bloody Cycle!”Under these slogans, 75 Gush Shalom activists held today a vigil opposite the Ministry of Defence in Tel-Aviv.The main objective was to protest against the almost daily assassinations of Palestinian militants by the Israeli army, mainly by attack helicopters.The so-called … Read more