Today an important event took place in Ramallah. Three hundred personalities, half of themPalestinians, half of them Israelis, took part in the founding conference of the first whollyintegrated joint peace organization – the Joint Israeli-Palestinian Action Group forPeace. This followed the publication, two months ago, of a joint political statement signed by 1500Palestinian and Israeli … Read more
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The most talented director could not have done better. It was a perfect show. Television viewers all over the world saw heroic Israeli soldiers on their screens battlingthe fanatical settlers. Close-ups: faces twisted with passion, a soldier lying on astretcher, a young woman crying in despair, children weeping, youngsters storming forwardin fury, masses of people … Read more
A week after the ship of peace was solemnly launched on its perilous voyage from Aqaba harbor,it was hit by a torpedo. It is not yet clear whether it is wrecked or can continue on its way inspite of the damage. The story of its voyage so far: An Israeli helicopter gunship tried to kill … Read more
Repeated expressions reach us of public interest in the Ayalon-Nusseibeh project, known as “the Peoples’ Voice ” , as well as considerable efforts to lobby for it. This calls for a criticalreading of its Statement of Principles and of what it says explicitly or between the lines. The aim of the project is most laudable, … Read more
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First thoughts after the Aqaba meeting: First thoughts after the Aqaba meeting: Solo performance . If there had been a printed program, it would have looked something like this: “Peace in the Holy Land” by George W. Bush. Director: George Bush. Principal actor: W. B. George. Music: G. W. Bush. Mis en scene : Bush … Read more
Good advice to Abu-Mazen: Keep clear of Altalena! He is going to get tired of the sound of this name in the near future. Every Israeli he meets on theway to Aqaba and back will demand that he do to Hamas what Ben-Gurion did to this ship. But thiswill be a treacherous request. A short … Read more
I find myself almost pitying George Bush, something I would not have held to be possible. Butthere you are… He has had a lot of luck, George Bush. All the big opportunities fall into his lap. But somehow,it all goes wrong. Somehow, “at the end of the day”, as the Americans like to say, everything … Read more
Yedioth AharonothOn February 6, 2001, Ariel Sharon was elected prime minister. “That same night I got a call from Sharon’s people asking me to meet him as son as possible,”says Prof. Arnon Sofer, “and they asked me to bring the maps” The map of the wall, as published in “Yediot Aharonot”, can be found here. … Read more