— A great, civilized nation democratically elected a fanatic demagogue, who preached war. Actually, he did not really receive the majority of votes, but, somehow, his ascent to powerwas arranged nevertheless. — Soon after assuming power, he manipulated a dramatic incident in order to tighten his grip upon the country and prepare for attack on … Read more
How do I describe what life is like here – of the sadness in the eyes of my colleagues, of theexhaustion that results when every daily action requires an extraordinary effort, whenperseverance is no longer enough and futility and despair fight for a place on the proud facescarrying bags and babies and the burden of … Read more
How do I describe what life is like here – of the sadness in the eyes of my colleagues, of theexhaustion that results when every daily action requires an extraordinary effort, whenperseverance is no longer enough and futility and despair fight for a place on the proud facescarrying bags and babies and the burden of … Read more
This war is not about terrorism. This war is not about weapons of mass destruction. This war is not about democracy in Iraq. This war is about something else. As for terrorism: Saddam Hussein is a cruel dictator, but the idea that he might be connectedwith Osama bin Laden is ridiculous. Sadam heads the Iraqi … Read more
Excerpts from an e-mail from Rachel Corrie to her family on February 7, 2003. I have been in Palestine for two weeks and one hour now, and I still have very few words todescribe what I see. It is most difficult for me to think about what’s going on here when I sitdown to write … Read more
photo gallery These are photos of the first delegation of French-Jewish personalities toIsrael-Palestine. This is the first in a series of delegations of Jewish personalities world wide. The purpose of these delegations, is to crack the blind and Un-critisising support,given to Israel by the majority of the Jewish world. In our view, this support of … Read more
photo gallery These are photos of the first delegation of French-Jewish personalities toIsrael-Palestine. This is the first in a series of delegations of Jewish personalities world wide. The purpose of these delegations, is to crack the blind and Un-critisising support,given to Israel by the majority of the Jewish world. In our view, this support of … Read more
What a strange, eerie silence! Fifteen times have Israelis voted for the Knesset, and every time has the campaign beenstormy, raucous, even violent. No one could escape it, even if he or she wanted to. Every wallcalled out: vote for me! This time the voting public is in a state of deep depression. A kind … Read more
In a recent message by Yigal Arens, which I fully agree with, he said the following: “…There is enough blame to go around, of course. But I think Ehud Barak is the one who’ll haveto shoulder most of it…..Barak was essentially sawing off the branch he and the Labor partywere sitting on” ( see detailed … Read more
What is the difference between soap and a political leader? Ask any of the “experts”, copywriters and “strategists”, and he will tell you: None. Sellingsoap and selling a leader is one and the same. One does marketing research, finds out what theconsumers (= the voters) want and gives it to them. All one needs is … Read more