Police Attacks Peaceful Demonstrators in A-Ram

photo gallery A non-violent demonstration in A-Ram today (26.6.04) turned into a battlefield, when theBorder Police used, for two hours, tear gas, rubber-coated bullets and water cannon againstit. All signs indicate that it was a well-prepared police ambush. The Israeli demonstrators, mostly activists of Gush Shalom and Ta’ayush, arrived in fivefull buses at A-Ram roadblock. … Read more

“Irreversible Mental Damage”

Two weeks ago, the international community made a shocking declaration. Giving in to a demand by George Bush, the “Quartet” accepted the “Revised DisengagementPlan” of Ariel Sharon . This means that the United Nations, the European Union, the RussianFederation and the United States confirmed this document. I wonder if any one of the honorablediplomats has … Read more

The Nightmare Comes True

I thought it was terrible. I was wrong. It is far, far worse! – These words sum up myfeelings at that moment. I was standing on a hill overlooking the infamous Kalandia checkpoint. Below me was a narrow road, packed with Palestinians in the blazing sun, 30 degreescentigrade in the shade (but there was no … Read more

Against the Barghouti Sentence

photo gallery An unusual demonstration of 15 “Gush Shalom” activists took place today (Sunday, 6.6.04) inthe corridor of the Tel-Aviv District Court, just before the judges sentenced Fatah leaderMarwan Barghouti to life imprisonment. The demonstrators raised poster saying “Barghouti – Talk peace with him, don’t imprisonhim!” Gush Shalom spokesman, Adam Keller, declared: “This is a … Read more

Against the Barghouti Sentence

photo gallery An unusual demonstration of 15 “Gush Shalom” activists took place today (Sunday, 6.6.04) inthe corridor of the Tel-Aviv District Court, just before the judges sentenced Fatah leaderMarwan Barghouti to life imprisonment. The demonstrators raised poster saying “Barghouti – Talk peace with him, don’t imprisonhim!” Gush Shalom spokesman, Adam Keller, declared: “This is a … Read more

Against the Monster Wall in a-Ram

photo gallery An emotional meeting between to rivers of demonstrators, one Israeli and one Palestinian,took place Saturday noon in the center of a-Ram. The two rivers came from different directionsand united into one big demonstration against the monstrous wall that is about to cut off a-Ramfrom Jerusalem and from its environment. The drum band of … Read more

To Drink from the Sea of Gaza

Perhaps Abe Lincoln was right that you can’t fool all the people all the time, but a lot ofpeople can surely be fooled for a long, long time. Just look at Ariel Sharon. From the start, the “Disengagement Plan” was an exercise in deceit. But the world is eager to bedeceived. The world’s statesmen take … Read more

Against the Monster Wall in a-Ram

photo gallery An emotional meeting between to rivers of demonstrators, one Israeli and one Palestinian,took place Saturday noon in the center of a-Ram. The two rivers came from different directionsand united into one big demonstration against the monstrous wall that is about to cut off a-Ramfrom Jerusalem and from its environment. The drum band of … Read more

Tommy’s Granny

Sometimes a person “buys his world in one moment,” as the ancient Hebrew saying goes. This wasdone by the Minister of Justice, Yosef (“Tommy”) Lapid, when he uttered the words: “This oldwoman reminds me of my grandmother!” This old woman, an inhabitant of the Rafah refugee camp whose house was demolished by theIsraeli army, was … Read more