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The clash between Abu-1 and Abu-2 – Abu-Amar v. Abu-Mazen – is not a personal matter, as it ispresented by journalists in Israel and all over the world. Of course, the egos of the twopersonalities do play a role, as in all political fights. But the controversy itself goes muchdeeper. It reflects the unique situation … Read more

It was an almost unbelievable news story: in order to trim the national budget, the Ministry ofEducation had decided to dismiss hundreds of teachers. A private company got the job ofdelivering the bitter news to the dismissed teachers. Two days before Passover – one of thehighpoints of the Jewish calendar, both for religious and secular … Read more

Some more thoughts about the war (7): Some more thoughts about the war: Victory justifies nothing . No victory justifies an evil war. Quite the opposite. It just addsto the evil. With the entry of American forces into Baghdad, opposition to the war in the US and Britain isdwindling. In other countries, too, doubts are … Read more

The following account was written by Lora Gordon and Joe Smith, two ISM volunteers and Tom’scolleagues. Please note that there is naturally overwhelming emotion expressed both by Loraand Joe and also by Tom’s brother, Billy, who is quoted in the account below. Billy’s quote, ” he[Tom] is being treated by the same bastards that shot … Read more

Some more thought about the war (5) Some more thought about the war: The next war . It is now fashionable to talk about “the day after”. Let’s talk about the night after. After the end of hostilities in Iraq, the world will be faced with two decisive facts: First, the immense superiority of American … Read more

Or: Much Ado About Nothing This could have been an important document, I F – I F all the parties really wanted to achieve a fair compromise. I F Sharon and Co. were really prepared to give back the occupied territories and dismantle thesettlements. I F the Americans were willing to exert serious pressure on … Read more

I went out of my house today, for the first time in four days. The Israelisallowed us to buy food but we can only be on the streets for two hours. The city is destroyed. Cars on the side of the road crushed flat likepizza. Tanks rolled over them. Trees lay broken and dead, shops … Read more

More on the war (4): A Crooked Mirror More on the war: Read the Bible . George Bush, we are told, is a deeply religious person, and so is his yeoman, Tony Blair. It is a pity that they do not read the Bible more. One of the most beautiful Hebrew sentences can be found … Read more