“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: / A time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted; / A time to break down and a time to build up…” The book of Ecclesiastes has no truer follower than Ariel Sharon.Witness, Sharon … Read more
Dear Settlers –“Dear” in the most literal sense.At long last it must be spelled out, without hypocritical pity, without “if” and “but”. We have paid billions of shekels in order to settle you in the Gaza Strip. We have paid billions to keep you there, and most of you have lived there at our expense. … Read more
August 18th, 2005 – a milestone in the history of the State of Israel.This was the day on which the settlement enterprise in this country went into reverse for the first time. True, the settlement activity in the West Bank continues at full speed. Ariel Sharon intends to give up the small settlements in the … Read more
A picture engraved in memory: Ariel Sharon in the Knesset. Around him the storm is raging. The Members rush about, shouts ring out from all sides. The Member on the podium waves his arms, denounces and curses him. Sharon sitting at the government table. Alone. Immovable. Massive and passive. No muscle in his face is … Read more
It was all expected: both the massacre and the questions it raised. But behind the easy questions that practically posed themselves, much more difficult and unasked questions are hidden.The General Security Service (Shabak, a.k.a. Shin Bet) has been warning for a long time that the “disengagement” from Gaza could lead to an outbreak of Jewish … Read more
At this moment, Israel resembles a patient before an operation. Like every major operation, it is dangerous. The patient hopes that everything will go well, but knows that there is no guarantee.In 16 days, the evacuation of 21 settlements in the Gaza Strip and four in the north of the West Bank is due to … Read more
For some weeks now, a red light has been flickering in my mind, illuminating a word in large Gothic letters: Weimar.As a 9-year old I saw with my own eyes the collapse of the German republic that came into being after World War I. It was generally referred to as the Weimar Republic, because its … Read more
So where is the cease-fire?Will Hamas and Islamic Jihad torpedo the withdrawal from Gaza?What is happening to Mahmoud Abbas?Generally, a cease-fire is declared in one of three cases:- When one side beats the other into submission,- When a third party imposes it on the two belligerents,- When both sides are exhausted. In our case, neither … Read more
A visitor to Israel at this time may get the impression that the country is in the throes of a contest between two football teams – orange and blue.Thousands of cars are already flying ribbons with these colors, mostly from the antennas. This is very striking on the roads: those who fly different colors are … Read more
All the world saw the horror on TV: a Palestinian boy lying on the ground, unconscious. An Israeli soldier bending over him, not knowing what to do. A settler coming up from behind and throwing a stone at the head of the injured Palestinian. Another settler dropping a big stone on him at point-blank range. … Read more