In February this year, an Iranian drone flew into Israel’s airspace and was shot down after a few minutes. A week later, Prime Minister Netanyahu – in one of his trademark gimmicks – presented a fragment of the Iranian drone to the Munich Security Conference, stating: “Iran committed an act of aggression last week, launching … 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
George W. Bush 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC Dear Governor Bush: So today is what you call ” the moment of truth, ” the day that ” France and therest of world have to show their cards on the table. ” I’m glad to hear thatthis day has finally arrived. Because, I gotta tell ya, … 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
A Proposal for a Permanent Settlement Translated from Hebrew by Rachel Rowen Introduction This essay sets forth a new formula for a final status settlement with our Palestinian neighbors in this land. I must confess that this opening sentence was written after great hesitation. The reasonable reader will undoubtedly view the subject, especially the presumption … Read more
Israel’s hard-line prime minister, Ariel Sharon, has ordered his defence forces toprepare to drive “hundreds of thousands” of Palestinians on the West Bank over theborder into Jordan.. Jordanian intelligence chiefs say the operation will commence on the day theforthcoming United States conflict starts against Iraq..Sharon believes that will give him “a just excuse” to remove … Read more
This is an expanded version of an article in Yediot Aharonot, June 30, 2002 The Gaza strip is a perfect realization of the Israeli vision of” separation ” . Surrounded with electric fences and army posts, completelysealed off the outside world, Gaza has become a huge prison. Aboutonethirdof its land was confiscated for the 7,000 … Read more
Resolution 242 reinterpreted NEW YORK: Writing in The New York Times (IHT Views, June 10), Ariel Sharon unveils thefundamental idea that defines his approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is anapproach whose implications should awaken Israelis, and those in the internationalcommunity who so far haven’t got it, to what Sharon has in mind for his … Read more
Responsible economic leadership is severely restrictive. It imposes many limitations on decision-makers and requires them to carefully consider the consequences of their actions and to plan accordingly. Economic responsibility is supposed to prevent the spending of a major share of the entire national budget on the Napoleonic military ambitions of any individual leader or faction. … Read more
Letter From Israel The Israeli far-right – always the best indicator of Israel’s true intentions – is quiteoutspoken:its aim is to make Palestinian life unbearable to a point that they would rather get up and go. Asked about his conception of ” voluntary transfer ” of Palestinians, Minister of Tourism(Rabbi) Benny Eylon compared the ” … Read more