Ask the farmers

Will direct flightsTo Abu DhabiBring us peace and quiet?Ask the farmersOn the Gaza borderWhose fields are burningAnd the parents ofSoldiers killed duringRaids of West Bank villages.The war in this countryWhich lasts already a centuryStarted with the Palestinians.Without an agreementWith the PalestiniansWe will never live in peace.

What few Israelis heard about

In a late night hourThe IDF conducted”A routine operation”In the city of JeninOn the West Bank.The soldiers’ invasionEncountered resistanceBy the people of the city.The IDF Spokesman said:”Hundreds of Palestinians wereShooting, throwing stones andHurling explosive devices.The soldiers responded withAnti-riot gear.”Dalia Samudi did not take partIn all this. She just triedTo close the windowsAnd prevent the clouds … Read more

Crying coup

Netanyahu is in trouble.Tens of thousands of protestersOutside his residenceAnd his own supportersStay at home,Fissures in the coalitionIn the right wing blockAnd even in his own party.Elections? But the pollsAre not so rosy.And in a few monthsHe will have to sit in the dockThree days a week.What can he do?Cry out: “Coup! Coup! Coup!The media! … Read more

Where Netanyahu and Ganz agree

“We have the rightTo bomb SyriaWhenever we want.”We don’t tolerateAny violation of ourSovereign territoryBy land, sea or air”.On this Netanyahu and Ganz agree.(It would not be the first timeThat a failing governmentTries to save itself byBeating the drums of war.)

“With our knees on the Palestinians’ neck”

This week the Israeli daily Ha’aretz published an extensive interview with me. It was an extraordinary opportunity to comprehensively discuss B’Tselem’s work. To talk about being a traitor to the cause of Jewish supremacy – and loyal to different values altogether; to discuss the de-facto annexation that has already happened; and to consider what’s ahead … Read more

Mandela’s Legacy, Then and Now

Today, 19/7/2020 19:00 via ZoomOSSIM SHALOM – Social Workers For Peace & Social Welfareand a coalition of organizations invite you to an online event commemorating Nelson Mandela Mandela’s Legacy, Then and Now Panel:MP Ayman Odeh – Leader of the Hadash Party, head of the Joint List AllianceDr. Alon Liel – former Ambassador of Israel to … Read more

Not the solution

For many yearsNetanyahu said:”The economy is flourishing,So forget about corruption.Forget about the Palestinians.Life is good, isn’t it?”But with CoronavirusThe economy is in tatters.And Netanyahu’sAnnexation schemesAlienated Israel’s old friends.Are Israelis starting at lastTo understand thatNetanyahu is not the solutionBut the problem?

The first of July

The first of JulyCame and passed.Annexation there was not.And with the return of the CoronaNobody paid much attention.What will happen onThe first of AugustAnd the first of September?Probably, more people wiĺl beWithout job, without income.So, let the government holdA ceremonial meetingAnd solemnly resolveTo have the annexationExactly one week afterThe Coming of the Messiah.

What do I care?

The jobless. the homeless,The many bankrupt shops,A new Corona explosion -What do I care?More importantTo get my taxes back;To put an end toThose annoying demonstrationsIn my backyard,And not to forgetI must have some annexation.