Translation of the unabridged version of an article to be published in Ma’ariv December 13, 1999. One has only to look at the manifesto signed by 20 Palestinian politicians and academiciansagainst the “tyranny and corruption” of Yassir Arafat, in order understand what happened tothe Palestinian people during the last hundred years, At the beginning of … Read more
Translation of the unabridged version of an article published in Ma’ariv, October 31 Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated on Saturday night, the 4 th of November. The changing of thisdate with some day of the month of Heshwan, according to the “Jewish” calendar, is afalsification. Rabin was an atheist. He had nothing to do with the … Read more
Translation of the unabridged version of an article published in Ma’ariv, October 25, 1999 The news in the papers say that, as an opening position in the coming permanent statusnegotiations, Barak is going to offer the Palestinians a state of their own in 18% of the”territories”. I wish I could add: I don’t believe it. … Read more
Translation of unabridged version of article published in Ma’ariv, October 18, 1999 It all reminds one of the athlete in ancient Greece, who recounted that in far-away Rhodes hehad jumped to a height unparalleled even by the greatest Olympic champions. Many peoplewitnessed the event, he asserted, and if one of them would pass by chance … Read more
Translation of the unabridged version of an article published in Ma’ariv, October 4, 1999 Something peculiar happened to the two words “safe passage”. When this term was coined in the Oslo agreements, the intention was that the passage will be”safe” for the Palestinians. Now it seems that Barak and his people mean that it will … Read more
Translation of the unabridged version of the article published in Ma’ariv Speaking with Yasser Ararafat last week, Ehud Barak said, according to a French report, thatif he had been a young Palestinian, he would have joined a terrorist organization. He has saidthe same last year in an Israeli interview that later played a major role … Read more
Unabridged version of article published in Ma’ariv 19 Sept 99′, Ma’ariv Tomorrow, on Yom Kippur, we will remember the shocking picture that changed the self-image ofmany Israelis 22 years ago: Dozens of Israeli soldiers crouching on the ground, frightenedand humiliated, surrounded by their boastful Syrian captors. That was the torpedo that sank the Ship of … Read more
Translation of the unabridged version of the article published in Ma’ariv, 23.8.99 Want to make a hit? To acquire a villa in the Galilee practically for nothing? To double yourmoney within two or three years? To make a sure bet? Go and buy houses on the Golan heights.Quick! Israel is going to quit the heights. … Read more
Unabridged version of an article published in Ma’ariv Aug. 9, 1999 A donkey looks at its rider with sad eyes and asks: “Is this journey really necessary?” This wasa poster distributed by the British Government of Palestine during World War 2, to stimulatethe saving of petrol. I feel like this donkey when I ask the … Read more
Translated from unabridged version of article published 07/Jun/99 Ma’ariv It is still unclear what will be the final composition of Barak’scabinet. One thing, though, is already abundantly clear: The peace effort will be in the handsof retired army generals. Like Yitzhak Rabin before him, Barak does not trust anyone who hasnot lived his life in … Read more