Prime Minister Bennet announcedAt a special press conference:”Now that the Knesset hasApproved the budget,The opposition has no chance leftTo topple the government;We will remain in powerFor the full four-year term”.On the same day ofThat press conference,Israeli soldiers opened fire atUnarmed Palestinian demonstratorsOn the West Bank.A 13 year-old boyWas hit by a bulletIn his stomachAnd died.How … Read more
This week 104 years ago The British government Issued the Balfour Declaration And voiced its support for A National Home For the Jewish people. In the final years of The British Mandate The Zionist Movement Accused Britain Of no longer keeping Its commitments Under the Balfour Declaration. As far as the Zionists Were concerned, That … Read more
“Israel scored an own goal For the whole world to see,” Said Minister Nachman Shay. Those words are undeniably true. But the more important reason Why human rights organizations Should never be designated as “terrorist” Is not because it looks bad To world public opinion. More importantly, It is absolutely wrong Under any circumstances And … Read more
This week, Israel was rocked By a scandal, Following reports that A former senior army officer, Currently a government minister, Had been shredding Anonymous complaints Concerning sexual harassment. Complaints about violations of Palestinians’ human rights Under the occupation Don’t need to be shredded. Those complaints are Widely publicized. The government and the army Simply ignore … Read more
Most Israeli citizens Consider it obvious That their country Is concerned About the fate of One POW pilot Who disappeared 35 years ago, And is prepared To resort to kidnapping In order to glean Information about him. Most Israeli citizens Cannot comprehend Why the Palestinians Are concerned about The fate of Thousands of their people … Read more
On the eve of Bennet’s trip To the UN General Assembly The army killed five Palestinians. Now the armed forces are girding For an escalation in the Occupied Territories. Along Tel Aviv’s Ayalon Highway Huge signs declare: “Peace is the future Of our children – Celebrating the first anniversary Of the peace accords”. This refers, … Read more
Prime Minister BennettExplicitly announcedThat “There will beNo political processWith the Palestinians”. In other words,He informed the PalestiniansThat they have no hope whatsoeverTo get freeOf the Israeli occupationThrough negotiations.Any road to libertyBy non-violent meansWas completely closed off. The six Palestinian prisonersWho staged a daring prison break,Are admired by their peopleAs freedom fighters,While Israel regards themAs dangerous … Read more
Is it moralTo take revengeOn a whole familyFor the act ofOne family member?This is not only a matter ofAbstract philosophical debateAmong Israelis.Also those who think thatPalestinians have no rightsAnd that it is perfectly okayTo destroy a family home,Throwing children to the street,Cannot ignore theOutspoken oppositionOf the President ofThe United States. 14/07/21
Prime Minister BennettExplicitly announcedThat “There will beNo political processWith the Palestinians”. In other words,He informed the PalestiniansThat they have no hope whatsoeverTo get freeOf the Israeli occupationThrough negotiations.Any road to libertyBy non-violent meansWas completely closed off. The six Palestinian prisonersWho staged a daring prison break,Are admired by their peopleAs freedom fighters,While Israel regards themAs dangerous … Read more
Lapid, as Foreign MinisterOpens an embassyIn Abu DhabiAnd says nicetiesTo Arabs who liveThousands of kilometers away.And on the very same dayLapid’s ‘government of change’Sends bulldozers toSilwan in East JerusalemTo destroy homesAnd conduct all-out warOn the Palestinian inhabitants.To get a governmentWith such policiesThere was no needTo bring Netanyahu down. 30/06/21