No moment of grace

Should thousands ofExtreme right settlersBe allowed to “Dance with flags”At the heart of theMuslim Quarter in Jerusalem,Provoke the Palestinian residents,With crude racist songs,And risk a new big flare-up,In Jerusalem, on the Gaza borderAnd in the whole country?The “Flag Dance” organizersHave been for many yearsPolitical and ideological partnersOf Naftali Bennett.Will he be willing and ableTo block … Read more

What has changed in this war?

After 11 daysOf death and destruction,Does the government of IsraelIntend to fundamentally changeIts policy in the Gaza Strip?There is no sign ofAny such intention.The Israeli siege will continueTo stifle the Gaza Strip economy.Two million people will continueTo live in terrible poverty.From the moment of ceasefireThe countdown beganTowards the next round.Taxpayers in the WestWill be asked … Read more

Turning “collateral damage” into war crime

“Our bombing of Gaza is moral”Cried the Prime MinisterAs if he cares.”We are doing allTo avoid harm to civilians”.So he said.Well, perhaps we try.But when you drop450 bombs in half an hourWeighing a whole tonne eachIn a densely populated urban areaThere is no way to avoidKilling women and children,In far greater numbersThan the IsraelisKilled by … Read more

Not much of a respite

The alternative bloc embarked onNegotiations to formA government without Netanyahu.At the same timeA huge conflagrationBecause of plans to evictHundreds of PalestiniansFrom their homes in Sheikh JarrahAnd put Israeli settlers in their place.The new government, if it will arise,Will not have much of a respiteTo avoid controversial issues …

Asymmetric confrontations

Violent confrontations in East Jerusalem.The Israeli media presented a symmetrical picture:”Jewish demonstrators” versus “Arab demonstrators”With the impartial police interposing,Prime Minister Netanyahu calling for”Calming down on all sides”.This doesn’t take into account the basic facts:East Jerusalem is an occupied city.Settlers take over houses andThrow Palestinian tenants into the street,With the active help of the Israel Police.The … Read more

A debt to the future

Itzik Saidian wasSent by the State of IsraelTo fight in the Sajaiya refugee camp.He shot and killed residents of the camp,Saw several of his comrades being killed,Came back with battle shock.The State of Israel hasA debt from the past:To provide adequately for allWho were sent to fightAnd returned injured in body or mind.There is also … Read more

Thieves in the night

In the middleOf the night15 settler familiesWith heavy police escort,Came to SilwanIn East Jerusalem,And established themselvesIn Palestinian houses.By the morning, there wereBlue-and-White flags flyingFrom the roofs,And armed guardsDeployed all around.One more stage accomplished,In the process of Judaizing Silwan,And expelling the Palestinian inhabitants.All this happened onHolocaust Memorial Day.Not that the thieves sawAnything wrong with that… 16/04/21

Who is afraid of democracy?

The State of IsraelHeld democratic elections.All parties, factions and movementsCould take part,Even those considered extremistsThe Palestinians, tooWant to holdDemocratic electionsAnd freely vote forTheir representatives.But the State of IsraelIs strongly opposed.The Shabak ChiefCame to Ramallah andPut pressure on President AbbasTo cancel the Palestinian elections.Why? “Hamas should not take part.They might win!”Hamas is the main right-wing partyIn … Read more

A trick too far

In a desperate effort to hold on to powerNetanyahu bonded with theRabidly racist Kahanists.He also caused a splitAmong the Arab partiesAnd got the IslamistsTo run separately.Both moves bore fruit, but…The KahanistsAnd the IslamistsInto a singleGoverning coalition,That, even Wizard BibiCould not achieve.If it will be Mansur Abbas,The Islamist leader,Who will give Lapid the reignAnd put an … Read more

What peacemaker?

No peace withThe Palestinians,And for many yearsNot even a semblance of negotiations.Continuing occupationIncreasing settlementAnd a Palestinian complaintTo the International Court in The Hague.Under Netanyahu’s leadership, alsoThe decades-long peace with JordanIs eroded and shaken.Netanyahu is boasting ofAgreements with countriesThat never went to warWith Israel.Masses of Israelis went off to Dubai,Many being stuck thereWhen the Ben Gurion … Read more