The next Gaza warWill leave many newBereaved familiesOn both sidesOf the border.It can stillBe prevented. Tomorrow, Sat. Aug. 11. 2018, at 8.00 pm, we will join on Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square the protest rally against the racist “Nationality Law”. Published in Haaretz, 10/08/18
YEARS AGO I had a friendly discussion with Ariel Sharon. I told him: “I am first of all an Israeli. After that I am a Jew.” He responded heatedly: “I am first of all a Jew, and only after that an Israeli!” That may look like an abstract debate. But in reality, this is the … Read more
No “Hasbara” budgetWill be big enoughTo undo theDelegitimisationCaused byThe “Nationality Bill”.Get rid of it!NOW! Published in Haaretz, 03/08/18
BINYAMIN NETANYAHU is a perfect diplomat, a clever politician, a talented leader of the army. Lately, another jewel has been added to his crown: he is also a gifted story-teller. He has provided an answer to a question that has perplexed historians for a long time: When and how did Adolf Hitler decide to exterminate … Read more
Excluding the ArabsIs only the beginning.Peace activists andConservative RabbisAnd LGTBAnd American JewsAre all to follow… Published in Haaretz, 27/07/18
Tisha B’Av pilgrimage to Khan Al Akhmar, and additional villages that have suffered destruction, or are in danger (Al Araqib, Umm Al Hiran, Susya) Leaving the Liberty Bell Garden parking lot in Jerusalem at 14:45. Torat Tzedek will try to organize transportation from other locations, if requested. Those with cars can choose to participate in … Read more
ONE CAN look at events in Gaza through the left or through the right eye. One can condemn them as inhuman, cruel and mistaken, or justify them as necessary and unavoidable. But there is one adjective that is beyond question: They are stupid. If the late Barbara Tuchman were still alive, she might be tempted … Read more
The Al Awda, a former fishing boat sailing under a Norwegian flag, took offfrom Italy with 22 activists on board – including Yonatan Shapira,former combat pilot of the Israeli Air Force, who is on his fourthattempt to break the blockade from the sea. Other activists camefrom Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Malaysia, NewZealand, Norway, Spain, … Read more
IsraelIs the stateOf all Israelis,The Hebrew speakersAnd the Arabic speakers. Published in Haaretz, 20/07/18
The State of Israel has no oil wells. It has no gold mines. What has it got? It has the ownership of the remembrance of the Holocaust. That is worth a lot. Everyone who wants to clean himself from the stain needs a certificate from the State of Israel. Such a document is worth very … Read more