Gaza’s despair
After three hoursOf deliberations onThe man-madeHumanitarianCrisis in Gaza,The governmentDecided to do…Nothing.And Southern IsraelIs left to swallowGaza’s despair. Published in Haaretz, 15/06/18
History En
Are YOU Brainwashed?
IT’S FRIGHTENING. Unprincipled psychologists, in the service of a malignant regime, use sophisticated techniques in order to control the mind of a person from afar. The term “brainwashing” was born in 1950. It is a Chinese word (“xinao”, literally wash brain). Originally it served to describe a technique used – so it was claimed – … Read more
Limitations of power
The strongest armyIn the regionStumbles over kites.If you kill a medicWho tends the wounded,You will not see MessiPlaying football. Published in Haaretz, 08/06/18
The Oncologists Letter: Let Gaza Women Cancer Patients Out!
This morning, over thirty oncology specialists from Israeli hospitals called upon the Ministry of Health and the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (CGAT) to allow women cancer patients form the Gaza Strip to travel for urgent and lifesaving treatments in hospitals in Israel and the West Bank. The signatories include ward directors and … Read more
Strong as Death
OH, GAZA. Strong as death is love. I loved Gaza. That is a play on words. The Biblical Song of Songs says that love is strong as death. Strong in Hebrew is Aza. Aza is also the Hebrew name of Gaza. I have spent many happy hours in Gaza. I had many friends there. From … Read more
Also with Hamas?
We tried it all:A suffocating siege.Killing unarmed protesters.Missiles and bombings.So, what is left?To make peace!Also with Hamas?Yes, also with Hamas! Published in Haaretz, 01/06/18
The Luck of the Gambler
WE ALL know the picture from the books and the movies: a gambler sits at the roulette table in a casino. He has luck. A lot of luck. In front of the gambler the pile of chips is growing. Higher and higher. Every spin of the roulette wheel adds to the heap. When the heap … Read more
Drawing the line
BetweenSystematic killingOn the Gaza BorderAnd police rampageIn the Haifa streetsThere isA single straight line. Published in Haaretz, 25/05/18
The Day of Shame
ON BLOODY MONDAY this week, when the number of Palestinian killed and wounded was rising by the hour, I asked myself: what would I have done if I had been a youngster of 15 in the Gaza Strip? My answer was, without hesitation: I would have stood near the border fence and demonstrated, risking my … Read more
As simple as that
THOUSHALTNOTKILL! Published in Haaretz, 18/05/18