PEOPLE ENDOWED with sensitive political ears were startled this week by two words, which, so it seemed, escaped from the mouth of Binyamin Netanyahu by accident: “Eastern front”.
Once upon a time these words were part of the everyday vocabulary of the occupation. In recent years they have been gathering dust in the political junkyard. „All Quiet on the Eastern Front“ weiterlesen
BOGEYMAN
Netanyahu has retrieved
From the Junkyard
The bogeyman called
“The Eastern Front”. „BOGEYMAN“ weiterlesen
SINCE I witnessed the rise of the Nazis during my childhood in Germany, my nose always tickles when it smells something fascist, even when the odor is still faint.
When the debate about the “one-state solution” began, my nose tickled. „Rosemary’s Baby“ weiterlesen
Knesset members,
From Kadima to
The Kahanists,
Signed a bill that says: „Gush on bill“ weiterlesen
AT THIS moment, two sit-ins are taking place in Jerusalem, two kilometers apart. In West Jerusalem, the Shalit family is sitting in a protest tent in front of the Prime Minister’s residence, swearing to remain there until the return of their son. In East Jerusalem, three members of the Palestinian parliament are holed up in the building of the International Red Cross.
The word that connects the two is: Hamas. „Two Sit-Ins“ weiterlesen
Talk
With Hamas. „Talk With Hamas.“ weiterlesen
Netanyahu gave in
And agreed to
Enlarge the powers.
Of the Turkel commission, „NOT ENOUGH!“ weiterlesen
I AM composing these lines while looking through the window at the blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea, and thinking about the young man who is being held not far from this sea, a few dozen kilometers from here.
Can Gilad Shalit look out on the same sea through his window? Does he even have a window? How is he? How is he being treated?
He has been in captivity for four years and one day today, with no end in sight. „Shalit, For Example“ weiterlesen
The mayor of Jerusalem,
An extreme rightist,
Has announced his decision
To demolish 22 Arab homes
In Silwan. „The mayor of Jerusalem“ weiterlesen
Which holy principle
Is shared both
By the Government
And the “opposition”?
“Soldiers must not
Be interrogated!” „Democracy it‘s not“ weiterlesen
