VOR 45 JAHREN starb Gamal Abd-al-Nasser im frühen Alter von 52 Jahren. Es ist kein Ereignis der Vergangenheit. Es hat einen riesigen Einfluss auf die Gegenwart und wird diesen wahrscheinlich weiter auch auf die Zukunft haben.
Mein Zusammentreffen mit ihm geht ins Jahr 1945 zurück. Ich pflegte zu scherzen, dass „wir einander sehr nah waren, aber wir haben uns nicht rechtzeitig vorgestellt.“ „Nasser und ich“ weiterlesen
IN ONE word: Bravo!
The news about the reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas is good for peace. If the final difficulties are ironed out and a full agreement is signed by the two leaders, it will be a huge step forward for the Palestinians – and for us.
There is no sense in making peace with half a people. Making peace with the entire Palestinian people may be more difficult, but will be infinitely more fruitful.
Therefore: Bravo! „One Word“ weiterlesen
I ALWAYS thought this a specifically Israeli trait: whenever a scandal of national proportions breaks out, we ignore the crucial issues and focus our attention on some secondary detail. This spares us having to face the real problems and making painful decisions. „The Aljazeera Scandal“ weiterlesen
FIRST, AN apology: I am not going to write about the Wikileaks.
I like gossip as much as the next (wo)man. The leaks provide a lot of it, interspersed with some real information.
But there is nothing really new there. The information only confirms what any intelligent person could have worked out already. If there is anything new, it’s exactly this confirmation: the world is really managed the way we thought it was. How depressing. „“Islam is the Solution”“ weiterlesen
