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Harakiri?
IF GOD wills, even a broomstick can shoot – so I wrote after the appointment of the Turkel commission. I was quoting the Jewish saying in the hope that in spite of everything, something would come... • 14/08/10
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The Elders of Anti-Zion
I WAS shaking with fear.
A well-groomed gentleman appeared on TV. He was identified as the chief of an association called Re’uth (“Sight”), whose aim is to monitor the groups which deny the... • 07/08/10
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A Broomstick Can Shoot
A VICTORY is a victory. A big victory is better than a small one, but a small victory is better than a defeat. • 03/07/10
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Who is Afraid of a real Inquiry?
If a real Commission of Inquiry had been set up (instead of the pathetic excuse for a commission), here are some of the questions it should have addressed: • 12/06/10
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A Birthday Present
YESTERDAY I went to the health clinic to get a vaccination. It was a pleasant day, sunny but not too hot. The trip to the clinic and back, including the waiting, took just over an hour. During... • 17/04/10
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The Big Gamble
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I MET Salam Fayyad, the Palestinian Prime Minister, two weeks ago, and was again impressed by the calm and modesty he radiates. • 10/04/10
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“Hold Me Back!”
“HOLD ME back!” is a part of Israeli folklore. It reminds us of our childhood. • 03/04/10
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On The Road To Canossa
IN JANUARY 1077, King Henry IV walked to Canossa. He crossed the snow-covered Alps barefoot, wearing a penitent monk’s hair shirt, and reached the North-Italian fortress in which the Vicar of God... • 27/03/10
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The Doomsday Weapon
IT IS already a commonplace to say that people who don’t learn from history are condemned to repeat their mistakes. • 20/03/10
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The Harlot’s Grave
SOME WEEKS ago, Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turk who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in Rome, was released after serving 28 years in prison. • 06/03/10
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Dubious in Dubai
FROM TIME to time I ask myself: what would happen if the world’s governments decided to abolish all their spy agencies simultaneously? • 20/02/10
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A Four-Letter Word
MANY IMPORTANT struggles in Israel are calling out to people of conscience. Among others (in random order): • 06/02/10
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