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The War of Lies
THIRTY YEARS ago this week, the Israeli army crossed into Lebanon and started the most stupid war in Israel’s history. It lasted for 18 years. About 1500 Israeli soldiers and untold numbers of... • More...

45 Years
The Great Ulpana Show:

The settlers demonstrate again
Their enormous political power.
Netanyahu pretends to be
A law-abiding moderate.

45 years of occupation:
Israel continues to slide
Into the... • More...

Israeli Mustard
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DEFAMATION
It is permissible
To kill gentile children
Who might hurt Jews
When they grow up -
So wrote rabbis in a book

The Attorney General ruled:
This is not incitement,
This is the Halacha.

No... • More...

A Bird’s Eye View
(Based on my article “The main Effort” published in Haaretz , May 4. 2012.) • More...

Thank you!
Everybody
Who helps us
To overcome
The disaster
Called settlements -
Will be blessed.

Thank you,
South Africa • More...

The New Protest
RABIN SQUARE in Tel Aviv has seen many demonstrations, but none quite like last Saturday’s. • More...

Self-evident:
THERE

IS

NO

APOLITICAL

PROTEST! • More...

Operetta in 5 Acts
THE MASTER magician has drawn another rabbit from his top hat. A real and very lively rabbit.

He has confounded everybody, including the leaders of all parties, the top political pundits and his... • More...

IF
Netanyhau now has
An enormous Knesset majority
For any policy he chooses.

If he wanted to,
He could start
A real
Peace initiative.

IF. • More...

A Putsch Against War
GENERALS AND secret police chiefs get together for an attack on the politicians.

In some countries, they arrest the president, occupy government offices and TV stations and annul the... • More...

It's about the future, stupid!
Elections coming.
Candidates speak
About all subjects
But avoid
Dirty words like
“Occupation”
“Palestinians”
“Settlements”
And the dirtiest
Of all:
“Peace”.

Yet this is the subject
That will... • More...

Curfew Impsed on Zochrot Offices in the Heart of Tel Aviv
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64
The State of Israel
Celebrates
Sixty Four Years
Of Independence.

The State of Palestine
Has yet to reach
Its first
Day of Independence.

This situation
Is dangerous
To the Israelis
As to the... • More...

Confession of an Optimist
I AM an Optimist. Period.

No ifs. No buts. No perhapses. • More...

“Stupid and Mean and Brutal”
“In blood and sweat / A race will arise to us / Proud and generous and brutal…” Thus wrote Vladimir (Ze’ev) Jabotinsky, the founder of extreme right-wing Zionism, who was also a writer and a poet... • More...

The diligent pupil
Netanyahu said:
Human rights activist
Are supporters of
Terrorism.


Lt. Col. Eisner
Drew the
Consequences • More...

Settler radio occupying Tel-Aviv airwaves
Gush Shalom appeals to the Supreme Court: The settler radio station "Israel Waves" is broadcasting to Metropolitan Tel Aviv, illegally and in violation of their franchise. • More...

Israeli activists will arrive at Tel Aviv Airport to welcome international activists
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Günter the Terrible
STOP ME if I have told you this joke before: • More...

DIMONA
Why does Netanyahu
Hope for the failure
Of the negotiations on
Iran's nuclear program?

Does he fear that
The agenda will
In the end reach
The nuclear pile
In Dimona? • More...

“Pour Out Your Wrath!”
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THE WILL
They
Can be
Evacuated.

We only
Need
The will! • More...

The New Mandela
MARWAN BARGHOUTI has spoken up. After a long silence, he has sent a message from prison.

In Israeli ears, this message does not sound pleasant. But for Palestinians, and for Arabs in general, it... • More...

HUNGER STRIKE
Hana Shalabi
Is on a hunger strike
For more than 40 days.
Her life
Is in danger.

The Israeli public
Has gotten used
To detentions
Without trial
(Of Palestinians).

The world has not. • More...

The Ghetto Within
RACIST HATE crimes are particularly ugly.

If the victims are children, they are even more so. • More...

Lopsided Zionism
Without peace,
Israel cannot provide
A safe haven
To anybody.

When we Iive
By the sword,
Our wars
Also endanger
The Jews
All over the world. • More...

Whoever gives the authorization shall be responsible for the consequences
The settlers announce their intention to take over more Palestinians houses at the Sheikh Jarrah and Beit Hanina neighborhoods in East Jerusalem. Gush Shalom: They can only proceed if the police... • More...

Gaza escalation: dress rehearsal for Iran war
...or a "consolation prize" for not having gotten the permission • More...

All Quiet on the Southern Front
“What have you learned in school today, my son?”

“There was no school today. There is an emergency!”

“And what have you learned from that, my son?” • More...