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On The Wrong Side
OF ALL the beautiful phrases in Barack Obama’s inauguration speech, these are the words that stuck in my mind: “You are on the wrong side of history.” • 24/01/09
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BLOODY HANDS
The war must end
With an exchange of POWs:
The fighter Gilad Shalit
Must return from Gaza
And the Palestinian fighters
From Israel.
“Blood on their hands”
Cannot be an obstacle anymore:
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From the first day, engage them all
This war
Has put the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
On Obama’s table
On his first day
In office.
We call upon him:
Act at once to start
Vigorous negotiations
Between the
Government of Israel
And a... • More...
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How Many Divisions?
NEARLY SEVENTY YEARS ago, in the course of World War II, a heinous crime was committed in the city of Leningrad. For more than a thousand days, a gang of extremists called “the Red Army” held the... • 10/01/09
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The real choice
In 40 years of occupation
We have choked the Gaza Strip
And destroyed its
Essential infrastructures.
Therefore, their lives
Depend completely
On the border crossings
Dominated by Israel.
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Molten Lead
JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT, Aljazeera’s Arabic channel was reporting on events in Gaza. Suddenly the camera was pointing upwards towards the dark sky. The screen was pitch black. Nothing could be seen... • 03/01/09
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Tiger of war
The government
Has mounted the
Tiger of war.
Now it doesn’t
Know how to
Get off.
All of us
Will pay
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The same boat
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To extinguish the fire,
To end the blockade,
To bring calm to all.
To recognize facts:
Hamas is a part of
The Palestinian people.
No peace without it.
To stop playing at
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Spot the Difference
A MAN was asked about his sons. “I have three,” he said, “but one of them is a complete idiot.”
“Which one?” they asked.
“Take your pick,” he replied.
In 51 days, we shall vote for a new... • 20/12/08
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Forbidden to visit pogrom victims
Peaceseekers blocked at Hebron entrance; Ezra Nawi detained.
Hebron mayor: Settler violence continues every night, army road-blocks cut us off and damage Hebron's economic life. • 13/12/08
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The Feiglin syndrome
Tzipi Livni beats the war drums
And calls for an invasion of Gaza
Warmongers refusing any chance for peace
We already have in plenty
From Netanyahu to Feiglin
And those between and around them... • More...
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A job half done
The force needed to clear
A single pogromists' house
After Barak at last decided
To end the shame
Could have removed
All the settler pogromists
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Barak Ovadya, Candidate
THE ISRAELI OBAMA. What will he look like, the Israeli counterpart of Barack Obama? What will be his attributes?
That is a tantalizing question. It goes without saying that one cannot construct a... • 29/11/08
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WHICH PARTY?
Contrary to the
Supreme Court’s decision,
The army continues with
Extra-judicial executions.
Contrary to the
Supreme Court’s decision,
The Shin Bet continues
To torture prisoners.
Young women... • More...
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Eyes Wide Shut
THE DAY before yesterday, two documents appeared side by side in Haaretz: a giant advertisement from the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and the results of a public opinion poll. • 22/11/08
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Now he regrets
Ehud Barak is in trouble:
After violating the cease-fire,
And causing the launching
Of missiles against
Sderot and Ashkelon,
His party crashed in the polls.
How to get out of the quagmire?
Renew... • More...
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An Unforgettable Moment
WHEN I told this to Anwar Sadat, he laughed: "The moment the door of your airplane opened, all Israelis held their breath. I live on a main street in Tel-Aviv, and at that moment I looked out at... • 15/11/08
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