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Ir Amim
For an Equitable and Stable Jerusalem with an Agreed Political Future
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The Hands of Esau
WHICH OF the two men is the leader of the greatest power on earth and which is the boss of a small client state? • 12/01/08
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THE VISIT
Bush comes and goes.
We remain here -
And so do the Palestinians.
Not the Americans
Will safeguard our future.
Our Future
Will be assured
When we succeed
In persuading
The Arab world
That we... • More...
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WONDERFUL YEAR!
The headlines proclaim:
"2007 was a good year" -
A year of improved security,
Economic prosperity,
And generally.
The people of Sderot
Did not suffer
From the rockets.
The elderly
Did not seek... • More...
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The Beilin Syndrom
MEPHISTO, the demon who bought the soul of Faust in Goethe's monumental drama, describes himself as "a part of that force which always wants the bad and always creates the good." • 29/12/07
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WAR CRIME?
In Lebanon War II
The Israeli army
Used cluster bombs
That covered the ground
With millions of small bombs
Which are now continuing
To kill and maim.
This week,
The army advocate general
Decided... • More...
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CEASE FIRE!
Hamas proposes
A mutual cease-fire:
An end to the launching of Qassams,
An end to incursions and assassinations.
Israeli security experts
Support the acceptance of this offer
But dare not speak... • More...
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To visit Marwan Barghouti
Gush Shalom appeals to the Supreme Court, to enable the movement's members to visit imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti;
“Prohibiting security prisoners to receive visits from friends... • 17/12/07
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3 WEEKS LATER
Three weeks
After Annapolis:
In Khan-Yunis -
Tanks shoot and crush.
In Gaza -
People ride on donkeys
Because there is no petrol.
In Har-Homa -
300 more housing units
Are added to the... • More...
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How They Stole The Bomb From Us
IT WAS like an atom bomb falling on Israel.
The earth shook. Our political and military leaders were all in shock. The headlines screamed with rage.
What happened?
A real catastrophe: the... • 08/12/07
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Accomplices
To speak with half the Palestinian people while waging relentless war against the other half - that is a recipe for disaster.
Giora Eiland, former National Security Council chief, calls for... • More...
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"The Tumult And The Shouting Dies…"
"THE TUMULT and the shouting dies, / The captains and the kings depart…" Rudyard Kipling wrote in his unforgettable poem "Lest We Forget" ("Recessional") • 01/12/07
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Rubber checks
WHILE Olmert was on the way to Annapolis, the settlers carried out a pogrom in the West Bank village of Funduk.
WHILE the leaders shook hands in Annapolis, the Israeli army killed eight... • More...
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Omelettes into Eggs
I WAS awakened from deep sleep by the noise. There was a commotion outside, which was getting louder by the minute. The shout of excited people. An eruption of joy. • 24/11/07
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AN EMPTY CEREMONY
A ceremony is held
When negotiations
Lead to an agreement.
A ceremony is not held
B e f o r e negotiations.
Most certainly -
A ceremony is not held
I n s t e a d of negotiations. • More...
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The crucial sentence
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A week to Annapolis -
And no sign of
The solemn document
To be presented there.
What is missing?
One simple sentence:
"I. Ehud Olmert,
Commit myself to
Ending the occupation,
In practice... • More...
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POLITICAL ARMY
This week, Army Intelligence announced that the chances of the Annapolis Conference are "next to nil".
Such a statement is proper for a political party, not for a military body.
For 40 years... • More...
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