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	Taking Apartheid Apart IS ISRAEL an apartheid state? This question is not going away. It raises its head every few months. • 26/10/13 • More...

	NOT FOREVER In the West Bank The tension is soaring. The “Peace Talks” Do not arouse The slightest hope for Palestinian independence Anyone who thinks that Palestinians will accept Occupation forever Is... • More...

	The Descenders THOSE WHO are interested in the history of the Crusades ask themselves: what brought about the Crusaders' downfall? Looking at the remnants of their proud fortresses all over the country, we wonder. • 19/10/13 • More...

	What will give us more security? In the Jordan Valley, The army is destroying Entire Palestinian villages. Leaks from the talks: The main stumbling block Is Netanyahu’s insistence Upon keeping control Of the Jordan Valley. The... • More...

	Ultimately, Israeli leftism is based on one’s view of the occupation / Uri Avnery http://www.haaretz.com/misc/writers/uri-avnery-1.602 To the left, peace isn’t merely a formal political framework but a profound process of reconciliation that requires each side to show respect for the culture, tradition and history of the other... • 16/10/13 • More...

	Call for olive harvest volunteers • 15/10/13 • More...

	Ovadia’s Choice WHEN RABBI Ovadia Yosef first appeared on the national scene, I heaved a deep sigh of relief. Here was the man I had dreamed of: a charismatic leader of oriental Jews, a man of peace, a bearer of... • 12/10/13 • More...

	RULING Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Made a Rabbinical ruling That gaining peace Has precedence Over keeping territory If the hundreds of thousands Who attended his funeral Would follow his teaching - Peace would... • More...

	Killjoy Was Here BINYAMIN NETANYAHU aroused my pity. From my 10 years of membership in the Knesset I know how unpleasant it is to speak before an empty hall. • 05/10/13 • More...

	LOUD AND CLEAR The world Heard it Loud and clear: Israel’s PM Threatened war And dismissed as a lie President Rohani’s Conciliatory speech. (Meanwhile Taking for granted Israel’s own "Nuclear ambiguity".) • More...

	The Real Bomb YEARS AGO I disclosed one of the biggest secrets about Iran: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was an agent of the Mossad. • 28/09/13 • More...

	Congratulations to Raji Sourani Gush Shalom congratulates .Adv. Raji Sourani, veteran Gaza Human Rights activist, now Laureate of the Alternative Nobel Prize • 27/09/13 • More...

	HEBRON The State of Israel Placed settlers In the heart of Hebron. Soldiers were posted To guard the settlers. One of the soldiers Was shot and killed. In reaction, Netanyahu Gives the settlers One... • More...

	Wedn. Sep. 25: Solidarity visit to the village of Khirbet Makhoul CANCELED • 23/09/13 • More...

	The passion for destroying small villages ended up causing a diplomatic incident • 21/09/13 • More...

	Stolen Wars • 21/09/13 • More...

	OPTIMISM Instead of A military strike, Americans and Russian Agree on Syria. Our Supreme Court Struck down Heartless behavior Towards asylum seekers. Proof that optimists Can be right, too! • More...

	A Good War HERE IS another Jewish joke: A hungry young Jew sees an announcement outside a local circus: anyone who climbs to the top of a 50 meter pole and jumps onto a tarpaulin below will win a prize of a... • 14/09/13 • More...

	BEHIND SCHEDULE Today, 20 years ago, The Oslo Agreement Was signed. A permanent agreement For peace between The State of Israel and The State of Palestine Was to be signed By May, 1999. We are only 14 years... • More...

	Oslo Revisited ISRAEL LOVES anniversaries. The media fill up with revelations and memories of the event commemorated, eye-witnesses recite their stories for the umpteenth time, old photos flood the pages and the... • 07/09/13 • More...

	SHANA TOVA That We may learn From mistakes of the past And make use Of the new chance! That Jerusalem, Capital of two states, Will indeed be a Light unto the nations! • More...

	Poor Obama POOR OBAMA. I pity him. Right at the start of his meeting with history, he made The Speech in Cairo. A great speech. An uplifting speech. An edifying speech. • 31/08/13 • More...

	GOING DOWN While the spotlight Is turned on The Syria horror, We go down In small portions: Three Palestinians Killed in Kalandia, A new settlement Inaugurated. Look forward to More installments Every week. • More...

	The cat on the cream - our housing minister • 26/08/13 • More...

	Cry, Beloved Country I DIDN’T want to write this article, but I had to. I love Egypt. I love the Egyptian people. I have spent some of the happiest days of my life there. • 24/08/13 • More...

	THE NIGHT The night after The peace talks, IDF soldiers arrived At Jenin Refugee Camp To carry out arrests. They confronted the population, Shot and killed. This is called “Negotiations Without... • More...

	A new Guinness Record I DON’T know if the Guinness Book of World Records has a special section for Chutzpah. If it does not, it should. That's the one competition where we might take home a few gold medals. The first... • 17/08/13 • More...

	A bad will gesture It is customary To carry out Confidence building measures Before peace negotiations. Ahead of This week’s talks, The government Proclaimed 1200 Confidence destroying measures. • More...

	A Federation – Why Not? (A shorter version of this article was published yesterday in Haaretz). • 10/08/13 • More...

	One ideological principle Who said that Our leaders Have no principles? Israeli ministers Follow with Complete sincerity One ideological principle: The settlements Always get The most Generous funding. That’s the First... • More...