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The March of Folly

July 30, 2018 12:00 am Published by Leave your thoughts

The Israeli argument was that the victims were shot while trying to "storm the fences". Actually, not a single such attempt was photographed, though hundreds of photographers were posted on both sides of the fence.


The Siamese Twins

July 2, 2018 12:00 am Published by Leave your thoughts

After commenting on most of the episodes on the first Israeli Prime Ministers in Raviv Drucker's TV series "The Captains", I must come back to the one whose episode I have not yet covered: Yitzhak Rabin.


Strong as Death

June 21, 2018 12:00 am Published by Leave your thoughts

I have spent many happy hours in Gaza. I had many friends there. From the leftist Dr. Haidar Abd al-Shafi to the Islamist Mahmoud al-Zahar, who is now the foreign minister of Hamas


The Great Day

May 1, 2018 12:00 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Two days ago, the State of Israel celebrated its 70th birthday. For days we heard about nothing else. Innumerable speeches full of platitudes. A huge festival of kitsch.


A Song is Born

April 22, 2018 12:00 am Published by Leave your thoughts

The situation in the Gaza Strip is as close to hell as one can get. Food at subsistence level, electricity for two to four hours a day, the water is polluted. Work is extremely scarce. Only the most severely ill are let out.