Tag: Jerusalem
Greetings for Diana Buttu
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). According to the Oslo agreement, the negotiations for ending the occupation should have reached their goal in 1999. Since then,...
The Visitation
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). Thank God for Oren Hazan.
Without him, this would have been an exceedingly dull visit.
Israel's cabinet ministers were lined up in...
Parliamentary Riffraff
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). When I first entered the Knesset, I was shocked by the low standard of its debates. Speeches were full of...
A Curious National Home
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). The present Israeli government coalition consists of 67 (out of 120) members of the Knesset.
Each member wants to be elected...
One, Two, Three – Rejoice!
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). I remember the first few Independence Days, just after the foundation of the State of Israel. There was spontaneous jubilation,...
The National Riddle
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). WHAT IS the difference between a "corporation" and an "authority?
You don't know? Join the 8.5 million Israelis who don't know...
The Most Moral Army
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). A few days ago I happened upon an excellent British movie, "Testament of Youth", based on the memoirs of Vera...
Perhaps the Messiah will Come
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). If someone had told me 50 years ago that the rulers of Israel, Jordan and Egypt had met in secret...
The Cannons of Napoleon
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). Napoleon came to a German town and was not welcomed with the traditional artillery salute.
Furious, he summoned the mayor and...
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