Tag: Arab
Crusaders and Zionists
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). A few days ago I found myself in Caesarea, sitting in a restaurant and looking out over the sea. The...
Kaya, the royal Dog
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). The spectacle is almost bizarre: a political party refuses to accept new members. And not just a few individuals, but...
Wistful Eyes
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). The whole world watched with bated breath while the days passed. Then the hours. Then the minutes.
The world watched while...
The March of Folly
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). My late friend, Nathan Yellin-Mor, the political leader of the LEHI underground, once told me that a certain politician is "not...
Abe, Izzy & Bibi
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). The whole thing could have been a huge practical joke, if it had not been real.
All of Israel was taken...
The Four-Letter Word
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). When a Briton or American speaks about a "four-letter word", he means a vulgar sexual term, a word not to...
Whoso Confesseth and Forsaketh
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). In the tumult of the last few days, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the "unification" of Jerusalem,...
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,...