Tag: Egypt
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...
Eyeless in Gaza
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). I have a unique confession to make: I like Gaza.
Yes, I like this far-away corner of Palestine, the narrow strip...
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,...
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...
That’s How It Happened
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). After my last article, in which I mentioned that the Arabs started the 1948 war after the partition resolution of...
Confessions of a Megalomaniac
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). THE ARAB taxi driver who brought me to Ramallah had no trouble with the Israeli border posts. He just evaded...
Remember Naboth
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). An incredible piece of legislation is now being debated in Jerusalem.
The country is busy with a settlement called Amona. There,...
The Arabs did it – The Great Fire in Greater Israel
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). When my parents married in Germany, just before World War I, among the gifts was a document attesting that a...
The President-Elect Donald Trump
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). The first shock has passed. President-Elect Donald Trump. I am gradually getting used to the sound of these words.
We are...