Tag: Gush Shalom
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...
The Israeli Macron
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). A deep sigh of relief, coming straight from the heart.
When I was 10 years old, my family fled from Nazi...
Palestine’s Nelson Mandela
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). I have a confession to make: I like Marwan Barghouti.
I have visited him at his modest Ramallah home several times....
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...
Respect the Green Line!
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). The most incisive analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict I have ever read was written by the Jewish-Polish-British historian Isaac Deutscher....
President Kong
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). I knew he reminded me of somebody, but I couldn't quite place it. Who was it who pounded his chest...
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...
The Great BDS Debate
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). Help! I am walking into a minefield. I can't help myself. The minefield has a name: BDS – boycott, divestment,...