Tag: Israel
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...
Salvation for Portugal as Salvador Sobral wins the Eurovision Song Contest...
Berlin, Germany (Weltexpress). This time, the contest was even queerer than the years before, and it seemed to drag on and on – even...
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 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 Tunic of Nessus
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). In a few weeks, Israel will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War. Millions of words, most of them...
University of Terror
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). Some days ago, a man committed an act of terrorism in the center of London, a city I love.
He ran...
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...