Tag: Knesset
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...
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,...
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,...
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 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 Lesser Evil – Who will win the elections in the...
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). Who will win the elections in the US in three days?
I know for sure. No need to ask the public...
The Funeral Ruckus
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). Shimon Peres would have enjoyed it. A public battle about his funeral.
The Arab members of the Knesset did not attend....
The Triumph of Sisyphus – Memories of Shimon Peres
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). David Ben-Gurion was not buried in the Great of the Nation portion of the national cemetery in Jerusalem, but next...