Gush Shalom

BOGEYMAN

Netanyahu has retrieved
From the Junkyard
The bogeyman called
“The Eastern Front”.

The aim:
Ethnic cleansing
Of the Jordan valley.
It started this week
With the eradication of
Parsieh village.

Law providing released soldiers with free higher education in settlements might damage Israeli academia

In a letter to the Committee of University Heads in Israel, the Gush Shalom movement warns of the potential danger of the law enacted by the Knesset last week, which offers released soldiers free schooling at academic institutions located in...

Rosemary’s Baby

SINCE I witnessed the rise of the Nazis during my childhood in Germany, my nose always tickles when it smells something fascist, even when the odor is still faint.

When the debate about the “one-state solution”...

A BILL

Knesset members,
From Kadima to
The Kahanists,
Signed a bill that says:
Boycotting the products
Of the settlements
Is tantamount to
Boycotting the
State of Israel,
And will be punished.

A law that says that
The settlements and Israel
Are one and the same –
Will inevitably intensify
The world-wide boycott
On the State of Israel.

Activists called upon artist Arkadi Duchin to cancel a performance tomorrow at a West Bank settlement.

Performing at a settlement is not an artistic act but a political one.

A Parliamentary Mob

WHEN I was first elected to the Knesset, I was appalled at what I found. I discovered that, with rare exceptions, the intellectual level of the debates was close to zero. They consisted mainly of strings of clichés of the most commonplace...

WHY NOT?

Every boat
Sailing for Gaza
Puts Israel on alert
For weeks.

Wouldn’t it be better
To open the
Port of Gaza
Under international
Inspection?

“The IDF is not a state within the state” - Another Gush court victory

The Gush Shalom petition to the Supreme Court achieved today (July 12, 2010) another victory.

For the first time in Israel’s history, the court has decided to intervene in the government’s appointment of a...

"We came to the court to protest Abu Tir's definition as an 'illegal alien' in his own city"

Most activists were left outside, as were several of Abu Tir's family and friends, as "the courtroom was too small"

Following Gush Shalom's appeal, Supreme Court opens way for Tirkel Committee to summon military personnel

In a compromise reached between the petitioners from Gush Shalom and the State prosecutors, based on the suggestion of Judge Naor, it was agreed that if the Tirkel Committee will ask to investigate military officers, and the Government will...

Two Sit-Ins

AT THIS moment, two sit-ins are taking place in Jerusalem, two kilometers apart. In West Jerusalem, the Shalit family is sitting in a protest tent in front of the Prime Minister’s residence, swearing to remain there until the return of their...

“Today they expel you, tomorrow they’ll expel us!”

“Today they expel Hamas members, tomorrow they’ll expel Fatah people, then they’ll expel all the Arabs from East Jerusalem, and in the end they’ll revoke the citizenship of Israeli peace activists and expel us too,” Uri Avnery said today (July...

Now or never

TALK
WITH HAMAS.


FREE
GILAD SHALIT.


EMPTY
THE PRISONS.

A Broomstick Can Shoot

A VICTORY is a victory. A big victory is better than a small one, but a small victory is better than a defeat.