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A Napoleon, Made in Israel
Tuesday, 10 January 2006, 2:00 pm | Gush Shalom
From early youth, he was totally convinced that he was the only person in the world who could save the State of Israel. That was an absolute certainty, free of any doubt. He just knew that he must achieve supreme power, in order to fulfill the mission ... More >>
Mordechai Vanunu Arrested At Jerusalem Checkpoint
Monday, 21 November 2005, 11:45 am | Gush Shalom
Forgotten maybe by the big world, but not by the Israeli authorities Mordechai Vanunu was arrested today at a Jerusalem checkpoint. He had apparently visited somebody in the Jerusalem suburb Al-Ram, which is divided in two by the Wall. It was argued ... More >>
Gush Shalom: Uri Avnery
Monday, 31 October 2005, 10:40 am | Gush Shalom
A twenty-minute drive is all that separates the Israeli Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem from that of the Palestinian President in Ramallah. But for all practical purposes, the Muqata'ah in Ramallah might as well be on the moon. The day before ... More >>
Uri Avnery column 'What Awaits Samira?'
Monday, 17 October 2005, 8:58 am | Gush Shalom
A few days ago, at a conference in Europe, I met a charming young lady. Intelligent, well educated, versed in several languages, and, well, very attractive. After a few hours of shopping, she was as elegant as a model, dressed in the very latest fashion. ... More >>
Uri Avnery column 'The Gladiators'
Monday, 3 October 2005, 9:07 am | Gush Shalom
The Gladiators - The contest between Binyamin Netanyahu and Ariel Sharon in the Likud Central Committee resembled a duel between two gladiators in the Roman arena. The more so since many of the Committee members behaved like the Roman rabble who screamed, ... More >>
Gush Shalom: Back To Gaza
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 11:05 am | Gush Shalom
It is hardly surprising that so shortly after the withdrawal from Gaza we once again find ourselves deep in a cycle of bloodshed, of tit-for-tat bombings and missile launches. After all, nobody claimed that the Disengagement from Gaza was an act of ... More >>
Surrealism in Bil'in - Report by Adam Keller
Monday, 12 September 2005, 11:45 am | Gush Shalom
The army imposed a curfew on Bil'in and forbade the weekly anti-Wall demonstration. Nevertheless, the protest took place with the help of 300 Israelis More >>
Surrealism in Bil'in - Report by Adam Keller
Monday, 12 September 2005, 11:45 am | Gush Shalom
The army imposed a curfew on Bil'in and forbade the weekly anti-Wall demonstration. Nevertheless, the protest took place with the help of 300 Israelis More >>
The Onions Were Needed in Bil'in and Tel-Aviv
Tuesday, 12 July 2005, 11:22 am | Gush Shalom
The army knew we were coming - which is not surprising, since the people of Bil'in had been demonstrating every Friday for the past several months, and Israeli activists are every week coming to join them. Moreover, for today - the anniversary of the ... More >>
Kafkaesque abuse of Rateb Abu Rahma
Thursday, 30 June 2005, 12:18 am | Gush Shalom
Remember the two brothers, Abdullah and Rateb Abu Rahma, from Bil'in on whose behalf so many peace activists from all over the world sent protest letters? Abdullah was released on bail last week, but Rateb not, as the Border Police who had wounded Rateb ... More >>
A Colonel Admits His Crimes / Children of Bil'in
Monday, 20 June 2005, 1:10 pm | Gush Shalom
We pass on to you a Ha'aretz article which one shouldn't miss - about the heroic and tragic non-violent struggle in Bil'in and other villages against the ruining of their future because of the wall - but the author (Meron Rapaport) also talked ... More >>
Gush Shalom June 3, 2005
Wednesday, 8 June 2005, 10:51 am | Gush Shalom
While the new Chief-of-Staff, Air Force general Dan Halutz, was assuming his new job, I stood with a group of demonstrators at the gate of the General Staff building, to protest against his appointment. More >>
Israel/Palestine: Five Years Too Late
Monday, 23 May 2005, 11:17 am | Gush Shalom
This week, the Israeli police showed that it is able to clear blocked roads without opening fire, without killing or even wounding one single person. More >>
Palestinian With Meningitis Arrested
Tuesday, 26 April 2005, 10:06 am | Gush Shalom
On Thursday, April 21, at 10:00 pm, 30-year-old Jaber Dalny was arrested at Huwara checkpoint after being held for 9.5 hours. He had been in the hospital in Nablus for 5 days, and had been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. He was on his way home ... More >>
Pesach at Bil'in: From Slavery to Liberty
Friday, 22 April 2005, 11:12 am | Gush Shalom
Gush Shalom, as part of the Coalition Against the Wall, invites you to join the inhabitants of Bil'in Village for a non-violent protest demonstration against the confiscation of more than half the village lands (about 2300 dunams) through the construction ... More >>
Vanunu's Renewed Restrictions Condemned
Thursday, 21 April 2005, 9:52 am | Gush Shalom
JERUSALEM-- International and Israeli activists gathered to vigil outside the Knesset today in support of nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu. More >>
The Hundred Days of Abu Mazen
Monday, 18 April 2005, 11:55 am | Gush Shalom
[ Uri Avnery warns once more of the efforts of Sharon to undermine Abu Mazen, whose popularity in the White House Sharon cannot but perceive as a threat. So far Bush is not impressed and urged the Israeli PM to give Abu Mazen a chance. But Sharon ... More >>
Is Sharon Obeying Israel's Supreme Court?
Friday, 8 April 2005, 12:03 am | Gush Shalom
Sharon seems to obey the Supreme Court of Israel. The path of the Separation Wall seems to have been moved to the vicinity of the Green Line. More >>
Anti-Peace Actions Counterballance Gaza Pullout
Wednesday, 6 April 2005, 11:58 am | Gush Shalom
In the typical Sharon-style, the planned Gaza-pullout is "counterbalanced" by a whirlwind of anti-peace actions. More >>
Gush Shalom: Pressure rather than violence
Tuesday, 5 April 2005, 10:16 am | Gush Shalom
Press release, originally published by Gush Shalom spokesperson Adam Keller from Kuala Lumpur, March 31, and quoted on the Israeli radio. What made this conference different was that it wasn't just a gathering of NGO representatives, but that there ... More >>