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The Silence of the GuiltyJuly 1, 2001On June 26th, writing in Ha’aretz newspaper, Ari Shavit writes, and I quotethe first paragraph of his article,“It will be difficult to forget this silence. For several months now, onalmost a daily basis, Israeli citizens who live beyond the Green Line arebeing murdered by the historic allies of the Israeli peace movement, yetthat movement […]

The Ariel Sharon – Yamit Syndrome June 22, 2001 The Sharon administration can finally be described as having plunged to the depths –  not of the Barak administration, and not of the Netanyahu administration, but rather of the Rabin-Peres administration. In those days it seemed that Rabin-Peres had plummeted about as far down as is humanly possible. Yet it seems […]

New Stone HomeJune 18, 2001 Let’s start tonight by playing a little game of “who said this?” Let’ssee if you can guess the identity of the person who made the followingstatements: “I find this name extremely difficult and it is even a source ofembarrassment for me. I can’t even put the movement’s sticker on mycar. “I feel that people look […]

To Visit or Not to VisitBy David WilderA few hours ago thousands attended he funeral of five month old Yehuda Shoham, killed when a huge rock was hurled through the windshield of his parent’s car a week ago, hitting him in the head, and crushing his skull. We all know what Ariel Sharon’s response should be. I would like to […]

The Roof is Falling In May 29, 2001 At 7:30 this morning, when Anat Cohen, Oren Zar and Shlomit Bar-Cochva opened the door of their respective homes in Hebron, death stood on the steps. Awaiting them were messengers bearing tidings of the death of their brother, Gilad, aged 41, father of eight, murdered by terrorists not far from this home, […]

Arik and SaulMay 23, 2001 Last night Prime Minister Ariel Sharon answered questions following his dramatic press conference, announcing Israeli acceptance and compliance with the Mitchell Report.  One of the final questions dealt with‘settler security.’ Sharon remarked that he guaranteed the security of all Israeli settlements.  With that, David Bedein, Bureau Chief of the Israel Resource News Agency, interrupted, “what […]

Another Day, Another Funeral May 10, 2001 Yesterday, at 7:06 in the morning my beeper started buzzing. The words on the screen were chilling: “Two boys from Tekoa were found dead in a cave in the Judean Desert. There are signs of mutilation on their bodies.” The 2 boys, Kobi Mandell and Yosef Ishran, both 14 years old, were so […]

The Yitzhak HillsApril 19, 2001 On Tuesday night I was working late, as has been my wont of late. Sometime before 11:00the shooting started again. It sounded fairly heavy, but that’s nothing new. The shootinghasn’t stopped in almost seven months. So when the action starts, it’s nothing to get excitedabout…too much. At about 11:30 I received a phone call from […]

Who comes first? March 19, 2001 Again, at 6:15 this morning, the pagers started beeping: “A shooting attack near Neve Daniel. One person killed. The entire area is closed off. Preliminary details.” What a way to wake up. When the war started, almost 6 months ago, the enemy leadership decided on an important tactical move, designed to win public opinion […]

The “T” Word January 4, 2001 Barak is to be tossed out of office in just 32 days. Clinton’s Folly ends in half that time. Yet the two lame ducks are still quacking away, as if they have all the time in the world.  Perhaps William Safire sums it up best in today’s essay in the New York Times: “Two […]