Red and Green

Channel 10, one of Israel’s three TV channels, aired a report this week that surely frightened a lot of viewers. Its title was “Who is Organizing the World-wide Hatred of Israel Movement?”, and its subject: the dozens of groups in various countries which are conducting a vigorous propaganda campaign for the Palestinians and against Israel.

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Wenn du nein sagst – oder: Giftpilze

VOR DEM Sieg des Feminismus gab es ein populäres israelisches Lied, in dem der Junge das Mädchen fragt: „Was meinst du damit, wenn du nein sagst?“ Diese Frage ist schon beantwortet worden. Nun bin ich versucht, weiter zu fragen: „Wenn du von Zionismus redest, was meinst du damit?“ Das ist auch meine Antwort an jene, die mich fragen, ob ich Zionist sei. Wenn du Zionist sagt, was meinst du damit?

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When You Say No – or: Poisonous Mushrooms

BEFORE THE victory of feminism, there was a popular Israeli song in which the boy asks the girl: “When you say No, what do you mean?” This question has already been answered. Now I am more and more tempted to ask: “When you say Zionism, what do you mean?” That is also my answer when asked whether I am a Zionist. When you say Zionist, what do you mean?

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Harakiri ?

WENN GOTT will, dann kann sogar ein Besenstiel schießen – so schrieb ich nach der Ernennung der Turkel-Kommission. Ich zitierte ein jüdisches Sprichwort in der Hoffnung, dass trotz allem etwas herauskommen würde.

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Harakiri?

IF GOD wills, even a broomstick can shoot – so I wrote after the appointment of the Turkel commission. I was quoting the Jewish saying in the hope that in spite of everything, something would come out of it.

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