Gideon Levy's Blog

[image error] Netanyahu proved Israel doesn't want peace
Ha'aretz
On Friday night Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again proved himself to be an excellent elucidator, this time in the service of the Palestinians: He demonstrated to the world, better than even Mahmoud Abbas, why they had no ...

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[image error] Past his sell-by date
Ha'aretz
On Friday night Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again proved himself to be an excellent elucidator, this time in the service of the Palestinians: He demonstrated to the world, better than even Mahmoud Abbas, why they had no ...

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Ha'aretz
[image error] Twilight Zone / Tragedies, not flags
Ha'aretz
Patha Kendal was not expecting to be glued to the television screen this weekend - nor has she raised a Palestinian flag above her house in the Jenin refugee camp, as camp residents had been asked to do. Feda, her son, was killed by ...

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[image error] The Palestinians are the new Jews
Ha'aretz
Look at the Palestinians and look at us. Look at their leaders and recall ours. Not, of course, those we have today, but those we once had, the ones who established the state for us. The Palestinians are the new Jews and their leaders ...

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[image error] The way we were
Ha'aretz
Look at the Palestinians and look at us. Look at their leaders and recall ours. Not, of course, those we have today, but those we once had, the ones who established the state for us. The Palestinians are the new Jews and their leaders ...

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[image error] Obama's historic opportunity
Ha'aretz
What is the American president going to say to his citizens? What will he say to the citizens of the world? How will he rationalize his country's opposition to recognizing a Palestinian state? How will he explain his position, ...

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On Wednesday, a coalition of Israeli peace organizations published a list of 50 reasons for Israel to support a Palestinian state. Assuming that you only accept five of them, isn't that enough? What exactly is the alternative, ...

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[image error] Et tu, Obama?
Ha'aretz
What is the American president going to say to his citizens? What will he say to the citizens of the world? How will he rationalize his country's opposition to recognizing a Palestinian state? How will he explain his position, ...

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Ha'aretz
[image error] Twilight Zone / An organic bond
Ha'aretz
This is a bad story with a happy ending. It's also a story that makes one happy, but still leaves a bit of a bitter taste in one's mouth. It's the story of a Palestinian baby girl who was born during a period of ...

[image error] What will we say?
Ha'aretz
On Wednesday, a coalition of Israeli peace organizations published a list of 50 reasons for Israel to support a Palestinian state. Assuming that you only accept five of them, isn't that enough? What exactly is the alternative, now that the heavens are ...

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