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Opinion U.S. Ambassador to Israel's Ambulance
Friedman has the right to donate as he wishes, but it’s clear that his choice speaks not only to his political outlook, but also to his moral makeup
Gideon Levy is a Haaretz columnist and a member of the newspaper's editorial board.
Levy joined Haaretz in 1982, and spent four years as the newspaper's deputy editor. He is the author of the weekly Twilight Zone feature, which covers the Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza over the last 25 years, as well as the writer of political editorials for the newspaper.
Levy was the recipient of the Euro-Med Journalist Prize for 2008; the Leipzig Freedom Prize in 2001; the Israeli Journalists’ Union Prize in 1997; and The Association of Human Rights in Israel Award for 1996.
His new book, The Punishment of Gaza, has just been published by Verso Publishing House in London and New York.
Friedman has the right to donate as he wishes, but it’s clear that his choice speaks not only to his political outlook, but also to his moral makeup
A heavy moral shadow was cast over the establishment of Israel, and the Palestinians are entitled to compensation for the injustice
Conversations with Palestinians who can never go home again, forays to deserted tourist sites in Amman and a visit to a refugee camp. A quick trip to Jordan
If the government successfully deports thousands of asylum seekers, it will encourage the pursuit of even more malicious plans
The three Abu-Sall sisters are in jail after the youngest was found in possession of a knife near the Tomb of the Patriarchs. A visit to the bare-bones refugee-camp home of a family of 14
Besides protesting and refusing to cooperate in the expulsion of African asylum seekers, shaming- which hasn't been effective in the fight against the occupation- shouldn't be disregarded
Dealing with the occupation has exhausted Israelis. But while we're bored and tired, the Palestinians are bleeding, struggling, humiliated and battered
Musab Tamimi, 16, was shot dead by Israeli troops during a clash in the West Bank. The army claims he was armed, but witnesses say otherwise
Abbas speaks the truth. Israel's comments against him aren't about reality— they're just nationalistic snarls
The opposition continues to be a non-opposition. True, it has sent its sclerotic blood circulation racing and improved the technique of the struggle, but the content of its opposition remains as it was, cowardly and marginal
Nur Tamimi is out of jail after being arrested with her cousin, Ahed, for slapping Israeli soldiers – following the shooting of their cousin Mohammed. If the same thing occurs again, Nur says now, she'll react in the same way
The horror in Gaza can continue indefinitely thanks to an Israeli state of mind that has learned to wipe atrocities out of ones consciousness
If Rwanda agrees to collaborate, there will be scenes of evil in Israel the likes of which haven't been seen since 1948. The lust for pure nationhood, religion and race knows no bounds in Israel
Just before Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi slapped one of the soldiers who'd invaded her yard, she learned that her 15-year-old cousin Mohammed had been shot in the head at close range
Why are Palestinians who attend weekly protest marches along the border fence less courageous or less justified than Iranian protesters?
How is it that Israelis are totally indifferent to the plight of the blond girl behind bars who could easily be their child?
Basel Ibrahim went to watch the clashes between Israeli soldiers and a group of masked young people near his home outside Jerusalem. An army sniper shot him from a distance of 200 meters and killed him
Israel has missed the opportunity for compromises. The new generation of Palestinian activists will not play the game that led the older generation to the dead end it finds itself in
The Israeli army mistakenly thought it had thwarted a terror attack when it shot this 15-year-old in the head
There are degrees of corruption, as there are degrees of evil. You cant demonstrate against a minor evil while supporting the great evil