Category: In the Media

  • The disengagement as smoke screen

    By Jonathan Pollak Originally published in Ha’aretz Exactly one year ago the International Court of Justice in the Hague ruled that the fence that Israel is building in the territories is illegal. However, one hardly needs to mention that the construction has been affected only cosmetically. During the past two years we – Israelis, Palestinians…

  • Ha’aretz: He simply had a mom and dad

    By Yossi Sarid www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/596844.html By its very nature, an army is not designed to issue justice. As we know, an army marches on its stomach, and a stomach is capable of digesting injustice as well; it is not necessarily guided by justice. Every army, especially during a bloody conflict, has other urgent problems. Justice waits…

  • Border Policeman Dies, Police Lie About Cause

    By Jonathan Lis July 4th http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/595276.html A Border Policeman died yesterday after suddenly collapsing while policing the separation fence near Har Adar, outside Jerusalem. Police initially said that Natan Yasais, 21, of Lod had been hit by a rock thrown by a Palestinian. However, hospital officials said they saw no signs of him having been…