(18/11/2007) A festive day for peace: Israel is planning to announce a freeze on construction in the settlements as compensation for refusing…
The group of reservist paratroopers returned all astir: Hamas fought like an army. The comrades of Sergeant-Major (Res.) Ehud Efrati, who fell…
Haim Ramon has made a big comeback. As if renewing the Hebrew language, he has coined the term “infrastructural oxygen” – Israel…
“We have to make you do a little sports,” the Shin Bet interrogator said, launching four successive days of questioning accompanied by…
The pretzel man was offering three for 10 shekels. On his crate there was an “Elections Now” sign, and apparently he thought…
There is a flagholder installed in my garden. The previous residents used it to fly the flag of their favorite soccer team.…
The moment of truth has arrived, and it has to be said: Israel does not want peace. The arsenal of excuses has…
What won’t the Shin Bet security service do to break the spirit of a Palestinian detainee? Before, interrogators used threats and told…
A still-life image: a building covered with Jerusalem stone, a large memorial poster hanging high up on one of the floors, and…
Was it the stun grenade that hit her head, the shock caused by its explosion or the rubber bullet fired by the…
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