In his short tale called Akhtia, which was published 25 years ago (hard to believe) The great Emil Habibi tells the story of an American who went to swim in the Sea of Galilee. His car and clothes were stolen and so the Israeli police went to look for them among the Arab towns and [...]
Author: Miko Peled
On AIPAC and Other Bullies By Miko Peled
It is typical for America to suddenly wake up to an issue that has been around for, well, forever. Today it is bullying. But there can be little surprise that America has a bully problem. American policies around the world have been marked and characterized by bullying, as one would expect from an empire, even [...]
THE ANSWERS HAVE CHANGED by Miko Peled
It is said of Albert Einstein that he gave a particular exam to a class that had already been given that exam. Alarmed at what he saw and thinking it to be the result of the professor's absent-mindedness, an assistant warned Einstein of what he was about to do. The Professor just smiled and said: [...]
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becoming an activist, speaker and writer to promote the creation of a new reality that will allow both people of our shared homeland to live together in... yes, P E A C E !.
Benjamin Netanyahou, premier ministre d'Israël déclarait ces derniers temps, « Ce qu'il nous faut pour résoudre ces problèmes complexes [pour aboutir à la paix], c'est une façon de penser nouvelle et créatrice ». Netanyahou n'a jamais eu autant raison. Les pourparlers de paix dans le Moyen Orient sont voués à l'échec tout comme ceux qui les ont [...]
A Shared State in a Shared Homeland By Miko Peled
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently argued, “What is required is creative, novel thinking in order to resolve these complex [peacemaking] issues.” Netanyahu has never been so right. The current Mideast peace talks will fail, as befell predecessors, because they are based on a flawed premise blocking the conflict’s resolution. The proposed solution is based [...]
Cut Israel Some Slack? – No! By Miko Peled
There is still doubt in the minds of serious people about Israel's attack on the Free Gaza flotilla and the events that lead to the death of 9 of the activists aboard. There can be little surprise of course because the commander of the Israeli Navy, Admiral Eliezer Marom, claims the mission was a success. [...]
Shocking But Not Surprising. By Miko Peled
Is it possible to be shocked and yet not be surprised? Israel’s stupidity and disregard for human life is nothing new. It is a recurring theme in the life of the Jewish state from its very inception. Surely as the destruction in Gaza remains untouched18 months after the murderous attacks that began on December 27, [...]
62 Years of Shame
By Miko Peled I will never forget celebrating Independence Day in Israel as a child. Yom Ha’atzmaut as we call it in Hebrew was a big day. The main event was the military parade in the streets of Jerusalem and as I recall, it began in the main stadium of Hebrew University. We would sit [...]
אהבת מולדת
אהבת מולדת מאת מיקו פלד "הארץ, לאחר שהובטחה לרבים כל כך, לעולם לא תדע למי להיתמסר" זוזה סאראמאגו אהבת מולדת, ככל אהבה אחרת, יכולה להיות נעימה או כואבת, יפה או מכוערת, משמחת או מאכזבת. אבל שלא כאהבות אחרות, זוהי אהבה שהיא נצחית ולא בת חלוף. אני מוצא שידידי הפלסטינים בין אם נולדו בגלות ובין אם [...]
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