ON June 8, 2004, Ehud Olmert, Israel’s Minister of Industry and Commerce, announced his intention to close the Erez Industrial Zone, located on the Gaza Strip’s northern border with Israel. Once touted as a model of co-existence, Erez includes factories…
Poetry from the Buttocks Ensemble
Actors Yuval Segev and Nadav Bosem appear often at Bamat Etgar events, a stage for progressive culture in Jaffa. They play the Yashvanim, or “Buttocks Ensemble.” The name also alludes to “mityashvim,” meaning “settlers”. Their specialty is poetry. It is…
Meretz: From Rabin to Sharon
On June 18 and 19, the Organization for Democratic Action (ODA) held its sixth convention. As preparation for these two days, the members of the Central Committee wrote papers that were presented and discussed in the party’s branches. The papers…