NOT a single Israeli has yet disengaged from the Gaza Strip, but disengagement has been underway for several years where Gazans are concerned, cutting them off from the world outside their prison-enclave. Strange to think, but until 1993 Gaza was…
Tali Fahima Crosses the Line
I first met Tali Fahima, a freedom fighter for some, for others a traitor, about a year ago. I was working as a journalist in a weekly Tel Aviv magazine. She was an anonymous 28-year old legal secretary from Jaffa. A…
WAC: Reclaiming Jobs in Agriculture
Maaruf Atur, 68, is an agricultural worker from the village of Rameh in Galilee. For 32 years he worked in one kibbutz. This long period came to an abrupt end in November 2000 when the kibbutz dismissed him, along with…
Still Landless in Zion
A historic decision!” So the media describe the position taken by Attorney General Meni Mazuz on January 27, 2005. Mazuz declared that the Israel Lands Authority (ILA) must market lands of the Jewish National Fund (JNF, known in Hebrew as…