THERE WAS BRIEF
euphoria after the Knesset OK’d Disengagement, but Israeli military
circles are predicting a new burst of violence, which they call
Round Three. Our editorial analyzes the
reasons.
We then go to Jerusalem, where Israel is caught in
Catch 67.
If it builds the infamous wall, as planned, on its self-declared municipal
border, 300,000 Palestinians will wind up unwalled and the militant
organizations will be able to recruit from them. The alternative is to do
the “unthinkable”: divide Jerusalem. But even that, we show, won’t solve
the problem. The article is accompanied by a map, including E-1.
Arab and Jewish women in Israel have much in common:
Poverty. This
should be their Meeting Ground. We look at the forces that could
bring these groups together, but we also look at the residues of history
and culture that keep them apart.
On May 1, 2005 (of all days!) a law went into effect concerning Migrant
Workers. The State had long avoided responsibility for them, shifting
it to the bosses. Otherwise, it feared, it might have to grant them
citizenship, jeopardizing its Jewish character. It drooled on the
sidelines for ten years, watching the bosses rake in millions. Now it has
devised a method for increasing its cut. Under the guise of reform, it has
given 33 personnel agencies a License to Exploit, charging them an
annual tax of $2600 per migrant.
Despite this gloomy development, WAC celebrated May Day with full
fanfare in Haifa and Tel Aviv. Its workers thronged to Haifa for a
medley of speeches, music and dance. In Tel Aviv, WAC joined Bamat Etgar
in staging an outdoor event that included speeches from Kav la’Oved, the
Hotline for Migrant Workers, and the Mizrahi Democratic Rainbow. Around
the plaza stood 56 original posters, which top Israeli and Palestinian
artists had created especially for this Most Relevant Day in the Year.
Bamat Etgar will let the posters travel. Contact info@etgar.info, writing
“exhibition” in the subject line.
Breaking Walls,
Video 48’s documentary on the place of art in social change, is sparking
discussion at Israel’s Cinematheques. For information on showing
the film, contact Video
48,
writing “Breaking Walls” in the subject
line.
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