Chief Rabbi
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Jews: Isn’t it time?
The Israeli parliament – the Knesset – has passed into law the Penal Law (Amendment – Death Penalty for Terrorists) Bill (2025) mandating the death penalty by hanging for Palestinians convicted of carrying out alleged terrorist acts. This law captures in its blooded maw Palestinians of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) as well as Palestinian… Continue reading
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Two-states: solution or chimera?
This seems to me to be axiomatic: It is not possible to construct a viable, and just – note ‘and just’ – independent Palestinian state alongside Israel. The so-called ‘two-state solution’ is no solution at all. I have rehearsed the arguments supporting the propositions above, here and here and here and here, and therefore will… Continue reading
About Me
This is Bernard Spiegal’s blog.
I write mainly about Palestine/Israel and related issues; sometimes other stuff too