Wednesday Mar 05, 2008

Freedom of expression?

Posted by Colette Avital

In the midst of the tough public debate on what Israel's reaction to the attacks from Gaza should be, Oded Tira (who previously served as Head of Israel's industrialists' Association) published in Ha'aretz (14.2.08) a paid, quarter page length ad attacking one of Israel's most prominent writers and intellectuals - Amos Oz.

The reason for Tira's fury: Amoz Oz dared to express his opinion (obviously opposed to Tira's point of view) about the course of action to be taken in Gaza.

Since when, writes our good industrialist, can Oz make any such pronouncements - who "gave him the authority, him and his writer friends, to advise the people of Israel on strategic matters"?

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Herbert Kaine, Hebron, Israel: It doesnt matter to Colette if Israel makes the wrong decision. She can always go to France. The rest of us Israelis will be stuck with the consequences.
Shmuel: This article is so poorly written. What kind of people do we actually have in the Knesset? The citizens in Israel need to stop following like lambs and start demanding responsibility from the elected officials. This can only be accomplished by having a system similar to the USA whereby, each region will have congressmen and senators who are responsible to their regions. This way they will not always have to follow the party line for fear of losing their Volvo.
Yossi Shomron, Nitzan Israel: I'm not surprized Colette Avital would emphasize policy and de-emphasize character - this from a k'nesset member who laid a wreath at the grave of Arafat (y'ach shmo) in Ramalla "out of respect". What about the respect for the thousands of Jews killed by Arafat's PLO? Character matters in choosing the leaders of our country.

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