Uri Dromi

No simple answer on return of Israeli POWs

Published on July 3, 2008

All this is about living POWs. But what about dead ones? How far should a government go in order to bring a dead soldier to burial?

Hopes for peace rest on getting politicans out of the way

Published on April 10, 2008

Precisely when the prospect of peace between Israelis and Palestinians seemed at its most remote, I received a call from my friend, Walid Salem.

Is there a way to stop rockets and avoid a Gaza fight?

Published on January 3, 2008

Life in Sderot has become hell, but Israel finds it very difficult to defend it, because the people who launch the Qassams are hiding among civilians. Slowly but surely, however, Israeli patience is running out. Is there a way to stop this ongoing terrorist attack on Sderot without entering Gaza with great force in an incursion that would most probably cost the lives of many Palestinians and Israelis?

An open letter to a Hamas supporter in Gaza

Published on August 2, 2007

Another reporter freed? Nothing new under the Palestinian sun

Published on July 12, 2007

Targeting journalists has long been a common practice in the Arab Middle East.

‘Hamastan’ in Gaza is a big challenge for Egypt, too

Published on June 28, 2007

The emergence of "Hamastan" in Gaza sent leaders in the Middle East and elsewhere scrambling for an answer: Whose fault is it? Is it reversible? Will the same thing happen in the West Bank? What should and could be done now?

Israel experiencing revival of democratic life thanks to Winograd

Published on May 10, 2007

Apart from this impressive show of citizen involvement, the Winograd Report brought back to the Israeli political sphere the essence of democracy, originating in ancient Greece: free citizens engaging in a serious discourse on their most crucial public affairs.

Lebanon war underscores inequality of Arab Israelis

Published on September 21, 2006

Wars, like hurricanes, tend to expose flaws in societies. In Israel, the recent war with Hezbollah revealed lack of preparedness for this kind of war against an elusive enemy, mediocre
conduct of the operations, deficiencies in equipment, shortages of shelters for the civilians and more.

Entebbe’s Message Resonates 30 Years Later

Published on July 6, 2006

Now Moshe is gone too. As I entered the graveyard, I saw his mother. I started to mumble my condolences when this old woman, a survivor of Auschwitz, gave me a stern look.

"Spare your words," she said dryly. "It's between me and God."

What could I possibly say to this woman, who had lost all her family in the Holocaust, who married another Holocaust survivor, started a new chapter in Israel and gave birth to two sons -- only to lose them as well as her husband, who died heartbroken after Issachar was killed?

Israel Is Smaller in Size But Stronger in Spirit

Published on August 4, 2005

The withdrawal from Gaza, scheduled to begin in mid-August, is one of the most important events in the history of the State of Israel. It will determine whether Israel can continue to be a Jewish and democratic state.

Saddam’s Fate Carries Messages

Published on December 18, 2003

When the news broke that Saddam Hussein was captured, there was an uproar of joy here. Like many Israelis, I was glued to the TV screen, watching L. Paul Bremer, the U.S. administrator for Iraq, announcing proudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, we got him!"

What a great moment for the free world.