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Uri Avnery: Politicus Interruptus
Monday, 25 February 2002, 10:24 am | Gush Shalom
Last week, in Europe, I happened to pass a frozen lake. I was told that a few days before it was possible to skate on it. But the temperature had risen and the ice cover had started to melt. It still covers the whole lake, but in many places it ... More >>
Only Hope: Sharon's "Discordant Voices"
Friday, 22 February 2002, 11:13 am | Gush Shalom
Sharon calls for unity while inciting against part of the population. A speech of a bankrupt Prime Minister characterized by hypocrisy, hollow promises and insinuations. More >>
Something Is Moving (Protest Briefing & Articles)
Tuesday, 19 February 2002, 4:36 pm | Gush Shalom
[X] Introduction [1] Something is Moving, Uri Avnery - Ma'ariv Feb. 17 [2] Update on support for refusal, Dorothy Naor - New Profile. [3] Briefing on the rally sent by Peace Now [4] Old-New Israeli Voice of Conscience, Lev Grinberg - Ma'ariv Feb ... More >>
An Old-New Israeli Voice: The Voice of Conscience
Tuesday, 19 February 2002, 4:33 pm | Gush Shalom
In recent weeks a new voice is rising, loud and clear. A voice previously marginal and repressed, a voice that now threatens to inundate the entire country with the hope of breaking out of the crisis. More >>
Uri Avnery: Something is Moving
Tuesday, 19 February 2002, 4:27 pm | Gush Shalom
I once saw in a Western a Red Indian (or should I say a Native American?) putting his ear to the ground and hearing a train tens of miles away. More >>
Eyewitness Report - Imagine all the People
Monday, 11 February 2002, 5:00 pm | Gush Shalom
We knew there would be a big turnout for the peace demonstration last night just from the deluge of pro-peace ads in Ha'aretz the day before - page after page of statements and petitions, all critical of the occupation. Some excerpts: More >>
10,000 At Tel-Aviv Rally For Peace
Monday, 11 February 2002, 4:59 pm | Gush Shalom
During the negotiations with the Tel-Aviv police we had asked a permit for 5,000 people. About a year ago, in a rally called by much the same peace and human rights groups, only some hundreds showed up. But we knew that something has changed by now ... More >>
Supreme Court hears Gush Shalom's appeal
Tuesday, 8 January 2002, 10:18 am | Gush Shalom
[1] On Wednesday, Jan.9, at 11 AM, the Supreme Court in Jerusalem will hear Gush Shalom's appeal against the Israeli Broadcasting Authority. It concerns the ads which Gush Shalom tried to place on Israeli radio last May, and which were rejected by ... More >>
No Palestinian 'Saison'/What Had To Be Proved
Monday, 7 January 2002, 9:14 am | Gush Shalom
[The following articles, one by Uri Avnery to be published Tuesday in Ma'ariv, the other by David Grossman in today's Ha'aretz, both try to appeal to Israeli public opinion regarding the Palestinians by reminding that we were once in the same condition.] More >>
International Group Attacked At Erez
Saturday, 29 December 2001, 11:23 pm | Gush Shalom
[Erez] Ninety foreign civilians traveling on a solidarity visit to Gaza were blocked entry by the Israeli military at Erez today, after being processed and given initial permission to enter. The international group was comprised of American, Belgian, ... More >>
Two Veteran Gladiators, Experienced And Shrewd
Saturday, 29 December 2001, 11:05 pm | Gush Shalom
The year 2001 is about to end, but at the last moment a new word - a Latin one to boot - has entered the Hebrew political lexicon: "irrelevant". More >>
Arafat Calls End To Violence; What Now ?
Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 10:50 am | Gush Shalom
In his December 16 TV address to the Palestinian Nation on the occasion of the Muslim Eid-el-Fitr festive holiday following the four-week fasting month of Ramadan, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat called to end the armed actions, especially the suicide bombings ... More >>
'Be An Arbiter - Not An Accomplice!'
Thursday, 13 December 2001, 3:06 pm | Gush Shalom
It was yesterday that the American mediator Anthony Zinni tried to set up a 48-hour cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinians. A few hours later, Israeli helicopters killed four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. On the morning, this was followed by ... More >>
A Week Of Havoc - 500 Protest In Jerusalem
Monday, 10 December 2001, 10:11 am | Gush Shalom
This year's rain - always welcome, in spite of the immediate hardships - was never welcomed more by the Palestinian population. The fighter planes which our government sent to bombard the Palestinian Authority into obedience were only interrupted now ... More >>
Uri & Rachel Avnery to receive reward in Stockholm
Thursday, 6 December 2001, 10:47 am | Gush Shalom
On Friday, Dec. 7, in an official ceremony at the Swedish parliament, the 'Alternative Nobel Prize' will be awarded to Gush Shalom (Israeli Peace Bloc) as well as personally to Uri and Rachel Avnery. More >>
Gush Shalom: A War Of Sharon's Making
Wednesday, 5 December 2001, 12:06 am | Gush Shalom
For more than a year it has been discussed in the media and the political and military system: is what is going on between Israel and the Palestinians a war, or is it just "fighting"? Early this morning, the question has been resolved: it is war indeed. More >>
Expectation Doesn't Make It Less Horrifying
Monday, 3 December 2001, 10:42 am | Gush Shalom
The interpretations of who started the 14 months-old round of ever more violence may differ (was it the Palestinian stone throwers in Temple Mount the day after the unwanted visitor in September 2000, or was it the overreaction by Israeli sharpshooters ... More >>
Calling For Intervention To End Israeli Occupation
Thursday, 29 November 2001, 11:39 am | Gush Shalom
The following is a joint call of Israeli peace organizations for intervention to end the occupation. Supporters of the peace organizations are asked to help the campaign by sending their own letter to world leaders. More >>
Five Children Dead. Time To Start Monitoring?
Monday, 26 November 2001, 11:57 am | Gush Shalom
The explosion which took the lives of five children was not an accident. The death of these children on their way to school came hours after a commando raid by the Israeli army. The soldiers of the commando unit were sent there at night - as was ... More >>
Gush Shalom On Colin Powell’s Speech
Tuesday, 20 November 2001, 1:05 pm | Gush Shalom
Powell spoke, and included in his speech some important elements - about what the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is about and how a solution should look - not explicitly expressed before by a representative of the US administration. More >>
