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Uri Avnery: America's Rottweiler
Monday, 28 August 2006, 12:55 am | Uri Avnery
IN HIS latest speech, which infuriated so many people, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad uttered a sentence that deserves attention: "Every new Arab generation hates Israel more than the previous one." More >>
Uri Avnery: Good morning, Elijahu!
Friday, 25 August 2006, 10:28 pm | Uri Avnery
A STORY has it that Oscar Wilde once attended the premiere of a colleague's play and every few minutes raised his hat. When asked about this odd behavior, he replied: "I am a courteous person. I raise my hat when I meet an old acquaintance." More >>
Uri Avnery: The 155th Victim
Tuesday, 22 August 2006, 10:51 am | Uri Avnery
In simple language: "the comprehensive will of the people" - the will of all parts of the Lebanese public, including the Shiite community. "Side by side with the Resistance": side by side with Hizbullah. "Which have amazed the world with their steadfastness": ... More >>
Uri Avnery: From Mania to Depression
Sunday, 20 August 2006, 8:32 pm | Uri Avnery
THIRTY THREE days of war. The longest of our wars since 1949. On the Israeli side: 154 dead - 117 of them soldiers. 3970 rockets launched against us, 37 civilians dead, more than 422 civilians wounded. More >>
What The Hell Has Happened To The Army?
Monday, 14 August 2006, 11:36 am | Uri Avnery
SO WHAT has happened to the Israeli army? This question is now being raised not only around the world, but also in Israel itself. Clearly, there is a huge gap between the army's boastful arrogance, on which generations of Israelis have grown up, and ... More >>
Uri Avnery: "Stop That Shit!"
Thursday, 20 July 2006, 12:11 am | Uri Avnery
A WOMAN, an immigrant from Russia, throws herself on the ground in total despair in front of her home that has been hit by a missile, crying in broken Hebrew: "My son! My son!" believing him dead. In fact he was only wounded and sent to the hospital. More >>
Uri Avnery: The Real Aim
Monday, 17 July 2006, 10:28 am | Uri Avnery
THE REAL aim is to change the regime in Lebanon and to install a puppet government. That was the aim of Ariel Sharon's invasion of Lebanon in 1982. It failed. But Sharon and his pupils in the military and political leadership have never really given up ... More >>
Uri Avnery: A One-sided War
Monday, 10 July 2006, 11:53 am | Uri Avnery
THAT'S IT. Tomorrow the World Cup games come to an end. We can congratulate the new champions and wish them arrivederci or au revoir, as the case may be. Now the public can return to less important matters, such as the daily killing and destruction, ... More >>
Uri Avnery: Agatha In The Rain
Monday, 3 July 2006, 9:07 am | Uri Avnery
"ISRAEL HAS declared war on the Palestinian people! The Palestinian people will answer in kind! The Palestinian rebellion will go on! The Palestinian fighters are steadfast in the service of the nation! Down with the Nazi-Zionist occupation! Out with the ... More >>
Uri Avnery: Crying Stones
Monday, 19 June 2006, 11:23 am | Uri Avnery
"I COLLECTED with my bare hands the body parts of my two little sons. What mother must do that? One shell of the aggressors blew them apart. Within a second, my life was destroyed forever." More >>
Uri Avnery: Oh, What A Wonderful Plan!
Monday, 12 June 2006, 3:32 pm | Uri Avnery
NINE MONTHS before he invaded Lebanon, Ariel Sharon let me in on his grand design for solving all the problems of this region. It was mind-boggling. He did not ask me to keep it secret, just not to attribute it to him directly. I published it accordingly. More >>
Uri Avnery: Missed Opportunities (Partial List)
Monday, 29 May 2006, 10:33 am | Uri Avnery
"THE PALESTINIANS never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity!" - this phrase, coined by Abba Eban, has become a by-word. It also illustrates a wise Talmudic saying: "He who finds fault in others (really) finds his own faults." More >>
Uri Avnery: Who's Guilty? The Victim Of Course
Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 1:06 pm | Uri Avnery
Who's Guilty? The Victim Of Course By Uri Avnery – Gush Shalom 20.5.06 More >>
Uri Avnery: Voices from Prison
Wednesday, 17 May 2006, 12:41 am | Uri Avnery
PRISON SERVES an important function in the annals of every revolutionary movement. It serves as a college for activists, center for the crystallization of ideas, rallying point for leaders, platform for dialogue between the various factions. More >>
Uri Avnery: 300 Kisses
Monday, 8 May 2006, 11:48 am | Uri Avnery
SHALL WE start with the good news or the bad news? As confirmed optimists, let's start with the good news. To paraphrase an old Hebrew saying: Don't look at the vessel but at what's not in it. Avigdor Liberman is not in the Israeli government. More >>
Uri Avnery: The Trap
Tuesday, 2 May 2006, 2:59 pm | Uri Avnery
WHEN YOU see a person walking into a trap, you shout: "Look out!" But when you see a person walking into a trap knowingly, with open eyes, what are you supposed to do? More >>
Uri Avnery: Who's The Dog? Who's The Tail?
Monday, 24 April 2006, 1:51 pm | Uri Avnery
I DON'T usually tell these stories, because they might give rise to the suspicion that I am paranoid. More >>
Uri Avnery: The Big Wink
Monday, 10 April 2006, 12:58 am | Uri Avnery
Every Israeli government must have "Basic Guidelines". True, they are not binding. All our governments have violated their Basic Guidelines on many occasions. But tradition and good manners demand that there be Basic Guidelines and that they be put on the ... More >>
Uri Avnery: What The Hell Has Happened?
Friday, 31 March 2006, 11:04 am | Uri Avnery
THE MOST dramatic and the most boring election campaign in our history has mercifully come to an end. Israel looks in the mirror and asks itself: What the hell has happened? More >>
Uri Avnery: Whom To Vote For?
Monday, 27 March 2006, 11:54 am | Uri Avnery
I BELIEVE this must be about the 15th time that I am writing an article like this one. On the eve of every national election I set out my doubts and hesitations. I do not tell people how to vote. What I am trying to do is help voters (including ... More >>
