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Uri Avnery: The Mountain and the Mouse
Monday, 20 December 2004, 11:32 am | Uri Avnery
Ariel Sharon's speech at the ''Herzliya Conference'', an annual gathering of Israel's financial, political and academic aristocracy, proved again his wondrous ability to conjure up an imaginary world and divert attention away from the real one. More >>
Uri Avnery: ''Give Me Some Credit!''
Tuesday, 30 November 2004, 12:12 am | Uri Avnery
Avnery - a longtime observer of the Palestinian political scene and participant in dialogue with many of its leading figures - analyses the dilemmas and opportunities facing Abu Mazen, a scapegoat. More >>
Uri Avnery: Who's Next?
Monday, 22 November 2004, 11:41 am | Uri Avnery
Uri Avnery - not very impressed with the new American administation - nevertheless thinks that Sharon may long back for the days when there was a scapegoat. More >>
Uri Avnery: Rejoice Not...
Tuesday, 16 November 2004, 1:20 pm | Uri Avnery
''Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth, Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him.'' This biblical injunction (Proverbs 24:17) is one of the most profound Jewish moral tenets. More >>
Uri Avnery: The Importance Of Being ''Irrelevant''
Monday, 1 November 2004, 11:25 am | Uri Avnery
I remember standing on the roof of a warehouse near Beirut harbor and observing the armed and uniformed PLO fighters, headed by Yasser Arafat, getting on the ships that took them westwards. More >>
Uri Avnery: Thank You, Dubby
Monday, 18 October 2004, 12:26 am | Uri Avnery
What really is important is not what he said or why he said it, but the world-view that animates him. By now, everybody has had a go at analyzing the interview with Dov (''Dubby'') Weisglass, Ariel Sharon's most intimate confidant. More >>
Uri Avnery: Don’t Believe A Word
Tuesday, 12 October 2004, 12:14 am | Uri Avnery
When Ariel Sharon announced his plan for ''unilateral disengagement'', the media reported that the Peace Now movement was preparing a big public campaign in support. The Prime Minister’s office asked them to desist, fearing that such a campaign would ... More >>
Uri Avnery: "God Wills It!"
Monday, 13 September 2004, 11:56 am | Uri Avnery
Two shocking manifestos were published this week. Both call for comment. One of them declares that dismantling the settlements in the Gaza Strip is a ''crime against humanity''. More >>
Uri Avnery: A Very One-Sided War
Monday, 23 August 2004, 10:16 am | Uri Avnery
"For all I care, they can starve to death!" announced Tzahi Hanegbi, after Palestinian prisoners declared an open-ended hunger strike against prison conditions. Thus the Minister for Internal Security added another memorable phrase to the lexicon of the ... More >>
Uri Avnery: F.A.Q. Re Sharon's Disengagement Plan
Monday, 9 August 2004, 1:31 pm | Uri Avnery
Ariel Sharon's "disengagement" plan has already made a mess on all levels. It has sparked a continuing cabinet crisis, an upheaval in several parties, a disorientation of public opinion, confusion in the security establishment and armed confrontations ... More >>
Uri Avnery: Justice, Gas and Tears
Tuesday, 6 July 2004, 12:14 am | Uri Avnery
In the silence of the courtroom, there was an audible gasp of surprise and shock when Supreme Justice Aharon Barak, reading the court’s decision, reached the words: ''The military commander did not use his discretion in a proportional way, as required.'' More >>
Uri Avnery: Irreversible Mental Damage
Tuesday, 22 June 2004, 11:26 am | Uri Avnery
Two weeks ago, the international community made a shocking declaration. Giving in to a demand by George Bush, the ''Quartet'' accepted the ''Revised Disengagement Plan'' of Ariel Sharon. This means that the United Nations, the European Union, the ... More >>
Uri Avnery: The Nightmare Comes True
Tuesday, 15 June 2004, 11:09 am | Uri Avnery
I thought it was terrible. I was wrong. It is far, far worse! - These words sum up my feelings at that moment. I was standing on a hill overlooking the infamous Kalandia checkpoint. More >>
Letter To Arafat About "The Passion Of The Christ"
Monday, 5 April 2004, 11:38 am | Uri Avnery
In the weekly Palestinian paper, The Jerusalem Times, there appeared on March 26 a short item reporting that you have viewed the controversial film of Mel Gibson, ''The Passion of the Christ''. More >>
Uri Avnery: Bravo, Amigos!
Friday, 26 March 2004, 11:04 am | Uri Avnery
A Prime Minister is waging war. The great majority of the people oppose the war. The majority vote for the Prime Minister. Absurd? Well, that was the situation in Spain. It also applies, more or less, in Israel. But here the similarity ends. More >>
Uri Avnery: Go To Gaza!
Wednesday, 11 February 2004, 12:29 am | Uri Avnery
Do you want to make the deal of a lifetime? Go to Gaza! The government has kindly laid on armored vehicles for this purpose. Once there, you can obtain the villa you have dreamt about all your life, with two floors and a green lawn, for next to nothing. More >>
Uri Avnery: An Eskimo in Bantustan
Monday, 2 February 2004, 12:32 am | Uri Avnery
An Eskimo comes to town and sees a piece of glass for the first time in his life. The glass looks to him like ice. Ice is transparent, and so is glass. Ice can be chewed. So the Eskimo puts the glass in his mouth and starts to chew. More >>
Uri Avnery: Sharon's Speech - The Decoded Version
Monday, 29 December 2003, 3:24 pm | Uri Avnery
He read out the written text of his speech, word for word, without raising his eyes from the page. More >>
Uri Avnery: Send Saddam to The Hague!
Monday, 22 December 2003, 11:15 am | Uri Avnery
The spectacle was disgusting. ''Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth, lest the Lord see it, and it displeaseth Him, and He turn away His wrath from him!'' Thus commandeth the ancient Jewish moral code ... More >>
Uri Avnery: The Weathercocks Are Turning
Tuesday, 9 December 2003, 3:04 pm | Uri Avnery
It is not yet a tidal wave. But it is more then a ripple. It is a wave in the process of formation. More >>
