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Thou Shalt Not Kill (Thyself)
Tuesday, 21 February 2012, 9:38 am | Uri Avnery
After the founding of Israel, God appeared to David Ben-Gurion and told him: “You have created a state for my chosen people in my holy land. This merits a great reward. Tell me what you wish, and I will grant it.” Ben-Gurion answered: “Almighty God, ... More >>
Uri Avnery: The Shining Torch
Sunday, 15 January 2012, 4:13 pm | Uri Avnery
“SHINING TORCH” sounds like the name of a Red Indian (or should I say Native American?) chief. In Hebrew, it is the literal meaning of the name of our latest political sensation: Ya’ir Lapid. This week, he announced his intention to enter ... More >>
Uri Avnery: The Stolen War
Sunday, 8 January 2012, 3:48 pm | Uri Avnery
FOR SOME weeks now, our almost new Chief of Staff, Benny Gantz, has been announcing at every possible opportunity that a new war against the Gaza Strip is inevitable. Several commanders of the troops around the Strip have been repeating this dire forecast, ... More >>
Israeli warmongers itching to attack Gaza despite overtures
Saturday, 7 January 2012, 9:26 am | Uri Avnery
Uri Avnery argues that, in his desperation to make a mark by starting a war but unable to attack Iran for fear of the apocalyptic consequences, Israel’s new chief of staff, General Benny Gantz, is itching to attack Gaza instead, even without a ... More >>
Uri Avnery: The Duke of Nablus
Saturday, 24 December 2011, 3:55 pm | Uri Avnery
THE NAME of Munib al-Masri has recently come up as a possible candidate for Prime Minister of a Palestinian national unity government. Not being a member of either Fatah or Hamas, he is acceptable to both. More >>
Uri Avnery: The Fearmongers
Saturday, 10 December 2011, 7:30 pm | Uri Avnery
ON THE anniversary of David Ben-Gurion’s death, the usual memorial meeting was held at his graveside in Sdeh Boker, the Negev desert village where he lived in his retirement. There is no cemetery, just his grave and that of his wife Paula. More >>
The King’s Speech
Monday, 5 December 2011, 3:27 pm | Uri Avnery
In the middle of the '80s, a German diplomat conveyed to me a surprising message. A member of the Jordanian Royal family would like to speak with me in Amman. At the time, Jordan was still officially at war with us. More >>
A Day in November
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 11:41 am | Uri Avnery
This Tuesday will be the 64th anniversary of a fateful day for our lives. A day in November. A day to remember. On November 29, 1947, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted, by 33 votes against 13 (with 10 abstentions), the Palestine Partition ... More >>
“YOU are Fed Up?”
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 1:14 pm | Uri Avnery
“You can lie to all of the people some of the time, and to some of the people all of the time, but you cannot lie to all of the people all of the time.” This slightly altered quotation from Abraham Lincoln has yet to be absorbed by Binyamin Netanyahu. More >>
A View from the Villa
Tuesday, 1 November 2011, 1:16 pm | Uri Avnery
The killing of Muammar Gaddafi and his son Muatasim was not a pretty sight. After seeing it once, I looked away when it was shown again and again on TV – literally ad nauseam. Commercial TV exists, of course, to make money for the tycoons by appealing ... More >>
Everybody’s Son
Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 12:43 pm | Uri Avnery
The most sensible – I almost wrote “the only sensible” – sentence uttered this week sprang from the lips of a 5-year old boy. After the prisoner swap, one of those smart-aleck TV reporters asked him: “Why did we release 1027 Arabs for ... More >>
Israel: Possible to move from prisoner exchange to peace
Wednesday, 19 October 2011, 3:16 pm | Uri Avnery
The release of Palestinians prisoners could be part of building trust between the two peoples. "Like every Israeli citizen today, I welcome Gilad Shalit with all my heart on his return home. I am happy for his parents, who have conducted such a dedicated ... More >>
The Second Herzl
Monday, 17 October 2011, 4:50 pm | Uri Avnery
On Yom Kippur eve last week, when real Jews were praying for their lives, I sat on the seashore of Tel Aviv, thinking. I was thinking about our state, the State of Israel, in which I have, so to speak, a founder’s share. More >>
The More Enemies, The More Honor
Monday, 10 October 2011, 3:55 pm | Uri Avnery
An old photo from World War I shows a company of German soldiers getting on the train on their way to the front. On the wall of the car somebody had scribbled: “viel Feind, viel Ehr’” (“The more enemies, the more Honor”.) More >>
Mutiny on the Titanic
Monday, 3 October 2011, 2:37 pm | Uri Avnery
Here is a story that has never been told before: When the Titanic was well out into the Atlantic, its crew mutinied. They demanded higher wages, less cramped quarters, better food. They assembled on the lower decks and refused to budge from there. More >>
Uri Avnery: Sad and Happy
Monday, 19 September 2011, 10:41 am | Uri Avnery
"Will this be the happiest day of your life?” a local interviewer asked me, referring to the approaching recognition of the State of Palestine by the UN. I was taken by surprise. “Why would that be?” I asked. “Well, for 62 years you have advocated ... More >>
To the Shores of Tripoli
Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 12:38 pm | Uri Avnery
Though the Bible tells us “Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth” (Proverbs 24:17), I could not help myself. I was happy. Muammar al-Gaddafi was the enemy of every decent person in the world. He was one of the worst tyrants in recent memory. More >>
The Return of the Generals
Monday, 22 August 2011, 12:23 pm | Uri Avnery
Since the beginning of the conflict, the extremists of both sides have always played into each other’s hands. The cooperation between them was always much more effective than the ties between the corresponding peace activists. More >>
Uri Avnery on East Jerusalem construction plans
Friday, 12 August 2011, 4:44 pm | Uri Avnery
Following the approval of construction program at the Ramat Shlomo Neighborhood in East Jerusalem, former Knesset Member Uri Avnery, Gush Shalom activist, says: "The government heats up the political scene instead of dealing with the wave of social ... More >>
“How Goodly Are Thy Tents”
Monday, 8 August 2011, 12:41 pm | Uri Avnery
First of all, a warning. Tent cities are springing up all over Israel. A social protest movement is gathering momentum. At some point in the near future, it may endanger the right-wing government. More >>
