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Uri Avnery: A Fantasy
Monday, 10 May 2010, 6:46 pm | Uri Avnery
I ADMIRE Prof. John Mearsheimer. His rigorous logic. His lucid presentation. His rare moral courage. I was very honored to host him and his colleague, Prof. Stephen Walt, in Tel Aviv, after their book about the Israel lobby in the US provoked a furor. ... More >>
Uri Avnery: A Cloud over Jerusalem
Monday, 3 May 2010, 1:36 pm | Uri Avnery
EVERYONE HAS the right to change his or her mind. Even Danny Tirzeh. Colonel Tirzeh was responsible for planning the wall that "envelopes" Jerusalem – the one that cuts the city off from the West Bank in order to turn it into the United Capital ... More >>
Uri Avnery: In the Name of Zionism
Monday, 26 April 2010, 12:32 pm | Uri Avnery
ISRAEL IS a Zionist State. Everybody knows that. There is no (Jewish) politician in Israel who misses an opportunity to repeat this. Last week, when we celebrated the 62nd Independence Day, we were flooded by a deluge of patriotic speeches. Each ... More >>
Uri Avnery: A Birthday Present
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 12:52 pm | Uri Avnery
YESTERDAY I went to the health clinic to get a vaccination. It was a pleasant day, sunny but not too hot. The trip to the clinic and back, including the waiting, took just over an hour. During this time, I had the following experiences: More >>
Uri Avnery: The Big Gamble
Monday, 12 April 2010, 11:41 am | Uri Avnery
I MET Salam Fayyad, the Palestinian Prime Minister, two weeks ago, and was again impressed by the calm and modesty he radiates. Generally, I meet him at demonstrations, such as those at the Bil’in fence. This time, too, there was no opportunity for ... More >>
Uri Avnery: “Hold Me back!”
Tuesday, 6 April 2010, 5:21 pm | Uri Avnery
“HOLD ME back!” is a part of Israeli folklore. It reminds us of our childhood. When a boy has a scuffle with a bigger and stronger boy, he pretends that he is going to attack him any moment and shouts to the spectators: “Hold me back, or I am going ... More >>
Uri Avnery: On The Road To Canossa
Monday, 29 March 2010, 12:52 pm | Uri Avnery
IN JANUARY 1077, King Henry IV walked to Canossa. He crossed the snow-covered Alps barefoot, wearing a penitent monk’s hair shirt, and reached the North-Italian fortress in which the Vicar of God had found refuge. More >>
Uri Avnery: The Doomsday Weapon
Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 5:13 pm | Uri Avnery
IT IS already a commonplace to say that people who don’t learn from history are condemned to repeat their mistakes. Some 1942 years ago, the Jews in the province called Palaestina launched a revolt against the Roman Empire. In retrospect, this ... More >>
Uri Avnery: A Matter of Timing
Monday, 15 March 2010, 2:46 pm | Uri Avnery
SOME WEEKS the news is dominated by a single word. This week’s word was “timing”. It’s all a matter of timing. The Government of Israel has insulted the Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, one of the greatest “friends” of Israel (meaning: ... More >>
Uri Avnery: The Harlot’s Grave
Monday, 8 March 2010, 4:49 pm | Uri Avnery
SOME WEEKS ago, Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turk who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in Rome, was released after serving 28 years in prison. The motives for his act have never been clarified. But a Palestinian leader once told me his version: God appeared ... More >>
Uri Avnery: Dubious in Dubai
Monday, 22 February 2010, 3:32 pm | Uri Avnery
FROM TIME to time I ask myself: what would happen if the world’s governments decided to abolish all their spy agencies simultaneously? True, it would be a great blow to the authors and movie producers who make their living from secret service stories. ... More >>
Uri Avnery: A Stink Bomb
Monday, 15 February 2010, 12:00 pm | Uri Avnery
THIS WEEK the Netanyahu government let off a stink bomb under the chair of Mahmoud Abbas. For months now, Abbas has angered the Prime Minister. He has refused to start “peace negotiations” while the settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem ... More >>
Uri Avnery: A Four-Letter Word
Monday, 8 February 2010, 10:00 pm | Uri Avnery
MANY IMPORTANT struggles in Israel are calling out to people of conscience. Among others (in random order): The struggle for preserving the environment and the future of the planet. The struggle for democracy against fascist trends. The struggle for ... More >>
Uri Avnery: The Kangaroo
Monday, 1 February 2010, 1:14 pm | Uri Avnery
He hops here and he hops there. Hops to Jerusalem and hops to Ramallah, Damascus, Beirut, Amman (but, God forbid, not to Gaza, because somebody may not like it). Hops, hops, but doesn’t take anything out of his pouch, because the pouch is empty. More >>
Uri Avnery: The Liebarak
Monday, 25 January 2010, 12:42 pm | Uri Avnery
THE BUSINESS is registered in the name of Binyamin Netanyahu. But the reality is different. Netanyahu has never been more than a slick patent medicine salesman. That is a type that appears frequently in American Westerns and sells an elixir that is ... More >>
Uri Avnery: The Quiet American
Monday, 11 January 2010, 10:06 am | Uri Avnery
THE QUIET AMERICAN was the hero of Graham Greene’s novel about the first Vietnam War, the one fought by the French. He was a young and naïve American, a professor’s son, who had enjoyed a good education at Harvard, an idealist with all the best intentions. ... More >>
Uri Avnery: The Iron Wall
Tuesday, 5 January 2010, 10:47 am | Uri Avnery
SOMETHING ODD, almost bizarre, is going on in Egypt these days. About 1400 activists from all over the world gathered there on their way to the Gaza Strip. On the anniversary of the “Cast Lead” War, they intended to participate in a non-violent demonstration ... More >>
Uri Avnery: Cast Lead 2
Sunday, 27 December 2009, 2:04 pm | Uri Avnery
DID WE win? Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the Gaza War, alias Operation Cast Lead, and this question fills the public space. Within the Israeli consensus, the answer has already been given: Certainly we won, the Qassams have stopped coming. More >>
Uri Avnery: Oybama
Monday, 21 December 2009, 2:08 pm | Uri Avnery
THIS WEEK I enjoyed an hour of happiness. I was on my way home, after collecting William Polk’s new book about Iran. I admire the wisdom of this former State Department official. I was walking on the seaside promenade, when I was seized by a desire to ... More >>
Uri Avnery: Spot the Difference
Monday, 14 December 2009, 11:22 am | Uri Avnery
For anyone who has not yet found the answer: it’s the state of Prussia. But if some readers were tempted to believe that it all applies to the State of Israel – well, they are right, too. This description fits our state. The similarity between ... More >>
