On Bloody Monday, when the number of Palestinian killed and wounded was rising by the hour, I asked myself: what would I have done if I had been a youngster of 15 in the Gaza Strip?
Uri Avnery
Uri Avnery (1923-2018) was an Israeli writer, journalist, and peace activist. He was a prominent figure in Israeli politics and one of the earliest and most vocal advocates for the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Avnery sat for two terms in the Knesset from 1965 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1981.
Recently, the State of Israel celebrated its 70th birthday. For days we heard about nothing else. Innumerable speeches full of platitudes. A…
I believe that a new Mizrahi intelligentsia will search for its roots and that a fourth or fifth generation will come forward and struggle not only for equality, but also for peace and integration in the region
How can one be proud of a country that is trading in human bodies?
From whatever angle one looks at it, the death sentence is a barbaric and stupid measure
King Kong, the giant primate with the heart of gold, who scaled huge buildings and downed airplanes with his little finger
Position after position is taken over by the far-far right, which is ruling Israel now. Slowly. Very, very slowly
“The best lack all convictions, while the worst / Are full of passionate intensity!” Is there a better description of what is…
Almost every day our government enacts laws, enlarges settlements, takes measures and makes declarations that push Israel further away from any peace that Arab countries could accept
It iis not easy to be an Arab in Israel. It is not easy to be a woman in Arab society. It is not easy to be an Arab in Israeli politics. And even less easy to be an Arab woman in the Knesset
