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Hurrah for Egypt!

by Uri Avnery

Sat 4th Feb 2012
Uri Avnery has warm words for the new democratically elected Egyptian parliament... [read more]

The Blockbusters

by Uri Avnery

Mon 23rd Jan 2012
Uri Avnery shows how the differences that exist between the different cultural blocs in Israeli society are a barrier to peace ... [read more]

The Stolen War

by Uri Avnery

Mon 9th Jan 2012
Uri Avnery shows how Hamas' decision to make peace with Israel scuppers plans for war... [read more]
 

Shukran, Israel

by Uri Avnery

Mon 2nd Jan 2012
If Islamist movements come to power all over the region, they should express their debt of gratitude to their bête noire, Israel, states Uri Avnery ... [read more]

The King's speech

by Uri Avnery

Sun 11th Dec 2011
Uri Avnery discusses the implications of a parliamentary bill that would seek to push the Palestinian population out of the West Bank and into Jordan... [read more]

Weimar Revisited

by Uri Avnery

Tue 22nd Nov 2011
Uri Avnery explains how the three main pillars of Israeli democracy - the courts, the media and the human rights organisations - are under threat from the political right. ... [read more]
 

''You are fed up with him?''

by Uri Avnery

Tue 15th Nov 2011
Uri Avnery gives his opinion on a recent leaked conversation between Presidents Obama and Sarkozy... [read more]

Empty words from Israel?

by Uri Avnery

Mon 7th Nov 2011
Uri Avnery casts a close eye on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's threat of an attack against Iran... [read more]

Everybody's son

by Uri Avnery

Sun 23rd Oct 2011
Uri Avnery comments on the recent Israel-Palestine prisoner swap and the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit... [read more]
 

The More Enemies, The More Honor

by Uri Avnery

Mon 17th Oct 2011
Uri Avnery reflects upon Israel's faltering relations with its allies.... [read more]

Mutiny on the Titanic

by Uri Avnery

Sun 2nd Oct 2011
Uri Avnery reflects on recent events in Israel... [read more]

The Return of the Generals

by Uri Avnery

Mon 22nd Aug 2011
Uri Avnery discusses how a recent resurgence of hostilities between Islamic militants and the Israeli army could undermine a growing social protest movement within Israel, playing right into Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s hands.... [read more]
 

The New Anti-Semitism

by Uri Avnery

Wed 17th Aug 2011
Uri Avnery, Israeli writer and founder of the Gush Shalom peace movement, offers a warning from history as he examines a modern form of racism taking root across Europe.... [read more]

Hallelujah, the World is Against Us!

by Uri Avnery

Fri 28th May 2010
Uri Avnery on conspiracy theories, old and new.... [read more]

“Hold Me Back!”

by Uri Avnery

Fri 9th Apr 2010
The idea that Iran would risk certain annihilation by attacking Israel is ludicrous, writes Uri Avnery.... [read more]
 

The Kangaroo

by Uri Avnery

Fri 5th Feb 2010
A year into his presidency, Barack Obama has achieved relatively little in the foreign policy sphere. Uri Avnery urges him to keep trying.... [read more]

“…And A Little Child Shall Lead Them”

by Uri Avnery

Fri 4th Dec 2009
Barack Obama has weakly capitulated to Binyamin Netanyahu over Israeli settlement-building in the heart of the Arab community in East Jerusalem, says Uri Avnery.... [read more]

Scoundrel with Permission

by Uri Avnery

Fri 20th Nov 2009
Uri Avnery on how a spate of brutal murders by recent Jewish immigrants to Israel has focused attention on the country's controversial Law of Return.... [read more]
 

Wobbly Stools

by Uri Avnery

Fri 18th Sep 2009
Uri Avnery considers the respective struggles facing three embattled leaders - Obama, Netanyahu and Abbas.... [read more]

Tutu's Prayer

by Uri Avnery

Fri 4th Sep 2009
Looking back at the fall of the Apartheid regime in South Africa, Uri Avnery asks what lessons - if any - can be learned by activists campaigning for justice for Palestine.... [read more]

Whose Acre?

by Uri Avnery

Fri 21st Aug 2009
Uri Avnery on how the battle over the identity of the historic port of Acre reflects wider struggles over cultural identity in Israel-Palestine.... [read more]
 

Lover of the Country

by Uri Avnery

Fri 14th Aug 2009
Uri Avnery remembers a writer and activist who devoted his life to challenging the militarism of the Israeli state.... [read more]

Yes, You Can!

by Uri Avnery

Fri 31st Jul 2009
Barack Obama faces a historic challenge in the Middle East, as Uri Avnery explains.... [read more]

The Johnny Procedure

by Uri Avnery

Fri 24th Jul 2009
Uri Avnery on the conspiracy of silence which protects Israeli war criminals.... [read more]
 

Matter of the Heart

by Uri Avnery

Fri 17th Jul 2009
Uri Avnery looks back over the first 100 days of Binyamin Netanyahu's second term as Israeli Prime Minister.... [read more]

The Tone and the Music

by Uri Avnery

Fri 12th Jun 2009
While Obama proclaims the 21st century, the government of Israel is returning to the 19th, writes Uri Avnery.... [read more]

Who's the Boss?

by Uri Avnery

Fri 10th Apr 2009
After a tumultuous few weeks in Israeli politics, Uri Avnery examines the worrying rhetoric emanating from the new administration.... [read more]
 

The Great Gamble

by Uri Avnery

Fri 20th Mar 2009
Uri Avnery assesses a critical moment in Israeli domestic politics.... [read more]