Uri Avnery: George Soros’ Sorrows
GEORGE SOROS, the American multi-billionaire, is causing Benjamin Netanyahu a lot of trouble. At this particular moment, Netanyahu does not need any more trouble. A huge corruption affair, concerning German-built More...
Uri Avnery: Abe, Izzy & Bibi
THE WHOLE thing could have been a huge practical joke if it had not been real. All of Israel was taken in. Left, right, and center. All the newspapers and TV networks, without exception. There it was: UNESCO has More...
Uri Avnery: Eyeless in Gaza
I HAVE a unique confession to make: I like Gaza strip. Yes, I like this far-away corner of Palestine, the narrow strip on the way to Egypt, in which two million human beings are crowded, and which is closer to hell More...
Uri Avnery: The Bizarre Nerve Gas Case of Bashar
CONAN DOYLE, the creator of the legendary Sherlock Holmes, would have titled his story about this incident “The Bizarre Case of Bashar al-Assad”. And bizarre it is. It concerns the evil deeds of Bashar More...
Uri Avnery: The Four-Letter Word
When a Briton or American speaks about a “four-letter word”, he means a vulgar sexual term, a word not to be mentioned in polite society. In Israel we also have such a word, a word of four letters. A More...
Uri Avnery: The New Political Wave
WHEN I was young, there was a joke: “There is no one like you – and that’s a good thing!” The joke applies now to Donald Trump. He is unique. That’s good, indeed. But is he unique? As a More...
Uri Avnery: Whoso Confesseth and Forsaketh
IN THE tumult of the last few days, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the “unification” of Jerusalem, one of the articles stated that “even peace-activist Uri Avnery” voted in the More...
Uri Avnery: Greetings for Diana Buttu
A FEW days ago, an almost anonymous Palestinian woman received an unusual honor. An article of hers was published on top of the first page of the most respected newspaper on earth: New York Times. The editors defined More...
Uri Avnery: The Visitation
THANK GOD for Oren Hazan. Without him, this would have been an exceedingly dull visit. Israel’s cabinet ministers were lined up in the blazing sun at the foot of the airplane stairs for the official reception More...
Uri Avnery: Israeli Knesset – Parliamentary Riffraff
WHEN I first entered the Knesset, I was shocked by the low standard of its debates. Speeches were full of clichés, platitudes and party slogans, the intellectual content was almost nil. That was 52 years ago. Among More...