Uri Avnery: A Task in search of a Hero
SOME 60 YEARS ago the new Egyptian ruler, Gamal Abd-al-Nasser, wrote a book about the “Philosophy of the Revolution”. Imitating the playwright Luigi Pirandello (“Six Characters in Search More...
No Jewish PM for England: Miliband and Labor Lose Big
– – In spite of polls yesterday which suggested a last minute surge in his party’s favor, Ed Miliband and the British Labor Party were rebuked by the British public yesterday. According to More...
Uri Avnery: The Messiah Hasn’t Come and Bibi hasn’t gone
THE MESSIAH HASN’T COME and Bibi hasn’t gone. That’s the sad outcome. Sad, but not the end of the world. As the American saying goes: “Today is the first day of the rest of your life.” I More...
Uri Avnery: For whom to Vote?
ONCE A Soviet citizen went to vote. He was given a sealed envelope and told to put it in the ballot box. “Could I possibly see for whom I am voting?” he asked timidly. “Of course not!” More...
Sarah Silverman Endorses Israel’s Left Wing Meretz Party
Sarah Silverman has put her two cents worth in for next week’s Israeli elections. The comedian turned dramatic actress has formally endorsed the country’s left wing Meretz Party. That settles it. Israel’s More...
Uri Avnery: An Expensive Speech
WINSTON CHURCHILL famously said that democracy is the worst political system, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time. Anyone involved with political life knows that More...
Analysis: Israeli Center Parties to Play Key Role in Upcoming Elections
By Yotam Rozenwald The Israeli 2015 election scheduled for March 17 appears to be a close race, with the Likud and the Zionist Camp locked around 23-26 seats each. Under these circumstances, the center parties More...