Columbus sailed to find a way to India. He did not dream of discovering a new continent. KarlMarx wanted to create a humane, egalitarian and just society, and did not dream of Stalin andthe Gulag. Theodor Herzl, the founder of Zionism, dreamed of an ideal Judenstaat, and not ofthe State of Israel that exists today, … Read more
Translation of the unabridged version of an article by Uri Avnery for Ma’ariv, May 1, 2000. Framework Agreement. Permanent Status Agreement. May. September. End of the conflict.Words that should sound like history in the making, and that appear now at the bottom of page 5and cause a big yawn. Bla-bla-bla. How does a dream become … Read more
Translation of unabridged version of an article by Uri Avnery for Ma’ariv There is no use crying over spilt milk, as the saying goes. But over this milk I am crying. Morethan that, I am hopping mad. 2.4 million liters of milk were spilt this week on the order of the rabbinate in the Tel-Avivarea. … Read more
Translation of the unabridged version of an article by Uri Avnery for Ma’ariv, April 17, 2000. “We don’t live in Scandinavia or Switzerland, we live in the Middle East!” exclaimed thespokesmen of our security establishment, when the Supreme Court ordered last week to releasethe Lebanese held in prison as potential “bargaining chips” for the release … Read more
Translation of the unabridged version of an article by Uri Avnery for Ma’ariv, April 10, 2000. A Polish curse: “May they pull out all your teeth and leave just one, so it can hurt!” Some peoplewant to act according to this curse — against ourselves. They propose to pull out all our military outposts in … Read more
Translation of the unabridged version of an article by Uri Avnery for Ma’ariv, April 3, 2000. What an awful nightmare: Israel dreams that Hafez al-Assad dips his feet in the Kinneret (Seaof Galilee). The water reaches his hips. Then his shoulders. He swims. Assad swims in theKinneret!!! At this moment of utter horror Israel wakes … Read more
Translation of the unabridged version of an article by Uri Avnery for Ma’ariv, March 27, 2000. I looked at the Pope and was envious. I envied the Catholics for such a leader. A fragile, sickold man, standing for hours out in the wind and, speaking about the suffering of others andsending a message of justice … Read more
Translation of the unabridged version of an article by Uri Avnery for Ma’ariv The pope is in bad health. Partly to blame for this is a young Turk, who 20 years ago tried toassassinate him in Rome. His motives have remained unclear. My late friend, Haled al-Hassan, a central figure in the PLO with a … Read more
Translation of the unabridged version of an article by Uri Avnery for Ma’ariv, March 13, 2000. One thing has to be said for Ehud Barak: He learns quickly. Learns quickly and drawsconclusions quickly. Coming to power, he believed that he would solve the Palestinian problem easily. He wouldquickly make peace with the Syrians, completely isolate … Read more
or: The Last Straw. Translation of the unabridged version of an article by Uri Avnery for Ma’ariv, March 6, 2000. If one wants to understand why the Hamas is trying at this precise point in time to start again asuicide-bomber campaign against Israel, one should remember the story about the coachmanand his horse. The coachman … Read more