В этот вечер мы простились с ним в последний раз.

Зал, в котором установили гроб Ури Авнери, был переполнен. Присутствовали телевидение, депутаты Кнессета от разных партий, высокопоставленная палестинская делегация и многие люди, знавшие Ури лично или читавшие его статьи и книги и слышавшие о нем. Были трогательные выступления и надгробные речи. После окончания церемонии тело унесли на кремацию, о которой он специально просил, и которая … Read more

I cannot enlist, because from a very young age I was educated to believe that all humans are equal

Plainclothes military police officers arrived at conscientious objector Hillel Grami’s home this week on Sunday (29 july), six days after he failed to report at the induction center and undergo enlistment. He was arrested at home — an exceptional action by the Israeli army that we have not seen in in recent years. Hilel is … Read more

It can be prevented

The next Gaza warWill leave many newBereaved familiesOn both sidesOf the border.It can stillBe prevented. Tomorrow, Sat. Aug. 11. 2018, at 8.00 pm, we will join on Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square the protest rally against the racist “Nationality Law”. Published in Haaretz, 10/08/18

Who the Hell Are We?

YEARS AGO I had a friendly discussion with Ariel Sharon. I told him: “I am first of all an Israeli. After that I am a Jew.” He responded heatedly: “I am first of all a Jew, and only after that an Israeli!” That may look like an abstract debate. But in reality, this is the … Read more