Archive of 20 years of articles written by Avnery and posted here

Since the Gush Shalom website was established, a new article by Uri Avnery appeared every week in this column. In fact, these articles were a continuation of the editorials written by Uri Avnery in “Haolam Hazeh” weekly since the 1950’s. The article “So who the hell are we?” Was published here on Friday, August 4, … Read more

In the dead of night

Mohammad ZaghloulAl-Khatib, 24 year old,Was beaten to deathBy soldiers whoBroke into his homeAt 4.00 in the night.Such things happenWhen you rule by forceOver millions of peopleWith no end in sight. Published in Haaretz, 21/09/18

Anti-Semitism? Or just manipulation? A petition for Corbyn

We are Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel, committed to civil equality within Israel, to an end to the occupation and the blockade of Gaza, to a just peace and justice for the Palestinian refugees. The solidarity of progressive forces abroad is vital to our struggle, and we therefore welcomed the election of Jeremy Corbyn, … Read more

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