I once saw in a Western a Red Indian (or should I say a Native American?) putting his ear to theground and hearing a train tens of miles away. In the course of the years I have tried to imitate that Indian. I try to hear changes in the publicmood long before they appear on … Read more
The chiefs of the three big parties in Israel – the Likud, the Labor Party and the army – weresitting on the stage. They were frustrated. They knew already that they had not succeeded inselling the great show that they had prepared with so much effort: the capture of a ship loadedwith weapons, commissioned by … Read more
“You aren’t serious,” the Algerians told the PLO leaders. “You must kill your opponents!” That was years ago. The PLO leaders had asked their victorious brothers, the AlgerianLiberation Front (FLN) veterans, for advice. They tendered their counsel generously: “Youcan’t wage a war of liberation when there are internal differences. There can only be oneparty. There … Read more
A German jury announced today that it has awarded Uri Avnery the Carl-von-Ossietzky-Prize,honoring the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was murdered by the Nazis. The prize is awarded by the North German town Oldenburg, in which the Carl-von-OssietzkyUniversity is located. The jury was headed by Prof. Jutta Limbach, President of the SupremeConstitution Court, the famous … Read more
Uri Avnery – peace activist, journalist, writer. founding member, Gush Shalom (peace bloc), independent peace movement (1993) former publisher and editor-in-chief, Haolam Hazeh news magazine (1950-1990) former member of the Knesset (three terms: 1965-1969, 1969-1973, 1979-1981) founding member, Israeli Council for Israeli-Palestinian Peace (1975) columnist, Internet. born: September 10, 1923, Beckum, Germanyimmigration to Palestine: November … Read more
If I were Shaul Mofaz, I would by now be very worried indeed. In Belgium, Ariel Sharon is standing trial for his part in the Sabra and Shatila events of 19years ago. At first, he treated this as a joke. No more. Now he is spending a fortune (of ourmoney) on this trial. The prosecution … Read more
The year 2001 is about to end, but at the last moment a new word – a Latin one to boot – has enteredthe Hebrew political lexicon: “irrelevant”. This is a new phase in the fatal duel between the two veteran gladiators, both experienced andshrewd, Ariel Sharon and Yasser Arafat. Sharon has declared that Arafat … Read more
For the fall of the Taliban I shall not weep. Like every regime of religious fundamentalists -Muslims, Jews, Christians or any others, you name them – it was based on cruelty, oppressionand backwardness. It’s enough to mention its attitude to women. But this victory of the United States frightens me. Frightens me terribly. Because this … Read more
Stockholm 2001 Madam Speaker, Honorable Members of Parliament, Jacob von Uexkull, Honorable Ambassador of Palestine, (I would have liked to greet also my own ambassador, but he did not see fit to attend,) Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me start on a personal note: On this day, the seventh of December, exactly fifty-three years ago, I … Read more
Anthony Zinni has made a request to Ariel Sharon: Please, stop enlarging the settlements. Atleast for some time. Do you mind? Zinni is a general from the Marines, his thinking is straight and logical. It’s difficult forhim to understand why Sharon doesn’t comply. What the hell is it all about? A few housessomewhere. Is it … Read more