Translation of the unabridged version of an article by Uri Avnery, written for Ma’ariv It seems that the times of the Messiah have arrived. Amos Oz, the guru of Meretz, is embracingAriel Sharon, the Count of Sabra and Shatila. MK Ya’el Dayan, from the left, is cooperatingwith MK Benni Elon, the serial hooligan of the … Read more
“I love humanity, it’s people I can’t stand!” declares the hero of an American comic strip. Theattitude of a part of the Israeli left is rather similar: “I love the Palestinians, it’s ArafatI cant stand.” Some of the most important commentators, defined as “leftist”, are joining forces in a wildattack on the Palestinian president. It’s … Read more
Like Rabin, Ehud Barak is a man of logic. And, like Rabin, he lacks political intuition. UnlikeClinton, unlike Begin. Immediately after the death of Assad, he could have appeared live on television, paid hisrespects to a great opponent, in spite of differences of opinion and conveyed his good wishesto his successor. That would not have … Read more
“A religious discotheque” – thus did the late Professor Yeshayahu Leibovitz describe theWestern Wall. A pious Jews, he considered the ceremonies there pagan rites. Therefore I don’t get excited about the now storm raging around the wall. The orthodox want toturn it into a synagogue? Let them. They want to enact a law that will … Read more
The pictures from the Fatimah gate in Metullah was reminiscent of one of the most dramaticpictures of the 20 th crentury: the flight of the Americans from Vietnam. The last Americansand their local mercenaries crowded on the roof their embassy in Saigon, fighting in despairfor a seat in the last helicopters. A kind of aerial … Read more
Ehud Barak declares that he will not transfer Abu-Dis to the Palestinian Authority, unlessArafat submits an investigation report on the events of last Sunday, when shooting eruptedall over the West Bank. I don’t know if the Authority will indeed submit a report as requested. So, in order to save thepeace process, I volunteer to submit … Read more
Three persons say: “I love children.” One is a father. One is a Paedophile who uses children forcarnal satisfaction. One is a cannibal who eats them. They use the same words, but they meanquite different things. The settlers love this country. They say so every day. They settle everywhere. But their loveis like that of … Read more
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