Opinion Jews, Arabs: It’s Time We Decided Who We Are
Uri Avnery, the renowned Israeli peace activist, passed away Monday at the age of 94. This is his final opinion piece, originally published in Haaretz's Hebrew edition on August 7, 2018
Uri Avnery
Opinion How a Mossad Plot to Kill Yasser Arafat Nearly Cost Me My Life
According to Ronen Bergman's new book, it's a miracle I'm still alive. Here’s my recollection of the fateful day I met the PLO leader in Beirut and lived to tell the tale
Opinion Why I'm Angry With Israel's Mizrahi Elite
I've always hoped that the second or third generation of Jews from Muslim countries, remembering their forebears contribution to Islams Golden Age, would be a bridge from Israel to the Muslim world
Opinion Joan of Arc in a West Bank Village
The Israeli army wants to punish Ahed Tamimi ‘so all should see and fear.’ Instead, Palestinian teenagers see the photos and think: I want to be like her
Opinion Emperor Bibi Will Have to Wait
Netanyahu wants to be king of Israel and emperor of the Jews, but actually the Jews in Israel are a new nation, just as Americans differ from the British and the British from Australians
Opinion Palestinian Right of Return, Not Such a Complicated Issue
Today, the Arab refugees number six million. Would all of them actually want to return to Israel if given the chance?
Opinion Yitzhak Rabin Told Me: I Don't Forbid You From Continuing Contacts With the PLO
Long-time peace activist Uri Avnery offers appreciation and criticism of the slain Israeli prime minister following recent publication of Itamar Rabinovich’s biography 'Yitzhak Rabin: Soldier, Leader, Statesman'
Opinion Why BDS Won’t Save Us
The movement must decide whether it’s for peace with Israel, or peace without Israel
Opinion Zionism Is the Scoundrel's Last Refuge
Nowadays the Zionist brand is a false one for politicians who seek to extort money and political support from Jews around the world
Opinion Death Penalty in Israel Will Bring Occupation to the Center of World Attention
No matter how you look at it, the death penalty is barbaric and stupid and has been abolished in all civilized countries except for certain states in the United States (which are difficult to call civilized)
Opinion When and How the Ashkenazi-Mizrahi Rift Was Born
We learned from the Elor Azaria case that only after we get rid of the occupation will we be able to devote our intellectual and social resources to healing the great schism in the nation.
Who Really Started the 1948 War and When
Relatively few Arabs remained within Israel’s post-1948 borders, but the fact that no Jews remained in the territories conquered by the Arabs has been forgotten.
Opinion The Green Line Is Not Sacred
Settlers are trying to conceal the differences between them and us Israelis to eradicate the 1967 border and have Israel annex all the occupied territories.
The War Yitzhak Rabin Didn’t Win
A familiar historical outcry about slain Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin arises from the pages of this excellent book: If only he had gone all the way with peace.
Young Israelis in Berlin, Return Home!
Despair paralyzes the struggle against the occupation, so both Israelis and Palestinians should come back, establish new forces and achieve the two-state solution.
A Practical Proposal to Save Israel From Netanyahu
If the young Knesset members of the Zionist Union will arise and form a new party, there could yet be hope.
To Understand Ariel Sharon, Look to His Mother
David Landau's biography of Ariel Sharon is essential reading for anyone who wants to get to know the man who believed it was his destiny to save the Jewish people.
The Hebrew State Is Disappearing, the Jewish State Is Taking Over
We are witnessing a mutation of Judaism, a new Judaism – fanatic, violent and now murderous as well. It is liable to bury the state, just as it buried the Second Temple.
Wide Center-left Bloc Could Win Elections
The main thing is to create the impression that a whole side of the political spectrum is uniting. Just take it from Ariel Sharon.
Meretz Should Join Herzog-Livni Bloc
The combination would be worth far more than the sum of its parts. Together, this bloc could unseat Netanyahu and form the next government.
The Battle We Cannot Afford to Lose
Israel will not be defeated in a conventional war, but it won’t be worth saving if its best sons and daughters are forced to abandon it.
Ultimately, Israeli Leftism Is Based on One’s View of the Occupation
To the left, peace isn’t merely a formal political framework but a profound process of reconciliation that requires each side to show respect for the culture, tradition and history of the other side.
An Israeli-Palestinian Federation Is Still the Way
The old dream of a Semitic union still has a chance - a political and economic union similar to the EU.
Occupation? What Occupation?
How do we resolve the contradiction between our extreme morality and our blatantly immoral circumstances? Simple: We go into denial.
A Rebellion on the Titanic
If we want to avoid the looming iceberg of destruction, we must change the way we perceive our existence. “Peace” has become a four-letter word.
The Acts of Perfidious Traitors Throughout Jewish History
Today they call them leftists, but throughout history, it is those who have strived for peace and compromise, and who may have been seen at the time as traitors, who are remembered for their moderation.
One Tent, Five Dilemmas
So far, the movement has conducted itself in an intelligent, mistakes have been minimal, if any, but this is just the beginning, the hard part is still to come.
Israel Must Recognize Hamas' Government in Gaza
Who started the deadly tit for tat? To the Israelis it is clear − it started with the abominable fire on the school bus. To the Palestinians it is clear − it started with killing a senior Hamas official. And before that it was ... and before that it was ... and before that it was...
Freedom of Expression in Israel Is a Hollow Pretension
Israel is sliding down a slippery slope. A country that imprisons its Jonathan Pollaks will end up with jails filled with 'opponents of the regime.'
The Caprices of a Pesky Lawmaker
I called for an examination of Israel's firefighting services in the Knesset -- in June 1968.