The Russian section of the “Gush Shalom” sitecontains translations of Uri Avnery’s articles for several years, his biography,a Russian translation of his book “The other Side of the Coin”,written immediately after the 1948 war,and many related materials. Статьи Ури Авнери http://dev.gush-shalom.org/en/en-ru-avnery Русский раздел “Гуш Шалом”содержит переводы статей Ури Авнери за несколько лет, его биографию,русский перевод … Read more
Tomorrow, Sunday, March 5, 2017, at 9.30 am, Judge Ron Sokol of the Haifa District Court, will resume deliberations on the government of Israel’s demand to confiscate the boat Zaytouna-Oliva, captured last year by the Israeli Navy in international waters (see following background). The proceedings will be held in room 617 at the court building … Read more
NAPOLEON CAME to a German town and was not welcomed with the traditional artillery salute. Furious, he summoned the mayor and demanded an explanation. The German produced a long scroll of paper and said: “I have a list of 99 reasons. Reason No. 1: we have no cannon.” “That’s enough’” Napoleon interrupted him, “You can … Read more
It is importantTo investigateThe failures ofThe last war.It is evenMore importantTo preventThe next war. Published in Haaretz, 03/03/17
On Saturday night, Feb. 4, at 7:30 pm – a march in Tel Aviv, starting on Magen David Square (corner of Allenby and King George) and culminating with a on Dizengoff Street (near Dizengoff Square). This is the moment to stand together! We will not let them separate us! We will not let racism, discrimination … Read more
I BELIEVE I was the first to recommend that the soldier Elor Azaria, the killer of Hebron, be granted a pardon. But this recommendation was conditional on several requirements: first, that the soldier openly and unconditionally confess his crime, that he apologize and that he be sentenced to many years in prison. Without these conditions, … Read more
AzariaHas not admittedThat he hasCommitted a crimeAnd has notApologized.He does notDeserveA pardon. Published in Haaretz, 24/02/17
SO HOW THE HELL did it all start? Last week I tried to describe the 1948 war, starting from the shooting at a Jewish bus on the morrow of the UN partition resolution. Some readers dispute the timing. They insist that the war started on May 15, on the morrow of the founding of the … Read more
President RivlinProposes to annexThe OccupiedTerritoriesAnd grant the voteTo the millionsOf Palestinians.He presents to usThe only alternativeTo theTwo States Solution. Published in Haaretz, 17/02/17
AFTER MY last article, in which I mentioned that the Arabs started the 1948 war after the partition resolution of the UN, I received several furious messages. The writers, who (I suppose) were born after the events, accuse the Zionists of starting the war in order to expel the Arab population. Since I took part … Read more