Uri Avnery: Police offensive against New Profile activists – a violation of the Freedom of Speech.This assault on the adherents of peace and democracy follows after Lieberman took over the police and state prosecution. “The police assault on activists of ‘New Profile’ and ‘The Center for the Defence of the Individual’, the detention of activists, … Read more
I AM not saying that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is an agent of the Mossad. Absolutely not. I don’t want to be sued for libel. I am only saying that were he an agent of the Mossad, he would not behave any differently. And also: If he did not exist, the Mossad would have had to invent … Read more
The President of Iran,Who has built a careerOn incitement and appealTo the basest instincts,Made a speech at theConference against racism.And who cried“Scandalous! Anti-Semitism!”?Our Foreign Minister,Who himself had built a careerOn Incitement and appealTo the basest instincts. Ad in Haaretz, April 24, 2009 Cheques to help us continue the ads to: Gush Shalom, P.O.Box 3322, Tel-Aviv … Read more
A conference against racism attended by Iranian President Ahmedinajad is a farce – but the campaign against this conference, conducted by Israeli Foreign Minister Lieberman, is grotesque. Ahmedinajad and Lieberman are twins, perfectly fit for each other’s company, both of whom built a political career upon the dissemination of hatred, the constant issuing of inflammatory … Read more
PERHAPS Avigdor Lieberman is only a passing episode in the annals of the State of Israel. Perhaps the fire he is trying to ignite will flicker briefly and go out by itself. Or perhaps the police investigations into the grave corruption affair of which he is suspected will lead to his removal from the public … Read more
photo gallery Already for four years, demonstrations are taking place at the village of Bil’in, to protest the “Separation Fence” which robs the villagers of much of their land, and whose route is in blatant violation of the Supreme Court ruling. Also before, the army used violence to disperse the Palestinian, Israeli and international demonstrators. … Read more
Obama is readyTo talk withIran and Syria.There are hintsAbout contacts betweenHis people andThe Hamas leadershipIn Damascus.The refusal ofOur governmentTo talk with HamasIs pathetic. Ad in Haaretz, April 17, 2009 Cheques to help us continue the ads to: Gush Shalom, P.O.Box 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033
PASSOVER Week is a time for outings. News programs on radio and television start with words like: “The masses of the House of Israel spent the day in the national parks…” It is also a feast of homeland songs. On television one sees groups of white-haired oldsters surrounded by their children and grandchildren fervently singing … Read more
ObamaAnd NetanyahuAre aboutTo clash.In this confrontation,It is ObamaWho representsThe true interestsOf Israel. Ad published in Haaretz, April 10, 2009
ON THE first day of the new Israeli government, the fog cleared: it’s a Lieberman government. The day started with a celebration at the President’s office. All the members of this bloated government – 30 ministers and 8 deputy ministers – were dressed up in their best finery and posed for a group photo. Binyamin … Read more