Uri Avnery's Column
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Tsunami in Egypt
UNTIL THE very last moment, the Israeli leadership tried to keep Hosni Mubarak in power. • 12/02/11
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The Crown and the Coals
LEBANON IS in crisis. And what is new?
Since the founding of the state, 90 years ago, the word “crisis” has been inseparably linked with its name. • 15/01/11
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Ship of Fools 2
THE EXPRESSION “Ship of Fools” was used by a Swiss theologian 515 years ago as the title of a book harshly criticizing the Catholic church of his day. Its licentiousness, he foresaw, would lead to... • 18/12/10
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“Islam is the Solution”
FIRST, AN apology: I am not going to write about the Wikileaks.
I like gossip as much as the next (wo)man. The leaks provide a lot of it, interspersed with some real information. • 04/12/10
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The Original Sin
A FRIEND of mine in Warsaw told me about a Polish journalist who visited Israel for the first time. On his return he reported with great excitement: “You know what I’ve discovered? In Israel, too... • 27/11/10
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Vox Taxi – Vox Dei
ON SATURDAY evening, two weeks ago, we returned by taxi from the annual memorial rally for Yitzhak Rabin, and as usual got into a conversation with our driver. • 13/11/10
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Bread and the Circus
I WAS surprised when, towards the end of 1975, I received an invitation from the Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin, to meet him at his residence. He opened the door himself, poured me a glass of... • 30/10/10
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Harakiri?
IF GOD wills, even a broomstick can shoot – so I wrote after the appointment of the Turkel commission. I was quoting the Jewish saying in the hope that in spite of everything, something would come... • 14/08/10
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The Elders of Anti-Zion
I WAS shaking with fear.
A well-groomed gentleman appeared on TV. He was identified as the chief of an association called Re’uth (“Sight”), whose aim is to monitor the groups which deny the... • 07/08/10
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A Broomstick Can Shoot
A VICTORY is a victory. A big victory is better than a small one, but a small victory is better than a defeat. • 03/07/10
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