Uri Avnery's Column
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Federation? Why Not?
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THESE DAYS mark the 5th anniversary of the murder of Yasser Arafat, and bring back to me our last conversation in his Ramallah compound, a few weeks before his death. It was he who brought up... • 21/11/09
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Whose Acre?
THE ANCIENT port of Acre is now the object of a fierce battle. The Arab inhabitants of the town want the port to bear the name of an Arab hero, Issa al Awam, a general under Saladin, the Muslim... • 15/08/09
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A Jeremiad
DEAR DOV YERMIYA,
I have received the distressing letter that you recently sent to a limited number of friends. You paint the Israeli reality in dark – but true – colors, and end by cutting your... • 01/08/09
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YES, YOU CAN!
FIRST, AN honest disclosure: I loved the Shepherd hotel very much. • 26/07/09
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Between Tel Aviv and Tehran
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of Iranian citizens pour into the streets in order to protest against their government! What a wonderful sight! Gideon Levy wrote in Haaretz that he envies the Iranians. • 27/06/09
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When He Says Yes – What Does He Mean?
“YOU MUST be celebrating,” the interviewer from a popular radio station told me after Netanyahu’s speech. “After all, he is accepting the plan which you proposed 42 years ago!” (Actually it was 60... • 18/06/09
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Obama won’t wink back
Netanyahu’s biggest problem is to make believe that the old is new. To make yesterday’s tired old clichés sound like the rallying call for tomorrow. But how to do that without using winks? • 13/06/09
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A Little Red Light
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... • 18/04/09
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“Rest has Come to the Weary…”
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…” • 11/04/09
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Who’s The Boss?
ON THE first day of the new Israeli government, the fog cleared: it’s a Lieberman government. • 04/04/09
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