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Uri Avnery

Uri Avnery is a longtime Israeli peace activist. Since 1948 has advocated the setting up of a Palestinian state alongside Israel. In 1974, Uri Avnery was the first Israeli to establish contact with PLO leadership. In 1982 he was the first Israeli ever to meet Yassir Arafat, after crossing the lines in besieged Beirut. He served three terms in the Israeli Parliament (Knesset), and is the founder of Gush Shalom (Peace Bloc).

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Author Archive | Uri Avnery

The Israeli Trumpess

10.28.16

  • Imagined Nations

    12.26.15

  • The Reign of Absurdiocy

    11.29.15

  • The Real Nakba

    06.08.15

  • The War of Fools

    05.18.15

  • Bibi is His Own Worst Enemy

    05.12.15

  • Understanding Netanyahu

    05.06.15

  • Is a ‘Unity’ Government a Good Bet for Israel?

    04.11.15

  • Bibi Should Take the Deal

    04.04.15

  • The Messiah Hasn’t Come

    03.20.15

  • For Whom to Vote?

    03.13.15

  • Netanyahu’s Expensive Speech

    02.27.15

  • Anti-What?

    02.20.15

  • Galant’s Gallant Act

    01.23.15

  • My Glorious Brothers

    12.26.14

  • Israel: Splendid Isolation

    12.20.14

  • Will Herzog be Israel’s Next PM?

    12.13.14

  • The Israeli Plebiscite

    12.06.14

  • Jerusalem, the Unholy City

    11.22.14

  • Is ISIS Coming for Israel? No Probably Not

    11.10.14

  • Obama must move Beyond flap over ‘Chickenshit’ Comment

    11.02.14

  • Decent Respect: Britain’s Vote on Palestine

    10.21.14

  • Netanyahu and Abbas: Tale of Two Speeches

    10.04.14

  • Tunnel Wars: Israel’s Worst Fears are Realized

    08.03.14

  • How to End the Gaza War Once and For All

    07.27.14

  • Bombs, Rockets and Silence: Life in Gaza

    07.12.14

  • Netanyahu: “We must defend Israel”: But from What? ISIS of Course

    07.05.14

  • Three Teens and the Failed Peace Plan

    06.29.14

  • The Redemption of Shimon Peres

    06.22.14

  • Patagonian Dreams

    06.01.14

  • Obama to let Bibi and Mahmoud ‘Stew in their Own Juice’

    05.24.14

  • How the Peace Process went ‘Poof’

    04.14.14

  • ‘Our Mothers, Our Fathers’: A Review

    02.28.14

  • On Recognizing Israel

    02.07.14

  • Zionism: Much Stays the Same

    01.24.14

  • The Complex Israeli: Ariel Sharon, 1928-2014

    01.17.14

  • Neutrality and the Peace Process

    01.05.14

  • Self-Boycott

    12.13.13

  • The Assassination of Yasser Arafat

    11.16.13

  • The Far-Reaching Impact of Israel’s Religion and State Conflict

    09.27.13