Tag: Avnery
The New Wave
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). When I was young, there was a joke: "There is no one like you – and that's a good thing!"
The...
Whoso Confesseth and Forsaketh
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). In the tumult of the last few days, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the "unification" of Jerusalem,...
Greetings for Diana Buttu
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). According to the Oslo agreement, the negotiations for ending the occupation should have reached their goal in 1999. Since then,...
The Visitation
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). Thank God for Oren Hazan.
Without him, this would have been an exceedingly dull visit.
Israel's cabinet ministers were lined up in...
Parliamentary Riffraff
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). When I first entered the Knesset, I was shocked by the low standard of its debates. Speeches were full of...
A Curious National Home
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). The present Israeli government coalition consists of 67 (out of 120) members of the Knesset.
Each member wants to be elected...
One, Two, Three – Rejoice!
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). I remember the first few Independence Days, just after the foundation of the State of Israel. There was spontaneous jubilation,...
The Israeli Macron
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). A deep sigh of relief, coming straight from the heart.
When I was 10 years old, my family fled from Nazi...
Palestine’s Nelson Mandela
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). I have a confession to make: I like Marwan Barghouti.
I have visited him at his modest Ramallah home several times....
The Tunic of Nessus
Tel Aviv, Israel (Weltexpress). In a few weeks, Israel will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War. Millions of words, most of them...
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