Tag Archive: Middle-East

The Plebiscite

December 7, 2014 12:00 am Leave your thoughts

Israelis are fed up with Binyamin Netanyahu. They are fed up with the government. They are fed up with all political parties. They are fed up with themselves. They are fed up

The Unholy City

November 22, 2014 11:44 pm Leave your thoughts

In its long and checkered history, Jerusalem has been occupied by dozens of conquerors. Uri Avnery's weekly article

Wine, Blood and Gasoline

November 15, 2014 10:52 pm Leave your thoughts

Kafr Kanna, a village near Nazareth, is probably the place where Jesus - according to the New Testament - turned water into wine. Now it is the Arab village where the Israeli police is turning stones into blood

Is ISIS Coming?

November 7, 2014 6:08 pm Leave your thoughts

If ISIS had approached the borders of Israel this week, nobody in the country would have noticed. Israel was riveted to a court-room drama