In 1949, the country of Palestine was partitioned after the war in such a way that the State of Israel-proper consisted of 78 percent of this country of Palestine. What was left to the Arabs was 22 percent, the West… — Uri Avnery Copy Share Image
Palestinians want a state of their own. They want to live in freedom. They want to get rid of the terrible misery in which they are living. They are ready after fifty years to accept a state of their own… — Uri Avnery Copy Share Image
Critics of the war plans (including myself) have pointed to the disastrous political results that must be expected: Iraq would break into three parts… — Uri Avnery Copy Share Image
It is our responsibility as the stronger party [Israel], as the occupying power, to convince the Palestinians that they can achieve their basic national… — Uri Avnery Copy Share Image
Sharon's so-called two-state solution will be, let's say, twelve Palestinian enclaves, which will be called a Palestinian state. It will be connected by, perhaps,… — Uri Avnery Copy Share Image
There is the Jewish Agency, which gets a lot of money from the United States, from American Jews, whose sole job it is to… — Uri Avnery Copy Share Image
In 1949, the country of Palestine was partitioned after the war in such a way that the State of Israel-proper consisted of 78 percent… — Uri Avnery Copy Share Image
You must get Israelis to understand the feelings and the hopes and the traumas of the Palestinians. You have to get the Palestinians to… — Uri Avnery Copy Share Image
What is the alternative to peace? A catastrophe for both peoples [Palestine and Israel]. — Uri Avnery Copy Share Image
By that time it was already clear that the next prime minster was going to be Golda Meir, a woman whom I frankly detested… — Uri Avnery Copy Share Image
How do we solve the problem by allowing a number of refugees to return to Israel, allowing a number of refugees to return to… — Uri Avnery Copy Share Image
I have always been conscious of the importance and the strength of nationalism, and this has led me straight to the acknowledgment of the… — Uri Avnery Copy Share Image
There are lots of grounds for hope in Israeli society. We are seeing Israelis getting fed up with war, looking for solutions. The youngest… — Uri Avnery Copy Share Image
Violence [in Palestina] is a symptom; the occupation is the disease - a mortal disease for everybody concerned, the occupied and the occupiers. Therefore,… — Uri Avnery Copy Share Image
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