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A War of Religions? God Forbid! by Uri Avnery

ONE OF our former Chiefs-of-Staff, the late Rafael (“Raful”) Eytan, who was not the brightest, once asked a foreign guest: “Are you Jewish or Christian?” “I am an atheist!” the man replied. “Okay, Okay,” Raful demanded impatiently, “but a Jewish atheist or a … Continue reading

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The Aljazeera Scandal – Uri Avnery

I ALWAYS thought this a specifically Israeli trait: whenever a scandal of national proportions breaks out, we ignore the crucial issues and focus our attention on some secondary detail. This spares us having to face the real problems and making … Continue reading

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