Uri Avnery

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AUGUST 26, 2018|ByJPOST.COM STAFF

14 Days

"Quiet for quiet," was the long-term Gaza ceasefire that was reportedly being negotiated in Cairo mediated by Egypt and the UN.

AUGUST 22, 2018|BySTEVE LINDE

Israeli news anchor draws ire over comments about Corbyn and Avnery

KAN's Geula Even-Saar stands behind her statement on the evening news

AUGUST 21, 2018|ByAMY SPIRO

Uri Avnery, Israeli writer and founder of the Gush Shalom peace movement, speaks during a interview with AFP at his home in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on July 26, 2011

Lebanese Druze leader slammed after praising the late Uri Avnery

Joumblatt tweeted that Avnery's passing is "a great loss for the cause of peace." He also called Avnery "a fighter for the two-state solution".

AUGUST 21, 2018|ByYASSER OKBI/MAARIV

Avnery’s legacy

When we hear today about Israel abandoning its democratic traditions or criticism about issues it should all be seen through the lens of Avnery’s critiques of the 1960s.

AUGUST 20, 2018ByJPOST EDITORIAL

Warrior for Peace: Uri Avnery passes away at 94

Avnery suffered a stroke in the second week of August this year, and died at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv on Sunday night, just three weeks prior to his 95th birthday.

AUGUST 20, 2018ByGREER FAY CASHMAN