Uri Avnery

In his speech to the US Congress, the Israeli prime minister uttered words with little content. His aim was to draw attention on his party ahead of the 17 March elections. Negotiating a deal on the Iranian nuclear programme is the best possible solution. Both Israel and Iran are threatened by the rise of the Islamic State.

A tired Israel goes to the polls in March. The scandals related to the prime minister's carefree lifestyle and greed are at the heart of the campaign. But Bibi's adversaries lack substance. Here is a masterly and ironic analysis by Israel's great peacenik.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has used the attack for electioneering ahead of the vote. The dispute between Jews and Arabs in French territory legacy of North African colonialism. And anti-Semitism becomes the collector to encourage the return of the Jews to Palestine. The fanatics of both sides, the worst enemies of peace. From the great statesman and Israeli activist.

The controversy over the Temple Mount, anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab policies is pushing many young Muslims around the world to embrace Isis and its "religious" war against Israel. Netanyahu is Isis’ "best ally". We need a radical overhaul of Israeli politics: peace with the Palestinians, agreements with Arab countries, relations with Iran. From the great statesman and peace activist.

The lack of agreement for peace in the Holy Land has fueled the rise of Arab Islamist forces. A conflict of nationalist leanings has become sectarian war; Zionist secular forces have taken on a religious and fundamentalist leaning. The Islamist movement is a response to the desire for revenge in the Muslim world. Below, we publish an editorial by Uri Avnery, a former Israeli parliamentarian, writer and peace activist. (From Gush Shalom)

While sirens sound over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and life in Gaza has become a fiery hell, the real crime is our having forgotten our pity and indignation at atrocious murders and rampant racism. This is the opinion of Uri Avnery, an Israeli journalist, writer and leader of Gush Shalom (Peace Block), an independent organization that supports a peaceful solution to the age-old conflict between Israel and Palestine, and the creation of a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders. below, we publish an editorial by Uri Avnery on the new crisis that is setting the Middle East on fire.

Israel's goal in its "Pillar of Defence' operation was to undermine Abbas's UN request. Everyone appears to agree on this: Israel, Hamas, Egypt and the United States. The great former statesman now peace activist suggests steps to take to achieve coexistence: direct dialogue with Hamas and support for a Palestinian seat at the UN. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has other plans: colonising the West Bank and let Gaza be.

In an editorial published on the Gush Shalom website, Israeli journalist Uri Avnery looks at the Gaza crisis, which continues to kill on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide. For the activist, what is happening is "a continuous chain of events" involving both nations. To stop the air strikes, "the real remedy is peace. Peace with the Palestinian people."

Israelis will vote in September, one year ahead of schedule. Surveys give the PM in the lead. Former generals and spy chiefs criticise his Iran attack plans, accuse him of being the only obstacle on the path of peace with Palestine.