“There are lots of signs that average Israelis want peace. But after such a long war - this conflict has been going on now for 120 years - you have a fifth generation being born into it on both sides. Such a conflict creates hatred, fears, stereotypes, and demonizations of the other. It would be an illusion to believe you can put an end to this overnight.” WantYearsBelieveLongHas BeensWarEndsWould BeSidesBornGenerationsConflictIllusionHatredAverageStereotypeBoth SidesFifthBelieve You Can Author:Uri Avnery
“You have to fight for the soul of your people, you have to fight for the souls of millions of people on both sides, to overcome the legacy of this struggle [between Palestine and Israel] and create a readiness for peace.” PeopleSoulFightingSidesMillionsStruggleOvercomingIsraelLegacyBoth SidesPalestineReadinessPalestine And Israel Author:Uri Avnery
“How do we solve the problem by allowing a number of refugees to return to Israel, allowing a number of refugees to return to the Palestinian state, and allowing a number of refugees to settle, with general compensation, where they want to settle? It is not an abstract problem. It involves four million human beings, and more than fifty years of various sorts of misery. But it is not an insolvable problem. It involves some good will, and a readiness to give up historic myths on both sides.” WantGivingYearsHumansStatesProblemSidesHuman BeingsNumbersMillionsFourReturnGiving UpMiseryVariousIsraelSolveMythSettlingAbstractFiftyAllowingPalestinianBoth SidesRefugeeHistoricCompensationGood WillReadiness Author:Uri Avnery
