“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 in 22 percent of what used to be the country of Palestine. I think it is the height of stupidity on our part if we don't grasp this opportunity.” IfsThinkingWantYearsCountryStatesUsedOpportunityAcceptingReadyTerriblePercentMiseryStupidityUsed To BeHeightFiftyPalestinianPalestine Author:Uri Avnery
“If you are a Jewish Israeli, you go to Gaza, you get the villa of your life, the villa which you did not dream of ever getting in Israel, a beautiful two-story villa with green meadows and so on, practically for nothing. Then you put up hothouses of tomatoes or flowers; you take the very Arabs from whom you grabbed this land and employ them as laborers in your hothouses. Israeli law does not apply in Gaza: There is no minimum wage, no annual vacation, no compensation for dismissal - so you get the work very, very cheap. It is a wonderful setup economically.” IfsDoeTwoStoriesDreamBeautifulLawWonderfulLandFlowerGreenIsraelVacationMinimumCompensationIsraeliMeadowsMinimum WageAnnualsTomatoesGazaLaborersSetupsVillaDismissal Author:Uri Avnery
“I believe that Israel must concede to the Palestinian right of return in principle. Israel must, first of all, assume its responsibility for what happened in 1948, as far as we are to blame - and we are to blame for a great part of it, if not for all - and we must recognize in principle the right of refugees to return.” IfsFirstsBelieveI BelieveResponsibilityPrinciplesHappenedReturnBlameAssumingIsraelPalestinianRefugee Author:Uri Avnery
