Yasser Arafat
On This Day: Palestinian terrorists attempt assassinating Israeli ambassador, prompting Lebanon War
Shlomo Argov survived the London shooting attack but remained paralyzed, while Israel launched a campaign that expelled the PLO and set the stage for Iran's Islamic regime to establish Hezbollah.
Shin Bet chief David Zini met PA’s exiled Gaza security chief during wartime UAE visit - report
Trump’s Gaza peace plan officially entering Phase II, Witkoff announces
Palestinians must renounce culture of deception for real peace with Israel - opinion
Report: Saudis helped assassinate Arafat, former aide says
The report claimed that Sharon decided to eliminate Arafat because it would be the best way to stop the Palestinian resistance.
Encountering Peace: Inspire us!
On the plane ride home from the US, prime minister Barak and his team concocted the myth of “no partner” to blame Arafat for not accepting his “take it or leave it offer.”
Support for the Oslo peace accord’s principles at all-time low
When the Peace Index asked “Do you support or not support at present the signing of a peace agreement based on the formula of two states for two peoples?” – only 47% of Israeli Jews said yes.
On This Day: The signing of the Oslo accords, 25 years ago
Rabin, Arafat, and then-Foreign Minister Shimon Peres were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize as a result.
The Oslo process – 25 years on
The abject failure of the Oslo Accords has had a salutary effect on Israeli society. Israelis are today quite resilient, ready to endure – if necessary – protracted conflict.
Vanessa Redgrave doesn’t regret ‘Zionist hoodlums’ speech
“I had to do my bit,” Vanessa Redgrave told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview published on Tuesday. “Everybody had to do their bit, to try and change things for the better."
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.
On This Day: 25 years ago today, the Oslo Accords were completed
The unprecedented agreement was later signed in an official ceremony by prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat on September 13 of that year.
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.
Peace activist suffers debilitating stroke
Since leaving the Knesset in 1981, Avnery wrote several books and continued to be active in Israel’s peace movement. He famously met with Yasser Arafat in 1982 during the First Lebanon War.
