URI AVNERY, A HERO FOR PEACE

Put quite simply, Uri Avnery is my hero. This former israeli paramilitary terrorist turned peace activist bravely stands up to religious extremism and zionist fanaticism. I read his book "Israel Sin Sionistas" twenty years ago and made me deeply inspired and hopeful. The fearless activism of Avnery and many other progressive jews in Israel show that the Israeli government does not speak for all jews, as it claims to.

Read his latest article:
http://www.avnery-news.co.il/english/index.html
Here is his Wikipedia bio:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uri_Avnery
In 2001 he won the Right Livelihood Award:
http://www.rightlivelihood.org/gush_shalom.html

Protesting the 2006 Israeli invasion of Lebanon: