Talk:Uri Avnery

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Plagiarization is not good, especially from a POV website. The original site is http://www.avnery-news.co.il/english/index.html . Danny 01:29 Mar 15, 2003 (UTC)

I'm confused. Which is the POV website? The one you link to? If that's what you're claiming it's ridiculous. That site which you call POV is the personal website of the person featured in this article. It expresses his views. Do you want his views in the article or not??

And if you're saying something diff. & I misunderstood you I apologize...but it is a little hard to follow what your claim is.--Richard 07:44, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Irgun or Lehi? 2 Adding to Category:Atheists 3 Proponent of binationalism? 4 Does Uri Avnery self-identify as a post-Zionist?

[edit] Irgun or Lehi?

Look, guys, Avnery joined the Irgun when he was 15, as it is very easy to read in his biography which is linked from this very article, there's really no need for serious research to realize this. Though I do not consider myself an expert on his life, to my best knowledge he was never a member of Lehi. One would expect him to at least mention it in the biography on his website, or in his resume in the Knesset website, or anywhere else for that matter. The only "evidence" I've seen for his alleged membership in Lehi was in the link provided by User:Guy Montag. This is an interview with Avnery by Israeli journalist Ari Shavit about Arafat following his death, and in the background notes Shavit says that Avnery was a Lehi member when he was young. This is undoubtedly a mistake (which seems common, given User:Danny's and User:Guy Montag's insistance), and is not written by Avnery or a quote of Avnery at any rate. So stop reverting to Lehi unless you can come up with a source for this groundless claim.--Doron 13:15, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Photo...that photo of Avnery has to be a good 30 or 40 yrs. old. This is a great historical photo. But first, you should have a caption dating the photo. Second, you should try to use a more recent photo. Since I didn't create this article I don't want to muck around in it too much. I do have a relatively recent image of him taken off his site which you may use (don't direct link to it pls if someone does use it).--Richard 07:35, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

The photo i uploaded is from the Knesset HP and it's used in the Hebrew article too, but I wasn't not sure about the copyright status, so it got deleted automatically yesterday. I couldn't find any photos on the site you pointed out. Care to upload the one you mean yourself? Or point out the exact file you're referring to? also we would have to know the copyright status. thanks Lodp 20:58, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

The "recent image" I linked to in my comment above points to my own blog post which features an image of him from his own website. Not sure why you're not seeing it. Here's the file for the jpg on my site. I'm certain you can go to Avnery's site & ask for & receive permission to use the photo. richards1052

[edit] Adding to Category:Atheists

I noticed on the mediawatch site that Uri Avnery mentions in an article, http://usa.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/35741 that he refers to himself as a Jewish Atheist

"As a Jewish atheist, I do not intend to enter the fray of this debate. It is much beyond my humble abilities to..."

I'll tag his page as atheist as he is notable and he is also very much for the separation of religion from state matters. (I am one too so thought so best to at least mention this for the record). Ttiotsw 07:35, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Proponent of binationalism?

Some articles I read suggested he is a proponent of a binational solution. Is this truly the case? If one can determine that he is for sure, one could apply this new category Category:Binational solution proponents to the article. For now, I do not want to apply it on secondary sources (another Wikipedia article). This article should really be expanded to describe his views in more detail considering how widely cited Uri is in some leftist circles. --Deodar 13:58, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Does Uri Avnery self-identify as a post-Zionist?

In the Post-Zionism article someone has listed Uri Avnery as a post-Zionist. There was no source listed. There is now a category for post zionists here Category:Post-Zionists. If someone finds a source for this, can you please add the category and describe him as such in the body of the article? Thanks. --Deodar 14:43, 8 November 2006 (UTC)