WRITE DOWN: I, Uri Avnery, soldier number 44410 of the Israel army, hereby dissociate myself from the army sharpshooters who murder unarmed demonstrators along the Gaza Strip, and from their commanders, who give them the orders, up to the commander in chief.

There can be little doubt that we are living through extraordinary times: barely a week passes without a major event of some kind occurring somewhere in the world.

To make sense of what is going on in the Middle Eastern region one needs to realize that there is an overall comprehensive colonial project for the whole area.

The people of Gaza rose up not because of Palestinian political factions, but despite them.  

A friend from overseas sent me the recording of a song. An Arab song, with a soft Arab melody, sung by an Arab girls' choir, accompanied by a flute.

There are no viable alternatives that Trump could bring to power in Iran to replace the current regime.

When people read the news and try to discern the motives world of today leaders have, things seem to be very haphazard. For example, Donald Trump said he was going to pull American troops out of Syria, and a week later he’s bombing Syria.

You don’t need a weatherman to see that the storm clouds gathering around Team Trump are serious. And since the only permanent member of Team Trump is The Donald himself, this squall is shooting straight down Pennsylvania Avenue, with that hard- candy shell of a hair- helmet above the chair behind the desk in the Oval Office, square in its crosshairs.

I was chatting with my tobacconist the other day — I have no rabbi, no priest, no minister, no imam, no chiropractor, and no lawyer, but I do have a tobacconist — when it struck me that my trade deficit with him is astronomical.

Like Cirque de Soleil, the Donald Trump Circus has many touring productions. The Oval Office. The White House. The Cabinet. Both Republican held Houses of Congress.

Started with tens of thousands of Palestinians, imprisoned in Gaza, marching.

If the reader will indulge me, I want to relate some further thoughts about the concern over Russia and the American political system.