If you’re Jewish (and even if you’re not) you may be wondering what the hell was going on with yesterday’s MAGA rally and Lootapalooza at the Capitol. And I’m not talking about the overall madness of hundreds of white Supremacists, neo-Nazis and Trump Kool Aid drinkers, who stormed the Capitol and made American democracy look […]
Democracy: the Noose and the Coffin
After today’s horrific events, I was reminded of some of the darker days in the history of democracies destroyed. Notably, the Reichstag fire and the days leading to the 1995 assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. Seeing that noose and scaffold in view of the U.S. Capitol, and hearing of gun shots fired inside the halls of […]
Palestinian Imam’s Grandson Abandoned Islam, Fabricating a Backstory to Become Orthodox Jew
NOTE: I just published a new piece for Middle East Eye on Israel’s roll-out of Covid19 vaccine and how it highlights medical apartheid. I hope you’ll give it a read and post it to your social media accounts. מונטאסיר חלאווה, נכדו של אימאם פלסטיני, נטש את האסלאם, פברק סיפור חייו, והוליך רמאות בתקשורת ישראלית ורבנות […]
Does Attack by Iranian Ally in Yemen Portend Similar Ones Against Israel and U.S.?
A few days ago, Yemeni Houthis mounted a precisely-coordinated and complex attack on the arriving Saudi-sponsored cabinet at the Aden airport. The government had announced the arrival with great fanfare as TV cameras rolled to capture the success. The cabinet had been appointed after complex negotiations between two factions (one sponsored by the Saudis and […]