Benny Gantz, leader of Israel's Blue and White Opposition appears to have abandoned his plan to form a minority government with the tacit support of the 15 MKs of the Palestinian Joint List. If current reports are to be believed, he has instead moved to forming a unity government with the Likud in which Netanyahu would lead the country as PM for the first 18 … [Read more...]
Israeli Rabbi Secretly Records Embarrassing Tape of Gantz Election Advisor
Though the incident which is the subject of this post is garden variety dirty tricks in the context of a typical Netanyahu election campaign, there are some larger issues of religious ethics which have important political implications. Benny Gantz's chief campaign consultant, Issac Bechar, asked for counseling from his rabbi, Guy Havura, about a personal … [Read more...]
Bernie’s Up 6 Points in New Hampshire and the MSM is Losing Its Mind
Let me know how this sounds. pic.twitter.com/xf35KktXDH — Colin W (@CWiebrecht) February 10, 2020 Thanks to Alexandra Halaby, who alerted me via Twitter to this clip from a Chuck Todd panel on MSNBC earlier today. In it, Todd rails against the so-called intemperate supporters of Bernie Sanders. He quotes Jonathan Last calling Sanders' followers the " … [Read more...]
Israeli Holocaust Commemoration Marred by Political Infighting
Last week, Israel hosted the World Holocaust Forum. This is a considerably expanded version of the article Middle East Eye published a few days ago, which profiled it. I guess it should come as no surprise. Everything about contemporary Israel is embroiled in exploitation of traditions and history for political gain. So why should the Holocaust be any … [Read more...]
