Bibi Netanyahu has proven himself masterful at drowning every U.S. effort at brokering Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in minutiae. Then, when he can't manipulate matters any further and has derived maximum benefit for Israel's negotiating position, as he did during John Kerry's shuttle diplomacy, he simply says No and walks away. With the incoming Trump … [Read more...]
After Police Killing, Facing Mounting Pressure, Seattle Jewish Federation Postpones Award and Annual Meeting
The Seattle Jewish federation had planned to hold its annual community meeting tonight at the University of Washington Hillel. At the event, it planned to give several awards to various groups and individuals for their contribution to the life of Seattle's Jewish community. One of these was to be the Tikkun Olam Award, to be bestowed on Seattle Police … [Read more...]
Israel’s NSO Group Permits Foreign Intelligence Agencies to Spy on Human Rights Activists
The NYT's lead story recently featured a chilling story of the infamous Israeli cyber-security firm, NSO Group, whose Pegasus malware has been illegally utilized by Mexican intelligence agencies to spy on legitimate human rights and anti-corruption activists. NSO negotiates lucrative contracts with foreign governments, which purportedly use the malware to … [Read more...]
Global Peace Index 2017: Israel Ranked 144 Out of 163
The 2017 Global Peace Index has just been published by the Institute for Economics and Peace. Israel has the misfortune of being ranked 144 out of 163 countries ranked. It fell one place from the 2016 report due to continuing failure to make progress in the peace process. Among the most alarming findings were that Israel's "militarization index" was … [Read more...]