.חשיפה: הקצין הבכיר שנהרג בעזה הוא סגן מפקד סיירת מטכ"ל, סא"ל מחמוד ח'יר א-דין מהכפר חורפיש Today, IDF commandos invaded Gaza in a night-time raid and murdered seven Hamas operatives, including the commander responsible for the tunnel defense system maintained by the Islamist rulers of the enclave. According to various media sources, the raid was exposed … [Read more...]
Pictures Don’t Lie, But Israeli Oligarchs Do
There's nothing like a picture to convey with graphic, instinctive intensity a political message. Images also can link historical events or eras or political causes in ways that reams of words may fail to do. Two sets of images have moved me in different ways over the past few weeks. The first and most recent is a new Banksy poster designed to promote his … [Read more...]
Major Russian-Israeli Diamond Merchant and Real Estate Developer Under Criminal Investigation
Lev Leviev, the Russian-Israeli oligarch who rose from humble beginnings in Tashkent to become one Israel's most powerful diamond merchants and real estate developers, in allegedly under investigation in both Israel and the UK for smuggling blood diamonds from his African mines to Russia and subsequently to Israel. According to Israeli media reports, … [Read more...]
Who Needs Saudi Arabia?
Apparently, Donald Trump needs the Saudis. And every U.S. president going back to FDR needed them. We need their oil. Sometimes, we need their military muscle when we face an ornery Middle East dictator like Saddam Hussein. George Bush made common cause with the Saudis in their jihad against their Shiite enemy, Iran. He even invited the King to his … [Read more...]
