In light of the events in Charlottesville I ask, paraphrasing the words of the immortal Coen Brothers: "O Bibi, Where Are Thou?" After France and its Jewish community suffered Islamist terror attacks, you were a veritable Lion of Judah. You hopped the first flight to Paris to stand courageously with your Diaspora brothers and sisters in … [Read more...]
Israeli Arms Exporter Demonstrated Drone to Azeri Buyers by Attacking Armenian Army Positions
Yossi Melman reports in Maariv (after the Maariv story and this post was published, Haaretz also reported on this) that the Israeli drone manufacturer, Aeronautics, sought a contract to sell military drones to Azerbaijan. Though the Orbiter 1K drone the Azeris contemplated buying had been tested in battle, in order to seal the deal, they demanded to see the … [Read more...]
Bibi: “This is the End, My Friend”
The ominous strains of The Doors, The End, should be playing through the halls of the prime minister's office in Jerusalem. He is beset by four concurrent criminal investigations, any one of which could bring him down, should it result in an indictment. The event that marked the beginning of the end of Netanyahu's nearly forty-year political career was … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Shabak Drops Case Against Gaza UN Security Official and Releases Him
Israel's Shabak domestic spy agency arrested a UN official based in Gaza three weeks ago, who was responsible for providing security there for UN-affiliated institutions. Hamdan Temraz was on his way to meet with his UN colleagues in Jerusalem, when he was arrested by the Shabak at the Erez border crossing. I reported this story when it happened (it was … [Read more...]