It’s widely known that Israel is one of the largest arms exporters in the world. It is the seventh largest exporter of weapons systems worldwide, while it’s GDP, $350-billion, ranks 32nd in the world. Israel profits from its status as a permanent garrison state engaged in perpetual war with its frontline neighbors in order develop, […]
Bolton Plans Sunni Crusade in Syria
Today, the Trump administration announced a brilliant, not-so-new plan to recruit a Sunni army to destroy ISIS in Syria (this is the original Wall Street Journal report). At least that’s the theory. In practice, this army will likely ensure Syria is broken into territorial spheres of influence, a strategy known to be favored by Israel. […]
New York Times Egypt-Israel Scoop That Never Was
חשיפה: המקור הישראלי העיקרי שלי עד 2014 היה בנימין (“פואד”) בן-אליעזר ז”ל NOTE: This is a longer version of an article published in Middle East Eye last week. How America’s leading newspaper published a story claiming a three-year, secret Israeli war against Islamist insurgents in the Sinai in order to prop up that country’s military […]
Trump’s Saudi Soliloquy
Donald Trump just made one of the most hypocritical speeches in American political history: and that’s saying something. The same person who told the American electorate that Islam was a religion of violence and evil, and that America must close its doors to all Muslims because, as far as he was concerned, they were all […]
