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Israel Loses the War, Again

May 22, 2021 by Richard Silverstein 17 Comments

Israel keeps fighting wars…and losing them.  It invaded Lebanon in 2006 and 2008.  It invaded Gaza in 2008, 2012 and 2014.  During each of these massive military operations Israel boasted of its prowess, its destructive power.  It taunted its enemies, falsely claiming it assassinated them, only for them to live to fight another day. A […]

ICC Approves Pursuing War Crimes Case Against Israeli, Palestinian leaders

February 6, 2021 by Richard Silverstein 13 Comments

In a groundbreaking ruling, a three-judge ICC court has found that the chief prosecutor may commence a war crimes investigation against both Israeli and Palestinian leaders for major violations of international law. They include: building settlements, the murder of Palestinian civilians during Operation Protective Edge and the Great March of Return, and Palestinian rocket attacks […]

Saar Threatens, Elkin Bolts: Is it the Beginning of the End for Bibi?

December 24, 2020 by Richard Silverstein 3 Comments

I’m not prone to quoting Winston Churchill. His politics were not mine.  But since Bibi Netanyahu feigns a fondness for Churchill, it’s apt to quote his stirring D-Day speech: “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” Actually, we […]

Israel’s Legendary Spy Catcher Dies of COVID

October 21, 2020 by Richard Silverstein 1 Comment

הישגו הגדול ביותר של בכיר השב”כ יצחק אילן (חשיפת “החפרפרת” של איראן בצמרת המוסד) עדיין מוסתר מהציבור הישראלי After exposing Israeli spies and murdering senior Hamas militants, Israel’s most in/famous spy catcher died last week of COVID. Yitzhak Ilan, age 64, suffered from pulmonary fibrosis and had a lung transplant in the last few years. […]

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