The International Criminal Court chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, announced last week that she planned to open a full-fledged investigation of Israeli leaders (and Palestinian militias) for war crimes during the 2014 Operation Protective Edge. Several months ago, the ICC issued a preliminary request for Israel and Palestinian NGOs to amass evidence that could be used […]
BREAKING: Former Israeli Defense Minister Confirms Israeli Collaboration with ISIS in Syria
وزير الدفاع الاسرائيلي السابق يعلون يقر لاول مرة بوجود قناة اتصال بين بلاده وداعش في سوريا שר הביטחון לשעבר יעלון מאשר לראשונה את קיומו של ערוץ תקשורת בין ישראל ודאעש בסוריה Thanks to Middle East Eye for republishing this post in an earlier, slightly different version. In the midst of complaining about the Islamist threat […]
Bibi Under New Investigation, Final Nail in Political Coffin?
There are serious murmurings in Israeli media that Bibi Netanyahu faces a new, and far more damaging investigation by Israeli police. Raviv Drucker and others have suggested various reasons for them, but no one knows for sure. Of one thing Drucker is certain: this is the big one, the political earthquake many have expected without […]
BREAKING: Yaalon Quits as Defense Minister, Attacks Netanyahu’s Leadership
Bogie and Bougie are out. Yvet is in. Bibi’s still in the catbird seat. Even by the standards of Israel’s fractious, bizarre political couplings and upheavals, the drama playing out today in Israel is almost unprecedented. The defense minister, Moshe Bogie Yaalon, has resigned after Netanyahu essentially offered his job to an arch rival, Avigdor […]
