Israel has once again passed another milestone in corruption. For the first time, the president has tasked a party leader to form a government who is currently on trial facing criminal charges. Conviction would not only end his political career, but land him in prison. Yesterday, Pres. Rivlin faced the choice of awarding either Bibi […]
Israeli Weapons Fuel Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict and Grease Palms of Corrupt Elite
It’s common knowledge that Israel is one of the world’s largest arms exporters. As I reported in Jacobin Magazine, it exports to the most genocidal regimes on the planet, and fuels ethnic conflicts from South Sudan to the Phillipines. Less known is the role Israel is playing the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. In […]
Was the Mossad Chief David Albright’s Source on Natanz Attack?
The Jerusalem Post published a new report on Israel’s attack on an Iranian advanced uranium enrichment site at Natanz. Though Iran has announced that it knows what caused the attack, it has not attributed it publicly to Israel. Many news outlets have speculated that the Israelis were responsible. They have the motive, means and opportunity. […]
Israeli Anti-Netanyahu Protests Heat Up, But Real Change is Unlikely
UPCOMING: I’ve organized a Zoom webinar on increasing tensions between Iran, Israel and the U.S. Paul Pillar, Gareth Porter, Muhammad Sahimi and I will discuss the trajectory of U.S.-Iran relations with looming U.S. presidential elections. The program will be this Thursday, August 6th 7pm UK time, 11am Pacific and 2pm Eastern. Visit the Facebook Event […]
