UPDATE: Haaretz columnist Anshel Pfeffer has just tweeted that the final votes tabulated form the IDF count do NOT put Bennett's New Right party into Knesset. Meretz has also gained a seat. In the midst of a very dark election, these developments are some consolation. Looks like the soldiers vote has not put Bennett/Shaked over the threshold. Yamin … [Read more...]
Aipac Conference Ends Amid Dissension and Democratic Presidential No-Shows
NOTE: What follows is an expanded version of a piece Middle East Eye published earlier this week. It's also been updated to reflect news developments which happened after it was published by MEE, towards the end of the Conference. I also did an hour interview on Ray Hanania's Middle East podcast this week. We're old hands at this, and have known each … [Read more...]
Israel Lobby and Pro-Israel House Democrats Tried to Excommunicate Ilhan Omar, They Failed
NOTE: This is a substantially expanded version of a piece published yesterday by Al Jazeera. It's the first op-ed I've published there in ten years, so it's an auspicious development. My KPFA Flashpoints interview discussing the subject can be heard here. For those who don't remember their medieval history, during the Spanish Inquisition the newly … [Read more...]
Trump’s Saudi Coverup
NOTE: Over the past few days, I've published two new pieces. The first deals with Israel's arms trade with some of the most genocidal regimes in the world. It's my first piece published at Jacobin Magazine. The second, published by Middle East Eye, puts into context the recent Gaza hostilities, their impact on Israeli politics, and the likelihood the … [Read more...]
