Axois is reporting that several administration sources have said that Pres. Trump has specifically urged his own staff and Israeli officials to deny entry to Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, who plan a study trip to Palestine in the near future: Trump has told U.S. advisers, including senior Trump administration officials, that Israel should bar Omar and … [Read more...]
Trump’s Attack on Congressional Women of Color Weaponizes Hate, Anti-Semitism and Israel
In his latest Twitter assault, Pres. Trump again targeted 'The Squad' (two of whose members are Muslim-American and two of whom are Black), the progressive Congressional women of color. His comments have taken an even more ugly twist in the past few hours, as he's targeted Rep. Ilhan Omar claiming that she is anti-Semitic, anti-Israel and that she supports … [Read more...]
Netanyahu Wins and Will Be Next Prime Minister of the Judeo-Ethno-State
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...]
