Regular readers will know that I follow closely polls of both U.S. and Israeli opinion. Though their wonkiness may put off some readers, I think they're an important indicator of changing attitudes among the populace of both countries and indicate which directions policy may go. So I hope you'll pay this one some attention. Prof. Shibley Telhami has … [Read more...]
House of Saud, House of Trump: Tale of Two Crime Families
The Saudi crown prince ushers Kushner and Ivanka Trump (Jonathan Ernst, Reuters) The NY Times today published a blockbuster story about collusion between Jared Kushner and the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, to silence the scandal surrounding the savage murder of Saudi dissident journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. Times reporters received previously … [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...]
Pictures Don’t Lie, But Israeli Oligarchs Do
There's nothing like a picture to convey with graphic, instinctive intensity a political message. Images also can link historical events or eras or political causes in ways that reams of words may fail to do. Two sets of images have moved me in different ways over the past few weeks. The first and most recent is a new Banksy poster designed to promote his … [Read more...]
