After yesterday's terrorist attack in Iran-- targeting an Iranian Revolutionary Guard parade in which nearly 30 were killed including many civilians--the outline of a major new campaign against the country's government is taking shape. The campaign has a number of elements and is quite complex and brutal. One major component is the Trump administration's … [Read more...]
Trump to Defund UNWRA to Eliminate Palestinian Refugee Status, Right of Return
While many of us have been calling Trump's "deal of the century" dead in the water, he has made an alarming effort to implement his approach in de facto fashion without any party (except Israel) having any input. In other words, without even putting forward a proposal, Trump can create "facts on the ground" which would (he believes) determine the outcome … [Read more...]
Kushner’s Deal of Century Looks Like Delusion of the Century
In the past, I've found the AP's Matt Lee to be a sharp, skeptical journalist when covering the Israel-Palestine beat. He's mercilessly questioned State Department officials who appeared callous to Palestinian suffering. But tonight's story is something else entirely. It's a comprehensive portrait of Jared Kushner's plan for the Deal of the Century. In … [Read more...]
As Russia Negotiates Separation of Forces in Syria, Netanyahu Threatens War Against Iran Over Yemeni Waterway
Just as Russia doused a potential conflagration over stationing of Iranian forces in the Syrian Golan, Bibi Netanyahu lit sparks in the south over a Houthi rocket attack on a Saudi oil tanker. For months, Israel has cajoled and threatened Russia into restraining Iran from stationing its forces in the Syrian Golan. As a result, the Russians have just … [Read more...]
