I'm about to make a counter-intuitive, but I think persuasive argument that Bibi Netanyahu's virtually assured election victory on Tuesday will, in the long-term, lead us closer to the ultimate (not 'final') solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. First, let's review the latest polls, which say that Blue and White, the opposition center-right coalition … [Read more...]
Neo-Nazis Attack New Zealand Mosques, 49 Reported Dead
My deepest condolences to all my Muslim readers: if there are any words of comfort possible I offer them to you. Another day, another terror attack. This time in New Zealand, one of the most peaceful, serene nations in the world. The last major gun violence there was a massacre committed by a mentally disturbed man...in 1992. The country's prime minister is … [Read more...]
Israel is a Kahanist State
Bibi Netanyahu's recent comments about the nature of the Israeli state have exposed both him and the nation as a joint Kahanist enterprise. Until now, Netanyahu played it coy. He was like the old Enlightenment saying: be a Jew at home and a human being in public. With the Israeli public, he spoke candidly and betrayed the racism inherent in his … [Read more...]
Netanyahu Calls on Arab States to Join War Against Iran
In comments delivered to an Israeli TV news reporter at a Warsaw conference designed to unite world leaders against Iran, Bibi Netanyahu made his harshest statement yet, calling for war against the Islamic republic: What is important about this [conference]…is that this is an open meeting with representatives of leading Arab countries that are sitting down … [Read more...]
