Amnesty International today released a statement seeking an international arms embargo against Israel due to the indiscriminate slaughter it is wreaking in Gaza. Photographs of today's protest at the Great March of Return reminded me of the portrayal of the Final Days in the battle between Darkness and Light. Smoke from burning tires, waving Palestinian … [Read more...]
Bolton Plans Sunni Crusade in Syria
Today, the Trump administration announced a brilliant, not-so-new plan to recruit a Sunni army to destroy ISIS in Syria (this is the original Wall Street Journal report). At least that's the theory. In practice, this army will likely ensure Syria is broken into territorial spheres of influence, a strategy known to be favored by Israel. There would be an … [Read more...]
The Atlantic and NY Times’ Normalization of the Alt-Right
Both Jeffrey Goldberg, elevated a little over a year ago to managing editor of The Atlantic, and his predecessor and mentor, James Bennet, now the NY Times op-ed page editor, have embarked on a process of normalizing the alt-right, via hiring its devotés to grace their respective pages. The latest instance is Goldberg's hiring of the deeply misogynist, … [Read more...]
IDF Murders 17 Gazans, Wounds 1,400 in Great Return March Protest
This is one of the deepest darkest days in years in the annals of Israeli-Palestinian relations. An independent Gaza initiative tied to the Nakba commemoration and the 1976 murder of Palestinians known as Land Day, called the Great March of Return, met the stone wall of Israeli resistance. Even before the march began, Israel announced it would use live … [Read more...]
