NOTE: I just published a new piece at Middle East Eye on Israel's military intervention in the Libyan civil war. I hope you'll give it a read. As part of Bibi Netanyahu's ongoing campaign to turn Israel into an authoritarian regime like those of his fellow Sunni Arab strongmen, he declared last week he would close Al Jazeera's offices and end its … [Read more...]
Israel’s Outrage Du Jour: Denying Palestinian Boy Terror Victim Status After He Survived Family’s Incineration
Yesterday brought not one outrage du jour, but two from Israel. Defense minister Avigdor Lieberman denied 8 year-old Ahmed Dawabshe's application for the official compensation offered all Israeli Jewish terror victims. The little boy's father, mother and baby brother were all burned to death by Jewish settler terrorists. The attackers haven't even been … [Read more...]
Hamas to Rewrite Charter, Accept Palestinian State in 1967 Borders, Leading to Egyptian Rapprochement
CORRECTION: I mistakenly read the linked article to state that the Hamas proposal accepts an Israeli state in 1967 borders, when it actually accepts a Palestinian state in 1967 borders. Pan-Arab media has reported that Hamas has been rewriting its Charter. Purported changes would accept a Palestinian state within 1967 border. They would also eliminate … [Read more...]
Divide and Conquer: Israel Learns from the ‘Best’
The concept of divide and conquer has been used successfully by colonial power for centuries, perhaps even millennia. The British Empire would pick a minority tribe in one of their colonies. The Crown officials would shower the minority with favors. It would train and educate them to rule over their countrymen and women. It purposely chose a non-majority … [Read more...]