Israel keeps fighting wars…and losing them. It invaded Lebanon in 2006 and 2008. It invaded Gaza in 2008, 2012 and 2014. During each of these massive military operations Israel boasted of its prowess, its destructive power. It taunted its enemies, falsely claiming it assassinated them, only for them to live to fight another day. A […]
BREAKING: IDF Plans Gaza Invasion in May, Military Censor Squelches Report
.חשיפה: צה”ל מתכונן למלחמה בעזה בחודש מאי. הכתבה צונזרה ע”י הצנזורה הצבאית حصري: الجيش الاسرائيلي يستعد لشن حرب على غزة في شهر مايو Last Saturday, Ynet posted a detailed account of IDF war plans against Gaza, Hamas: the Clock is Ticking (Hebrew). The article by Ron Ben Yishai, known as a devout military reporter/stenographer, recounts […]
ICC Reaches Out to Palestinian Victims as War Crimes Case Enters Pre-Trial Phase
An edited version of this article was published recently in Middle East Eye. This is the complete version. On July 13th, the International Criminal Court announced it would commence the pre-trial phase in a war crimes case brought by the Palestinian Authority against Israel. An Israeli news report called the move “unprecedented.” A three-judge panel […]
Putin, Erdogan, Netanyahu Unite Their Nations Via Ethnic Conflict
Three of the world’s major leaders, two of whom are dictators and one ‘merely’ authoritarian, rule by stoking ethnic conflict on their respective borders. These conflicts with ethnic groups or states that border their countries unite their national constituencies through fear and hate. These military conflicts, which they deliberately provoke, enable them to maintain their […]
