There isn’t much that shocks me about the callous hypocrisy of the Israeli military and intelligence apparatus. But this is right up there: three and a half years ago Sayeret Matkal, Israel’s elite special forces unit, infiltrated a squad into Gaza. Their ultimate goal was to plant advanced listening devices permitting the IDF to intercept […]
Kill Sinwar: Israel Threatens to Assassinate Hamas Chief After Sinwar calls for more terror attacks, Israel threatens to take off the gloves and target him
Business as usual: feeling frustrated? Disrespected? Insulted? Wounded? Go out there and kill someone. Preferably their top guy. Teach ’em a lesson. Make us feel better. But preferably kill someone who can’t do much damage in response. After Israel repeatedly ransacked the Haram al-Sharif during the holy month of Ramadan, Palestinians have mounted six terror […]
Biden Sends US Diplomats to Israel on Fool’s Errand Oh the nostrums and bromides on which US Middle East policy relies
There is nothing that makes me more ill than to read about a new US diplomatic initiative for Israel-Palestine. And today’s news that Pres. Biden is sending two senior diplomats covering the Middle East to the region for “talks” in Egypt, Israel, Palestine and Jordan, is no exception: Acting assistant Secretary of State for Near […]
Ramadan and the Road to War…and Perdition Israel's escalation of violence against Palestinians makes another war near certain
If Israel wanted to provoke yet another war with Gaza, it couldn’t be doing any better than what it’s doing now. After four shocking terror attacks in the south and center of the country (Beersheva, Bnai Brak, and Tel Aviv), Israel flooded the West Bank with thousands of troops which rampaged through villages arresting hundreds […]
