There are yet more shudderings from Jared Kushner that he's about to unveil the deal of the century. The peace deal no one much wants, but which Trump has promised. Therefore, it must make its appearance, even though it's DOA. Or to be more classical, it's: ...But a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Shin Bet Secretly Arrest, Imprison Turkish Citizen at Airport
Let's break another Israeli gag order, shall we? A Turkish news agency reports that Israel's Shin Bet arrested a Turkish citizen, Ebru Ozkan, age 27, at Ben Gurion, as she was about to board a flight home. As with all national security prisoners, she's been denied the right to see her attorney and is undergoing interrogation that could very well include … [Read more...]
When the Media Collude with the IDF to Whitewash Gaza War Crimes
A professor who is a friend sent me an invitation he recently received to participate in a conference in Israel later this month. He was so shocked by the agenda that he sent me the e-mail. It's being organized by the Tel Aviv University think tank, the Institute for National Security Studies. There is no such thing as an Israeli think tank that is … [Read more...]
Israel: the Garrison State
NOTE: If you frequent progressive websites like Think Progress, the Nation or others, you may've read that their web traffic has been substantially reduced due to an adjustment Google made in its algorithm to downgrade websites dealing with controversial political subjects. I've done some general research on Tikun Olam's site traffic over the past eight … [Read more...]
