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...]
Israel and Iran: Where are We Going?
We know roughly where we are now. It's not a good place. Pres. Trump has thrown the Middle East into complete turmoil. A precarious status quo has prevailed since the JCPOA agreement was signed in 2015. While there were hostilities that broke out periodically with over 100 Israeli attacks inside Syria mostly on Hezbollah and Iranian positions, none of … [Read more...]
