Israel's Shabak domestic spy agency arrested a UN official based in Gaza three weeks ago, who was responsible for providing security there for UN-affiliated institutions. Hamdan Temraz was on his way to meet with his UN colleagues in Jerusalem, when he was arrested by the Shabak at the Erez border crossing. I reported this story when it happened (it was … [Read more...]
Thinking He’s Off-Mike, Bibi Disses EU and Obama, Concedes “Dozens” of Israeli Attacks on Syria
NOTE: Middle East Eye has just published my latest article, Unprecedented and combustible: Why the boycott of Al-Aqsa matters. It deals with last week's attack on the Haram al Sharif and the Muslim boycott of the holy sites. It hasn't been a good week for Bibi Netanyahu. A few days ago he left for Europe under a foreboding cloud of scandal … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Israeli Arrests United Nations Official in Gaza…Again
חשיפה: השב"כ עצר במעבר ארז את חמדאן תמראז, בכיר באגף הבטיחות והביטחון של האו"ם בעזה This is getting old. Israel has once again arrested a United Nations official based in Gaza as he attempted to cross into Israel to attend a work meeting there. An Israeli security source has confirmed to me the linked story above and the Shin Bet arrest. The news is … [Read more...]
When Israel Becomes an Anti-Semitic State
NEWS: Thanks to Shir Hever for interviewing me at Real News Network about my writings on the Israeli medical scandal concerning Yemenite children. I'd be grateful if you'd watch (below) and pass it on to others via social media and e-mail. Thanks as well to Dr. Alice Rothschild, who wrote an excellent post on the same subject, adding her important … [Read more...]