NOTE: Middle East Eye published my critique of the American Jewish leadership’s celebratory embrace of the new Israeli government. Please give it a read and boost it on social media. The next president of Iran will be a hardliner, Ebrahim Raisi. He heads the judiciary, a center of power for the clerical regime, and is […]
In the Middle East, Is Hope Still a Dirty Word?
Either PT Barnum or HL Mencken (depending on who you ask) once said: “No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people.” That saying was particularly apt on Election Night 2016. I’d like to apply the saying to the region at hand–the Middle East: no one ever went broke underestimating the chance […]
Israel’s Political Dysfunction Could Lead to Iran Disaster
The circus that is Israeli politics continues, with Netanyahu hosting a cabinet meeting at which he forced a vote to approve his hand-picked Likud lackey to be new justice minister. He did so despite a coalition agreement clearly specifying the minister must be appointed by his coalition partner, Benny Gantz. Attorney General Avihai Mandelblit also […]
Mossad Bombed Natanz Nuclear Facility in Campaign to Sabotage US Iran Policy and JCPOA Deal
There are conflicting reports about the nature and extent of the damage caused by a Mossad attack on Iran’s nuclear facility at Natanz. Some reports spoke of a cyber-attack which sabotaged the electric grid and shut off power to the centrifuges and other equipment. But more likely accounts indicate that an explosive device caused massive […]
