An earlier version of this essay was published by Middle East Eye, whom I thank for offering it a home: I love that old Linda Ronstadt song from classic era of Eagles-inspired soul-rock, It Don’t Matter Anymore. Describes the upcoming Israeli election to a ‘T.’ During the U.S. anti-war movement of the 1960s and 70s there […]
Gaza War Day 16: Israel’s Defense Minister Ordered Use of Obsolete Armored Vehicle Leading to 7 Soldier Deaths
Israeli defense minister, Bogie Yaalon, has been locked in a major fiscal battle with Finance Minister Yair Lapid over funding for the IDF. Lapid is desperately trying to cut ministerial budgets, while the IDF naturally tries to expand its funding in every budgetary cycle. The IDF is the nation’s 800-pound gorilla. It sucks up money. It sucks up […]
New Charges in Rep. Grimm Case, Israeli Police Chief and Former Minister Under Suspicion
I hope you’ll bear with me in this post. I’m going to tie together some disparate characters ranging from a crooked police chief, to a wonder rabbi, and a mobbed-up Congressman. This will take us geographically from Tel Aviv to New York and Washington DC. I promise it will be a fun, interesting ride. If […]
Israel’s New Government of Figureheads and Settlers
Today brings the astonishing news that Likud MK Danny Danon as been appointed deputy defense minister. This is something akin to appointing Sarah Palin assistant secretary of defense. Not only do neither have any military experience (except for Danon’s IDF service), the only thing they bring to the job and only reason for their promotion […]
