UPDATE: Middle East Eye just published my latest piece about the J Street national conference. Though the event garnered glowing media coverage because Bernie Sanders delivered the supposedly radical proposal to siphon off some of the $4-billion in U.S. aid sent to Israel every year in order to offer support to suffering Gaza, not enough attention has been … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Netanyahu Forces Reluctant Shin Bet to Release Jordanian Detainees Allegedly Associated with Hezbollah
מקור ישראלי: לאחר שהשב"כ טיפס על עץ גבוה מדי בפרשת העצורים הירדניים (לדברי המקור: שני דגי רקק בשירות חיזבאללה), נתניהו הורה לשחרר אותם כדי לסיים את המשבר הדיפלומטי עם ירדן مصدر اسرائيلي: نتنياهو هو الذي امر المخابرات بالافراج عن اللبدي ومرعي بهدف انهاء الازمة مع الاردن The Israeli Shin Bet arrested two young Jordanians, Heba al-Labadi and Abdul Rahman … [Read more...]
Kushner’s ‘Fantasia’ in a Minor Key
The New Arab reports, based on apparent Egyptian sources, that a significant portion of Jared Kushner's vaunted deal of the century will involve baubles offered to the al-Sisi regime in return for taking responsibility for Gaza. The story is both eye-opening and shocking in its audacity and presumption. It foresees the Gulf States ponying up nearly … [Read more...]
Opera Bouffe: Trump’s Middle East Deal of the Century
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...]
