NOTE: Middle East Eye today published my piece on the 50th anniversary of the 1967 War. I took a decidedly more contrarian-critical approach than the typical liberal Zionist 'shooting and crying' report you'll find in most world media. Please read and share via social media. גורם ביטחוני ישראלי: השב"כ פועל בשטח ירדן ושירות הביטחון הירדני פועל בשטח ישראל, … [Read more...]
Al Jazeera: Jordan, Not Israel, Was Original Intelligence Source for ISIS Bomb Plot
Boy, what a difference a day makes. On Monday, I published an article in Middle East Eye in which I speculated that Jordan was the likely source of the intelligence which Donald Trump relayed to the Russians about an ISIS airplane bomb plot. I wrote then: None of the media stories reveal the name of the foreign nation whose operation Trump exposed. … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Israeli Air Force Attacks Hezbollah Weapons, Syrian SCUD Destroyed by Arrow Interceptors
Syrian air defenses launched Russian-made SA-5 missiles at the Israeli planes. Even that has happened before (but rarely). Here is the official IDF statement:Tonight massive air explosions and sirens sounded throughout Israel, the West Bank and Jordan as the IAF launched a raid against advanced Hezbollah weaponry traveling through Syria. That is quite … [Read more...]
Kerry Lobbying Arab Strongmen to Pressure Palestinians to Accept Israel as Jewish State
Tonight's news is yet another in those series of wacky 'flyers' that Israeli-Arab peace negotiators sometimes take in order to bridge insurmountable divides. After intensive negotiations with both the Israeli and Palestinian sides, Kerry has determined that Israel must be recognized as "the state of the Jewish people." In case anyone has any question why … [Read more...]