The Palestinian Authority has had relative success in bringing its campaign for national rights to the United Nations. There it has gained “non-member state status” in the General Assembly. Last month the UAE, which is representing the Arab states on the Security Council, announced it would bring a UNSC resolution condemning Israeli settlements. This was […]
Hypocrisy, Holocaust and Abbas The manufactured outrage over Abbas' remarks obscures Israel's routine exploitation of the Holocuast
This week, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas traveled to Germany, where he held a press conference with German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz. During the event, he was asked a Gotcha question: Asked whether as Palestinian leader he planned to apologize to Israel and Germany for the attack ahead of the 50th anniversary, Abbas responded instead by […]
Biden-Bennett White House Meeting Offers ‘Plenty a Nuthin’ for Palestine and Iran
There’s an Porgy and Bess number whose lyrics go: “I’ve got plenty a nuthin’ and nuthin’s plenty for me.” Well, that’s about the extent of Biden’s current policy toward Israel. A few months ago, after Bibi Netanyahu was unceremoniously expelled as Israeli leader and replaced by Naftali Bennett, Biden invited the latter to the White […]
In Contentious Meeting, Abbas Tells Shin Bet Chief: “You and I Can Both Sit Together in a Cell in the Hague!”
NOTE: I’ve published two articles on the Israeli elections. In Middle East Eye, I reported on the triumph of Judeo-supremacist Kahanism in the election results. I also published my first article in the Cairo Review of Global Affairs, edited by Firas Al-Atraqchi. It suggests ways in which Netanyahu might cobble together a governing coalition with […]