Israeli and world media have featured screaming headlines over the past few days that Turkey and Israel are about to resume diplomatic relations broken off after Israeli naval commandos murdered 10 Turkish citizens on the Mavi Marmara in 2010 (including one U.S. citizen). The freeze between the two countries cut off Israeli trade and military […]
Washed-Up, Right-Wing Ex-Leader Denounces BDS as Anti-Semitic
Leave it to the Jerusalem Post to keep us up to date on the right-wing ex-leaders who’ve fallen into line with Israel’s extremist government to fulminate against BDS. The list now grows by two. Today, Frederik de Klerk, the last apartheid-era president of South Africa (he left office 21 years ago), joined the chorus, saying: […]
IDF Appoints New Commander of Shayetet 13, Commando Unit Responsible for Mavi Marmara Massacre
Israel, the land of smoke and mirrors, named a new commander for its elite Shayetet 13 naval commando unit eight months ago. Shayetet 13 is the equivalent of SEAL Team 6, which assassinated Osama bin Laden. The Israeli force was responsible for the murder of nine Turkish activists on the Mavi Marmara. Out of fear of […]
Israeli Naval Commandos Sink Gaza Flotilla Ship
Israeli Navy commandos from Shayetet 13, the unit which murdered nine passengers on the Mavi Marmara, attached a bomb to the hull of Gaza’s Ark, a ship hoping to participate in a Freedom Flotilla project to dramatize Israel’s siege against Gaza. The ship was sunk last night in Gaza harbor. My Israeli source confirms this […]
