Washington Free Beacon (WFB) is in the news today after a Congressional leak revealed the online far-right media outlet had been the client who first hired Fusion GPS to develop opposition research on then-presidential candidate, Donald Trump. There are many oddities about this entire episode. First is that the Free Beacon, funded by pro-Israel hedge fund … [Read more...]
Senior Likud MK Claims on Rabin’s Memorial Day His Murder “Was Not Political”
Likud MK David Bitan, the chair of the Likud faction in the Knesset, is one of those big, fat Mafia type enforcers who roam the ranks of political parties throughout the world. Or alternatively, I suppose you could liken him to an obese, overeager poodle. Bibi's poodle. The Facebook image posted here compares him to a different animal: a sewer rat. … [Read more...]
Did Sheldon Adelson Just Buy Nevada’s Biggest Newspaper? Anonymously?
Holy cow this is a weird story. If my guess turns out to be true, I want a journalism medal for my political prophetic powers. Nevada's biggest paper is the Las Vegas Review Journal. Till now, it has been an independent paper with a strong record of aggressively reporting stories about the state's gambling industry, the biggest player by far in Nevada's … [Read more...]
Veteran Israeli TV Political Reporter Accused of Sexual Harrassment, Rape
Walla published an article yesterday about a veteran Israeli TV reporter accused of repeated instances of sexual harassment of female colleagues. A former Channel 2 newscaster, Gadi Sukenik, aired the charge and said it involved a "most serious case" of serial harassment: "Everyone knew about the whole time and said as long as it doesn't get out they won't … [Read more...]