In the past, I've found the AP's Matt Lee to be a sharp, skeptical journalist when covering the Israel-Palestine beat. He's mercilessly questioned State Department officials who appeared callous to Palestinian suffering. But tonight's story is something else entirely. It's a comprehensive portrait of Jared Kushner's plan for the Deal of the Century. In … [Read more...]
ICC Reaches Out to Palestinian Victims as War Crimes Case Enters Pre-Trial Phase
An edited version of this article was published recently in Middle East Eye. This is the complete version. On July 13th, the International Criminal Court announced it would commence the pre-trial phase in a war crimes case brought by the Palestinian Authority against Israel. An Israeli news report called the move "unprecedented." A three-judge panel has … [Read more...]
Palestine: Welcome to My Bantustan
There was an old Alice Cooper album called, Welcome to My Nightmare. I thought of that when I titled this post. Last week, Saeb Erekat published a long report recounting the contents of the Trump "deal of the century," his Israel-Palestine peace plan. The New Arab published the Arabic-language original and an English summary of the plan. For some strange … [Read more...]
Failed Mossad Assassination of Hamas Operative in Lebanon
Despite Ronen Bergman's new book, which largely lionizes the Mossad for their 'feats of heroism and courage' in eliminating Israels' enemies via nearly 3,000 assassinations over a 70-year period, it often fails. Sometimes it even fails spectacularly, as it did in the case of Mahmoud al Mabouh. Earlier this month, an Israeli assassination squad failed … [Read more...]
