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 […]
Annexation and Its Ship of Fools
Israeli annexation of the West Bank, which the Netanyahu government has tentatively scheduled for implementation today, July 1st, has a cast of characters that can only be called a Ship of Fools. In a piece I published recently at Middle East Eye, I called it “a sham.” Everyone from Donald Trump, to Jared Kushner, responsible […]
Kushner’s Deal of Century Looks Like Delusion of the Century
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 essence, […]
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 […]
