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...]
The Delusions of Washington-Riyadh Ruling Elite and the Journalists Who Feed Them
In the aftermath of Trump's disastrous recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the spin from Washington and Riyadh--and the journalists and think tank analysts only too eager be spun--has been outrageous. The level of sheer delusion is stupendous. This post will offer an anatomy of delusion and why it means only more suffering and bloodshed for both … [Read more...]
Al Aqsa Crisis: Despite Backroom Deals, Palestinians Continue to Resist
Just when Israelis and Jordanians were taking a deep breath at the bullet they both dodged, thinking they'd resolved the al Aqsa crisis, the common Palestinian folk rose up and said: "Not so fast." The fixers in Amman and Jerusalem thought they'd brokered a deal that gave both sides something. But they left out a key factor necessary to make the deal … [Read more...]
