The ominous strains of The Doors, The End, should be playing through the halls of the prime minister's office in Jerusalem. He is beset by four concurrent criminal investigations, any one of which could bring him down, should it result in an indictment. The event that marked the beginning of the end of Netanyahu's nearly forty-year political career was … [Read more...]
Adelson’s GOP Senate ‘Poodles’ Offer Bill Promising Embassy Move
Three Republican senators particularly beholden to the campaign largesse of Sheldon Adelson have jointly offered a glorious New Year's present to the Las Vegas gambling magnate. Sens. Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Dean Heller have proposed the Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act, which would direct the move of the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to … [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...]
Trump and the GOP: Words Will Kill
The NY Times published an op-ed yesterday by a medieval historian specializing in the Jewish life during this period. But the moral of her piece was anything but medieval. It was addressed squarely at Donald Trump and the GOP presidential candidates' stark Muslim-baiting: Do harsh words lead to violent acts? At a moment when hate speech seems to be … [Read more...]