Whoever’s handling Israel’s foreign affairs isn’t doing a sterling job. Deciding who to send to the Nelson Mandela memorial in South Africa today became a matter fraught with intrigue and embarrassment when PM Netanyahu decided at the last minute not to attend. The official reason was that the trip would’ve cost $2-million. Bibi is notorious […]
Albright Report Urges U.S. to Declare “Red Lines,” Prepare Military Strike Against Iran
David Albright has played an influential role in the proliferation debate concerning Iran’s nuclear program. A former IAEA inspector who founded the Institute for Science and International Security, Albright has a reputation as a sober-minded analyst of Iran’s nuclear program. But his approach has been harshly criticized by Iran analysts like Muhammad Sahimi, who wrote: […]
Olmert: Bibi Squirreled Away $2.75-Billion for Iran Adventure
Hell hath no fury like a politician spurned and Ehud Olmert is proving the truth of this statement. In an interview with Channel 2 news (Hebrew and English here), he dropped a bombshell: Bibi Netanyahu and his fellow buccaneer Ehud Barak, have salted away nearly $3-billion in the Israeli budget for what the former PM […]
Egyptian Military Out to Embarrass New President?
Israel’s president, Shimon Peres publicized a letter purportedly written to him by Egypt’s new president, Mohammed Morsi, which offered the new leader’s hopes for regional peace and stability: “I am looking forward to exerting our best efforts to get the Middle East Peace Process back to its right track in order to achieve security and […]
