UPDATE: Middle East Eye just published my latest piece about the J Street national conference. Though the event garnered glowing media coverage because Bernie Sanders delivered the supposedly radical proposal to siphon off some of the $4-billion in U.S. aid sent to Israel every year in order to offer support to suffering Gaza, not enough attention has been … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Dawabsheh Mass Murderer, Elisha Odess, to Join IDF
אלישע אודס ("הקטין" הנאשם במעורבות בפיגוע בדומא) עומד להתגייס לצה"ל DONATE: If you value the fact that Elisha Odess' identity is being reported here, but not by Israeli media; and you believe it's important that the world know what Israelis can't, then please donate to support this blog and my reporting. There are donation links to Paypal and Network for … [Read more...]
IDF Commander of Failed Gaza Raid Killed by Own Troops
Haaretz has just published a revealing story (Hebrew version) adding further details to the failed IDF commando raid last November, which led to the killing of a Sayeret Matkal commander and nearly 20 Palestinian militants who detained them at a Gaza checkpoint. In the aftermath of the disaster, two senior IDF commanders have been either forced to retire or … [Read more...]
Rafi Eitan: Israel’s Notorious Spymaster, Deconstructed
NOTE: As a freelance journalist you look for major events for which you believe your editors might wish to commission a piece. Such was the occasion of Rafi Eitan's death. As it happens, none of my media outlets were interested in my pitch about this. But I think his story offers many lessons regarding the use and abuse of Israel's intelligence … [Read more...]
