In the past, I had a well-informed Israeli source who confirmed Israeli participation in assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists and explosions at missile bases. Unfortunately, this source passed away some time ago. So what I write here will be based on informed speculation and circumstantial evidence. Who gains from the rather spectacular … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Israeli, Jordanian Intelligence Maintain Reciprocal Presences in Each Others’ Countries
NOTE: Middle East Eye today published my piece on the 50th anniversary of the 1967 War. I took a decidedly more contrarian-critical approach than the typical liberal Zionist 'shooting and crying' report you'll find in most world media. Please read and share via social media. גורם ביטחוני ישראלי: השב"כ פועל בשטח ירדן ושירות הביטחון הירדני פועל בשטח ישראל, … [Read more...]
Trump’s Saudi Soliloquy
Donald Trump just made one of the most hypocritical speeches in American political history: and that's saying something. The same person who told the American electorate that Islam was a religion of violence and evil, and that America must close its doors to all Muslims because, as far as he was concerned, they were all likely terrorists--this same guy … [Read more...]
Rouhani Victory Crimps Trump-Israel-Sunni Axis
Two remarkable events coincided this week in the Middle East. Donald Trump made his first presidential visit abroad and Iran held its presidential election. Until yesterday, no one knew whether Iran would give a second term to an embattled moderate who'd had some success normalizing relations with the west, but less in improving the economy; or a clerical … [Read more...]