NOTE: Middle East Eye asked me to contribute to an assessment of what 2019 will hold in store for the Middle East. I focussed especially on prospects for Israel and its relations with the other players in the region. Please read and disseminate it as widely as you can via social media and other ways. It may be an exaggeration to say that the … [Read more...]
Israel: Never Met a Genocidaire It Wouldn’t Do Business With
It's widely known that Israel is one of the largest arms exporters in the world. It is the seventh largest exporter of weapons systems worldwide, while it's GDP, $350-billion, ranks 32nd in the world. Israel profits from its status as a permanent garrison state engaged in perpetual war with its frontline neighbors in order develop, test, and deploy … [Read more...]
Speaking at Israel’s Nuclear Reactor, Netanyahu Threatens Iran With Nuclear Annihilation
NOTE: I've just published a new piece in Middle East Eye recounting the history of the IHRA defintion of anti-Semitism; and the role played by the Israel Lobby in devising it and exploiting it to sabotage the political ascent of Jeremy Corbyn, among others. Please give it a read and let others know too. * * The world's Iran haters are quick to point out … [Read more...]
As Russia Negotiates Separation of Forces in Syria, Netanyahu Threatens War Against Iran Over Yemeni Waterway
Just as Russia doused a potential conflagration over stationing of Iranian forces in the Syrian Golan, Bibi Netanyahu lit sparks in the south over a Houthi rocket attack on a Saudi oil tanker. For months, Israel has cajoled and threatened Russia into restraining Iran from stationing its forces in the Syrian Golan. As a result, the Russians have just … [Read more...]
