It never ceases to amaze me how intrusive Israel’s penetration of U.S. foreign policy is. Until 2016, we would never have accepted such sabotage of our sovereign affairs. I recently posted about Israeli senior minister, Tzahi Hanegbi’s repeated attempts to offer the Trump campaign Israeli intelligence to ensure his election victory. Earlier, I posted about […]
Adelson Buys U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem*
Sheldon Adelson is onto something. Learning from the Brand Israel model, in which virtually everything is for sale, he’s going to buy himself his own personal U.S. embassy in Jerusalem. This could become a trend. Putin can find himself an oligarch to buy the Russian embassy in Washington. The Kardashians could buy the U.S. embassy […]
Trump Strives to Undo 70 Years of Bipartisan U.S. Mideast Consensus
There are alarming news reports about upcoming Trump cabinet appointments to fill key slots in the national security and foreign policy apparatus. They raise the specter of undoing nearly 70 years of carefully-constructed consensus in U.S. policy toward the Middle East. Presidents hearkening back to Lyndon Johnson have opposed Israeli settlements, and since George HW […]
Saudi’s New King: Establishing Legitimacy Through Murder, Hate and War
Since Saudi Arabia’s King Salman became monarch last year, he has taken steps to proclaim that he will be a tough, strong, conservative ruler. He has adopted a truculent, provocative approach toward Iran. During hajj, after Saudi negligence murdered perhaps 2,500 worshippers in a stampede, he lied brazenly to the Iranians, who lost nearly 500 dead. […]
