There isn’t much that shocks me about the callous hypocrisy of the Israeli military and intelligence apparatus. But this is right up there: three and a half years ago Sayeret Matkal, Israel’s elite special forces unit, infiltrated a squad into Gaza. Their ultimate goal was to plant advanced listening devices permitting the IDF to intercept […]
Israel: the Police State If you are Palestinian, you can't even die in peace
Horrible scenes as Israeli security forces beat the funeral procession for slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and the crowd momentarily lose control of her casket pic.twitter.com/DEJF5Ty9tZ — Emir Nader (@EmirNader) May 13, 2022 Israel has sunk to a new low even I thought it could not reach. It summoned Anton Abu Aqleh to a Jerusalem […]
Which Religion Thinks It’s OK to Beat Up Rivals, But Not for Them to Resist? Hint: It Ain't Muslims
مع انتهاء صلاة الفجر في #الحرم_الشريف بدأ مئات المشاغبين الفلسطينيين القيام بأعمال شغب عنيفة في باحة الحرم شملت رشق الحجارة واطلاق المفرقعات على محيط حائط المبكى, مما أجبر الشرطة على التدخل I لتفريقهم. حتى في آخر جمعة من شهر #رمضان, البلطجية يتعربدون في #الأقصى ولا يتقون الله. pic.twitter.comף/TFpPHK79VE — Ofir Gendelman (@ofirgendelman) April 29, 2022 […]
Biden Sends US Diplomats to Israel on Fool’s Errand Oh the nostrums and bromides on which US Middle East policy relies
There is nothing that makes me more ill than to read about a new US diplomatic initiative for Israel-Palestine. And today’s news that Pres. Biden is sending two senior diplomats covering the Middle East to the region for “talks” in Egypt, Israel, Palestine and Jordan, is no exception: Acting assistant Secretary of State for Near […]
