An edited version of this article was published recently in Middle East Eye. This is the complete version. On July 13th, the International Criminal Court announced it would commence the pre-trial phase in a war crimes case brought by the Palestinian Authority against Israel. An Israeli news report called the move "unprecedented." A three-judge panel has … [Read more...]
BREAKING: New Commander of Elite IDF Commando Unit Named, His Identity Under Censorship
חשיפה: המפקד החדש של סיירת מטכ"ל מונה. הוא אל"מ יונתן רום. הצנזורה הצבאית אוסרת את פרסום שמו Maariv announced the appointment of a new commander of the IDF's elite commando unit, Sayeret Matkal. He is Col. Yonatan Rom, age 41 . He was raised on a cooperative moshav near the western Galilee town of Nahariya. Prior to his new assignment, he commanded a … [Read more...]
Eichmann Exhibit at Jewish Museum Promotes Mossad Brand
New York's Museum of Jewish Heritage has engaged in an act of supreme cultural and political hubris: it is hosting a show consisting entirely of Israeli Mossad artifacts designed to boost the image of that agency and, by extension, Brand Israel. To do this, the Mossad had to go way back in its archive, before it was reduced to assassinating second and … [Read more...]
Israel’s Outrage Du Jour: Denying Palestinian Boy Terror Victim Status After He Survived Family’s Incineration
Yesterday brought not one outrage du jour, but two from Israel. Defense minister Avigdor Lieberman denied 8 year-old Ahmed Dawabshe's application for the official compensation offered all Israeli Jewish terror victims. The little boy's father, mother and baby brother were all burned to death by Jewish settler terrorists. The attackers haven't even been … [Read more...]
