With the words “There is no clear policy toward Gaza,” the Israeli State Comptroller summed up his criticisms against the Netanyahu government in a recent report on Operation Protective Edge. This claim is baseless. The humanitarian disaster in Gaza testifies…
Article Author: Ben Efrat, Yacov
The law to legalize settlements: Inching toward a one-state solution
On Feb. 6, 2017, Israel’s Knesset enacted the “Legalization Law,” dubbed by its opponents the “Theft Law.” The vote was 60 to 52. The law “legalizes” housing units built by settlers on private Palestinian land. This was after enforcement of…
Bibi: Master of incitement
In exchange for shutting down parts, or even all of the pro-Netanyahu freebie newspaper, Israel Hayom, media tycoon Arnon Mozes, owner of the competing Yedioth Ahronoth, promised that Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu will remain prime minister for as long as he desires. The…
Stuck with Bibi, stuck with Occupation
“There will be nothing because there is nothing.” That is Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s response to the ongoing investigations against him. Well, there will be something because there is something. Gifts received by Bibi Netanyahu and his family were “given”…
The fate of Syria will be decided in Astana
On Friday, a “diplomatic assault” occurred when the United States abstained rather than veto a UN Security Council Resolution on the Israel/Palestine question. This resolution says that settlement activity constitutes a “flagrant violation” of international law and has “no legal…
Aleppo Falls, Syria Weeps
The fall of Aleppo is viewed in Israel as a great victory for Bashar Assad, and as the first step towards the resumption of his control over Syria. Idlib, still in rebel hands, is next in line. After Idlib is…
The new axis of evil: Trump, Putin, Netanyahu
The extreme right-wingers raised their arms in the traditional Nazi salute, chanting “Heil Trump!” The Tea Party recorded a historic achievement, but this was not only a triumph for the American right-wing. Benjamin Netanyahu and his extreme right-wing allies in…
Trump and the white minority’s revenge
Four months ago, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore forecast the victory of Donald Trump. He listed five main reasons to explain why Trump would win, and all of them have come true, one by one. The first was what he called…
An empty chair at Peres’ funeral
As expected, when the Joint List of four Arab-dominated parties boycotted the funeral of Shimon Peres, the result was fanfare and headlines. Opinions about this conspicuous absence are divided in both the Arab and Jewish sectors. The arguments miss the…
Between Guernica and Aleppo
For more than a week, Syrian and Russian aircraft have bombarded and terrorized the city of Aleppo, killing men, women and children. Assad ordered an aerial and infantry assault to win the war. Ground troops composed of Iraqi militiamen, the…