One hundred and seven Palestinians have been killed and more than 10,000 wounded by Israeli troops over the past seven weeks along the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel. The Palestinians stormed the fence and Israeli soldiers responded…
Israel’s undeclared war on Iran
Last November, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman visited Saudi Arabia, sat in a spacious armchair in the palace of Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, aka MBS, and went on to write a piece in The New York Times…
Gaza cries out for bread, Israel responds with bullets
Preparations for the celebration of Israel’s 70th anniversary are underway: Culture Minister Miri Regev is feuding with Knesset Speaker, Yuli Edelstein, over the question of who will speak at the Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony. She is determined to include Netanyahu,…
Tamar Zandberg of Meretz: The end of ideology
At the time of writing (early March 2018), it is not clear whether Knesset elections are in the making, or whether Netanyahu will get a “pass” that promises him quiet until November 2019. This highly politicized drama dwarfs another drama…
Stop hunting humans in Syria!
“Men are accomplices to that which leaves them indifferent” (George Steiner) Statement of opinion, Da’am Workers Party, February 26, 2018 The horrors of recent days in East Ghouta in Syria, evident in the corpses of men, women and children, have…
Netanyahu will leave a gaping hole
It’s incredible, but his inner circle of “knitted skullcap” advisors, who saw Netanyahu as a strategic asset leading to a national-religious revolution, has turned on him. They are Shlomo (Momo) Filber, Natan Eshel, Ari Harow, Roni Alsheikh and Avichai Mandelblit.…