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…
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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…
What prompted Assad to use sarin gas?
The Hebrew version of this article was published several hours before the United States attacked the Syrian airport near the city of Homs with Tomahawk cruise missiles. This was President Donald Trump’s response to Bashar al-Assad’s use of deadly sarin…
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…
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…
Putin: I Came, I Destroyed, I Left
As with his entry into Syria, Putin’s departure comes as a surprise and leaves us guessing about his intentions. Today, as in October 2015, the world looks with amazement at the all-powerful Vladimir Putin, the leader of Russia, who appears…
ISIS in Israel
As Israel’s media began marathon broadcasts on the three abducted Jewish youths, the world was busy with just one event: the fall of Mosul into the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the disintegration of…
Obama hamstrung but Assad will fall
Addressing the nation on September 10, Obama reiterated and defended the justice of his decision to attack Syria and at the same time backed away to give Russia a chance to relieve Assad’s regime of its chemical weapons. On the…