Partners in Predation: America and Israel After the Cold War
Advertisements Abdul El-Sayed stirred controversy by questioning whether #Israel truly is an ally of the United States. But it’s a legitimate question of policy that we should always ask of any ally, especially one we commit so much to. So, is Israel truly a US ally? Read more at TheContinue Reading
Saudi Arabia turned down Israel’s offer to help fight Ansar Allah, but that could change soon
Advertisements Mohammed bin Salman rejected Benjamin Netanyahu’s offer to help fight Ansar Allah in Yemen, but the Crown Prince may soon run out of options as Israel seeks to exploit Saudi concerns to its advantage. Read more at Mondoweiss Continue Reading
Neera Tanden’s Democratic Party Is Still the Problem
Advertisements Tanden is right to try to heal the rift in the party, but to do so, she needs to acknowledge that her appeal to centrism cannot succeed anymore and that bold action needs to be taken to win elections. Read more at Cutting Through Continue Reading
Own Goal? The Greens, Zionism and By-election Defeat
Advertisements Did the Zionism is racism motion sink Zack Polanski in London? William Noah Glucroft, Mitchell Plitnick and Josh White weigh the Greens’ by-election defeat, the party’s split over anti-Zionism, and the right-wing media’s culture-war framing. This week, on The Battleground’s Globalists podcast. Watch on YouTube Listen at The BattlegroundContinue Reading
Locking In Military Support and Unconditional Intel Sharing With Israel, Interview with Paul R. Pillar
Advertisements In this episode of Cutting Through, I speak with former US intelligence analyst Paul R. Pillar about the dangerous provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act and Intelligence Authorization Act that would give Israel almost unfettered access to American intelligence and would lock in defense coordination that will beContinue Reading