Color Me Skeptical That Ahmadinejad was Being Groomed to Take Over Iran
Advertisements The NY Times reports that Israel and the US intended that former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad take over after they took out the senior Iranian leadership. Like so much about this war of choice, that plan could not have possibly succeeded. But that was so obvious that, while it’sContinue Reading
Impartiality of Judgment Doesn’t Mean An Equal Outcome
Advertisements It’s important to look at the NYT piece on Israel’s brutal treatment of prisoners and an Israeli report on October 7 with equal measures of scrutiny. That doesn’t mean they are of equal quality. Read more at Cutting Through Continue Reading
As support for Israel declines in the U.S., the ‘Special Relationship 2.0’ is starting to take shape
Advertisements Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies in Congress have begun calling for an end to U.S. aid to Israel, but this won’t end the “special relationship” between the two countries. In fact, recent signs suggest it may only deepen U.S. military ties to Israel. Read more at Mondoweiss Continue Reading
Democratic Jewish Confab Reveals Their Hollow Ideas
Advertisements At the JDCA annual summit the old, lockstep support for all things Israel met a more nuanced updated version that said “Israel YES, Netanyahu NO.” But both fail the tests of logic and politics. Read more at Cutting ThroughContinue Reading
Two Reports Different Credibility Sexual Assault In Israel and Palestine
Advertisements Nicholas Kristof caused quite a stir with his piece this week on the widespread use of sexual violence in Israeli prisons against Palestinian prisoners. Israel tried to respond with a report of its own on sexual assault on October 7. But the two are vastly different in terms ofContinue Reading