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August 2012

Israeli Impunity, US Indulgence, And Rachel Corrie

2012-08-29
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: August 29, 2012
In: Israel, United States

Advertisements This article originally appeared at LobeLog. The expected verdict in the death of Rachel Corrie, killed under the wheels of an Israeli-modified Caterpillar bulldozer in 2003, came down today and the court found no fault with the Israel Defense Forces. That was no surprise. But the deafening silence about it inContinue Reading

Why the Neocon Clamor For Intervention in Syria Is About Israeli Regional Dominance

2012-08-24
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: August 24, 2012
In: Iran, US-Israel Lobby

Advertisements Yep, three articles coming out today, the third being this one at Alternet, exploring what is really behind the crocodile tears neoconservatives and liberal hawks are shedding for innocent lives being lost in Syria.Continue Reading

Disciplining Benjamin Netanyahu

2012-08-24
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: August 24, 2012
In: Bibi Netanyahu, Israel, United States

Advertisements In my latest piece for Souciant, I look again at the shenanigans of Bibi and Barak and how Shimon Peres was so worried they might damage Israel’s “special relationship” with the US, he took unprecedented steps to stop them.Continue Reading

In Israel, Opposition to Attacking Iran Gains Upper Hand

2012-08-24
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: August 24, 2012
In: Bibi Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, Iran

Advertisements I’m not convinced that this is the end of the story by any means, but it does seem that the tide has turned sharply against Bibi’s and Barak’s efforts to either unilaterally attack Iran or use the threat of such to blackmail the US into doing it for them.Continue Reading

Explaining “Israel Is Their Target”

2012-08-18
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: August 18, 2012
In: Bibi Netanyahu, Ehud Barak

Advertisements My piece in Souciant this week understandably has generated some questions. The sort of thing in that piece is precisely the kind of thinking I often try to counter. And, under the current circumstances, where whatever the goals and motivations, Netanyahu and Barak are obviously trying to stir upContinue Reading

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