Advertisements Once again, the Biden administration is trying to bring home a Saudi-Israeli normalization deal. The problem is that, with typical cluelessness, fecklessness, and ignorance, the administration does not understand the political waters it is wading into. Both Saudi Arabia and Israel face major hurdles in trying to conclude thisContinue Reading
Advertisements The denial of the Nakba has become a virtual sine qua non for pro-Israel advocacy and propaganda. It is not necessary for Zionism; acknowledging the genocide of native people in the Western hemisphere has not led to the destruction of the US, Canada, or Australia. But because of theContinue Reading
Advertisements It was easy to miss, but Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid was in the U.S. last week, visiting with American Jewish leaders and a couple of members of Congress. Lapid is himself not in a great political position right now as the notable plummet Benjamin Netanyahu has taken inContinue Reading
Advertisements While fringe American Jewish elements like the Orthodox Union, the far-right Zionist Organization of America and Israel Bonds are welcoming the racist Israeli finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, most of the American Jewish community is shunning him. Some of those publicly denouncing him are people who have heretofore hewn toContinue Reading
Advertisements In a recent op-ed in Ha’aretz, former Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas wrote, “It is not the U.S.’ responsibility, moral duty, or place to alter the authoritarian trajectory of Israel. But it is equally negligent of the Americans to act as if nothing is happening.” But it very much isContinue Reading
