Advertisements In the early morning hours of January 19, an Israeli military force came into the homes of the Salhiyeh family in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. They evicted the family, arresting some of them and leaving the rest of them to watch as, later in the day, bulldozers demolishedContinue Reading
Advertisements On Monday, Antony Blinken, former Deputy Secretary of State and Joe Biden’s leading foreign policy advisor, affirmed Biden’s strong pro-Israel credentials at a webcast hosted by the Orwellian-named Democratic Majority for Israel. His words made two things clear. One, Biden remains vastly preferable to Trump. Two, Biden is incapableContinue Reading
With Bolton gone and no specific support from Trump for his campaign promises, Netanyahu must look elsewhere for the electoral splash he needs. Polls in Israel have been remarkably consistent for months, reflecting that neither Netanyahu’s Likud nor the Blue-White coalition of Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid will have enough support to form a governing majority. For Netanyahu, that means that, just like in April, his former defense minister, Avigdor Liberman, will be able to deny Likud a majority unless someone other than Netanyahu assumes the prime minister’s office.Continue Reading
