Cutting Through: Iran-Israel Confrontation: Where Are We Now?
2024-04-17
Advertisements Iran showed restraint, and Joe Biden did something right. But a lot depends on what Israel’s irrational leadership does next.Continue Reading
Israel announces its Gaza endgame: Ethnic cleansing as ‘humanitarianism’
2023-12-28
Advertisements Israeli leaders, from PM Benjamin Netanyahu and FM Eli Cohen on down, have repeatedly made it clear since October 7 that they intend to ethnically cleanse Gaza. No matter how many times they say it, people still refuse to believe them. Capitalizing on this, Israel is now presenting ethnicContinue Reading
Wrong Man for the Job: Biden and the Sukkot War, Part I
2023-11-07
Advertisements In the first of a two-part article for the European outlet, The Battleground, I examine the absence of any serious strategy behind Joe Biden’s approach to Israel’s massive attack on Gaza after Hamas’ October 7 attack. Read at The Battleground here.Continue Reading
Biden has no endgame in Gaza
2023-11-02
Advertisements What is Joe Biden’s endgame in Gaza? I’ve been asked that question repeatedly in recent days. The simple answer is he doesn’t have one. Mouthing some nonsense about a two-state solution that hasn’t been feasible for at least a decade and installing the Palestinian Authority in Gaza only showsContinue Reading
Plan to force Palestinians to Sinai yet another Biden disaster
2023-11-01
Advertisements Plans surfaced in Israel to forcibly transfer Palestinians from Gaza to the Sinai. During his recent trip to the region, Antony Blinken explored that possibility, as well as also potentially transferring some to Jordan. It was quickly evident that Egyptian and Jordanian leaders understood how disastrous this would beContinue Reading