Advertisements A letter from the Biden administration to Israel this week threatening to possibly withhold weapons raised hopes among some, but the delivery of a missile defense system and deployment of U.S. soldiers sent the real message. Read more at Mondoweiss.Continue Reading
Advertisements Israel’s apparently limited response to Iran’s retaliatory attack will be paid for in Palestinian blood, as Israel will likely barter its restraint for a U.S. green light to invade Rafah.Continue Reading
Advertisements Iran showed restraint, and Joe Biden did something right. But a lot depends on what Israel’s irrational leadership does next.Continue Reading
Advertisements The United States has responded to attacks by Ansar Allah (commonly refer to as the Houthis) on commercial shipping in the Red Sea the only way it knows how–by sending huge, expensive military hardware into the area. In my latest piece at Mondoweiss, I examine why this is happening,Continue Reading
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
