Advertisements In a surprise announcement, the U.S. Department of Justice said the FBI was launching an investigation into Israel’s killing of Palestinian-American journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh. What was not a surprise was Israel’s reaction. Outgoing Defense Minister Benny Gantz and outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid both blasted the American decision,Continue Reading
Advertisements There has long been an unfortunate tendency on the left–mostly, but not exclusively, the American left–to reduce anti-imperialism to “the United States is bad.” While the U.S. is, obviously and axiomatically, the worst purveyor of imperialist crimes and its proxies and allies eagerly follow suit, there are other imperialContinue Reading
Advertisements Mike Pompeo’s decision to air a remarkably dull speech from Jerusalem to the Republican National Convention stirred great controversy. But that controversy overshadowed what was a dismal failure of a Middle East trip for the Secretary of State. Indeed, it only served to highlight this administration’s inability to capitalizeContinue Reading
The regime was pretty weak in a lot of ways due to its manifold failures at governing. Combined with the nonviolent discipline of protesters and the leading role of women, this resulted in a weak sense of loyalty from much of the rank-and-file police and soldiers. But the victory of the pro-democracy forces was more about skills than conditions. They were successful because they were united, courageous, and very smart strategically.Continue Reading
