In the Wake of 9/11, Israel Put Iran into "Axis of Evil"
On September 11, 2001, after two terrorist attacks occurred on U.S. soil, Israeli political figures anticipated that the Americans would finally be able to empathize with Israel’s vulnerability to...
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Israeli Impunity, US Indulgence, and Rachel Corrie
via Lobe Log The expected verdict in the death of Rachel Corrie, killed under the wheels of an Israeli-modified Caterpillar bulldozer in 2003, came down today and the court found no fault with the...
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Gaza, Iran and Israel’s Never-ending War with Reality
via Lobe Log Okay, it seems I spoke too soon. Hamas is now back in the “Iranian-supported” camp according to this editorial in the New York Times, which identifies Hamas as both “backed by Iran” and...
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Will Ehud Barak be leaving US Politics too?
via Lobe Log Ehud Barak is retiring from Israeli politics in 2013, after two decades. Or so he says. A career officer in the Israel Defense Force (IDF) before entering politics, Barak’s first mention...
View ArticleTwo Cautionary Tales
via Lobe Log by Henry Precht Rare is the Middle East scholar or diplomat who departs from his customary groove in analyzing events in that region. Alas, I am — or was — one of the latter. Now, however,...
View ArticleWhat Would Sharon Have Done?
via LobeLog by Robert E. Hunter Ariel Sharon, the former Defense and Prime Minister of Israel, who died last week, was one of the most controversial leaders in Israeli history. I met him several times,...
View ArticleChristie’s Gaffe: Stating the Obvious
by Mitchell Plitnick The absurdity of political campaigns in the United States added another chapter recently when New Jersey governor Chris Christie made the “Republican hajj” to Las Vegas....
View ArticleLivni Joining With Labor: Not A Game-Changer
by Mitchell Plitnick The media in Israel is abuzz with the news that Tzipi Livni will bring her Ha’Tnuah party into a joint ticket with the much larger Labor party. Now there is a tandem that can...
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