Unfortunately, I can’t answer the question. I don’t think anyone can at this point, including the main players. At least four things happened recently to get us to this possible fork in the road. First was the terrible condition of … Continue reading →
The lawfare against Netanyahu has been revved up, and it resembles what happened to Trump. But it actually seems even worse than what happened to Trump, because it’s going on during a war in which Israel is fighting for its … Continue reading →
I’ve discussed this before, but Lee Smith is on point about it. The parallels are strong:
Continue reading →I think Trump’s new administration will represent a big change in US policy towards Iran, and that Trump means business. Look, for example, at the primacy he gave to appointments to the UN, Israel, State, and Defense. Hardliners all, and … Continue reading →
Was Netanyahu’s house hit? It’s unclear from this article. The NY Times says the drone hit a nearby building. But either way, this particular drone didn’t set off any warning systems. That’s the danger of drone attacks, which sometimes activate … Continue reading →
Nasrallah’s likely successor and a whole bunch of other Hezbollah higher-ups were meeting in a bunker, and then: A series of huge explosions rocked the densely populated neighborhoods just south of Beirut at midnight on Thursday as Israel kept up … Continue reading →
Since “colonizer” is a popular epithet used for Israel by Israel-haters, although the word doesn’t fit, maybe it’s time to popularize it for a country whose behavior merits it: Iran. Iran specializes in taking over already-destabilized Arab countries and establishing … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “sdferr.”] Netanyahu has a message for the long-suffering people of Iran: The vast majority of Iranians know their regime doesn’t care a whit about them. If it did care, if it cared about you, it would stop … Continue reading →
Israel is torn right now, but it was already torn before 10/7. The trauma of that day of massive carnage and the ensuing war resulted in a temporary and illusory unity, somewhat like the US experienced after 9/11. Now, in … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I plan for this to be a two- or three- part series, sparked by the terrible news of Hamas’ murder of six Israeli hostages who had survived almost a year in captivity.] First, a bit of background on the … Continue reading →
The hostage negotiations are great PR for the murderers of Hamas, as is the constant understandable pressure from many of the Israeli hostage families on the Israeli government. But Sinwar and the others have no intention of capitulating to any … Continue reading →
Will they pay any price? I doubt it. Here are some details of their destructive rage, which included burning American flags and hoisting Palestinian ones, threats, and defacing of monuments. More here, as well as the fact that the charming … Continue reading →