by admin | Nov 19, 2018 | Israeli Politics, Middle East
Photo by: Israeli Defense Force It started like this—a Facebook post from a friend in England, responding to Hamas firing hundreds of rockets at Israel in a single day, sending hundreds of thousands of Israelis into bomb shelters for many long hours, killing a man in...
by admin | Jul 14, 2018 | Antisemitism, Israeli Defence Forces, Middle East
(Photo: The snake bomb shelter at the local children’s playground) As I sit here with my trusty keyboard on knee, I wonder what makes staying here in Sderot worthwhile. A few weeks ago, I was in the same chair when I heard the machine gun bullets hitting the...
by admin | May 23, 2018 | Israeli Defence Forces, Israeli Politics, Middle East
“My mind is made up—don’t confuse me with facts.” I know that’s the way antisocial media works, but if you’re interested in facts about the Israel-Gaza situation, read on. If not, well, you can also stop posting on my sites. Here’s...
by admin | May 10, 2018 | A Word from Our Chair, Iran
Like me, I expect you are closely monitoring developments in Syria and following some of the larger questions related to Iran. I’ve received lots of insight from the professional team at CIJA and thought you might be interested in some of their thoughts about the...
by admin | May 9, 2018 | Iran, Israeli Politics, Middle East
The celebrations have begun–the horrible Iran deal is no more. The Internet is flooded with hip-hip-hoorays next to screeds proving that Iranians are not nice guys, as if anyone ever said they were. This wasn’t particularly hard, but it’s playing out...
by admin | May 6, 2018 | Iran, Israeli Politics, Middle East
The US appears likely to cancel the Iran nuclear deal. The appointments of superhawks Mike Pompeo as the new US Secretary of State and John Bolton as national security adviser practically guarantee that. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, rolling out...
