Yitzhak Rabin and King Hussein signing the Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty (1994) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas So far so good. As of this moment Israel’s cyber defenses have prevented any major … Read More ISRAEL SUCCEEDS IN BLOCKING CYBER ATTACKS
Palestinian Issues
NETANYAHU IMPOSES PARTIAL FREEZE ON SETTLEMENTS
Remember Henry’s Kissinger’s ‘constructive ambiguity’? We are now seeing President Trump’s version of it, possibly on the advice of his special emissary Jason Greenblatt, who recently visited the region to … Read More NETANYAHU IMPOSES PARTIAL FREEZE ON SETTLEMENTS
WHO DOES BIBI FEAR MOST, ISRAELI SETTLERS OR TRUMP?
Israeli Knesset in session (Photo By איציק אדרי, CC BY 2.5) It was not Israel’s finest hour. State Comptroller Yosef Shapira has lambasted both Israel’s political and military echelons for … Read More WHO DOES BIBI FEAR MOST, ISRAELI SETTLERS OR TRUMP?
POLL: ISRAELIS PREFER TWO STATE SOLUTION BY NEARLY 3 TO 1
‘One state, two states’! Whatever, it’s up to you guys, the Israelis and Palestinians. Whatever they decided would be fine with US President Donald Trump – just make the deal … Read More POLL: ISRAELIS PREFER TWO STATE SOLUTION BY NEARLY 3 TO 1
WILL NETANYAHU AND TRUMP CLASH OR COOPERATE OVER SETTLEMENTS?
Binyamin Netanyahu (Photo: Amit Shabi) Jewish Home Ministers Naftali Bennet & Ayelet Shaked (CC Wikimedia Commons) What’s going on? Twice in the last week US President Donald Trump has opposed … Read More WILL NETANYAHU AND TRUMP CLASH OR COOPERATE OVER SETTLEMENTS?
TRUMP SIGNALS NETANYAHU – HOLD YOUR HORSES ON SETTLEMENTS!
It was not long in coming – President Trump has signaled Prime Minister Netanyahu to back off on building new settlements or expanding any existing settlements ‘beyond their current borders’. … Read More TRUMP SIGNALS NETANYAHU – HOLD YOUR HORSES ON SETTLEMENTS!
ISRAELI EARTHQUAKE IF ISRAEL’S ATTORNEY GENERAL PROSECUTES BIBI FOR FRAUD
Left to right: Netanyahu, Mandelblit Left to right, Avi Gabai, Gilad Sher The four soldiers killed in the truck attack The fate of Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu is now in … Read More ISRAELI EARTHQUAKE IF ISRAEL’S ATTORNEY GENERAL PROSECUTES BIBI FOR FRAUD
ISRAELI COURT-MARTIAL RAISES SPECTER OF ANOTHER ‘RABIN’ ASSASSINATION
IDF soldier on trial, Elor Azaria Gen. Eizenkot The IDF court-martial convicting IDF Sergeant Elor Azaria guilty of manslaughter for shooting dead a captured Palestinian terrorist has sent shock waves … Read More ISRAELI COURT-MARTIAL RAISES SPECTER OF ANOTHER ‘RABIN’ ASSASSINATION
OBAMA MAY HAVE SCREWED ISRAEL BUT BIBI ALSO SCREWED UP
US President Barack Obama screwed Israel on the UN Security Council Resolution that blamed Israeli settlements solely for the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Granted, Secretary John Kerry has tried to take … Read More OBAMA MAY HAVE SCREWED ISRAEL BUT BIBI ALSO SCREWED UP
ISRAEL REELING FROM UN RESOLUTION OUTLAWING WEST BANK SETTLEMENTS
Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu should have known better – but he didn’t. He has now presided over Israel’s greatest diplomatic debacle in years. Bibi knew U.S. President Barack Obama was … Read More ISRAEL REELING FROM UN RESOLUTION OUTLAWING WEST BANK SETTLEMENTS