Benjamin Netanyahu
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New proof that von der Leyen ignored Israel’s acts of genocide
New evidence suggests that Ursula von der Leyen ignored complaints that Israel was inflicting massive destruction on Gaza. In February 2024, the European Commission’s president received an appeal from the governments of Ireland and Spain. Continue reading
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Suitcases of Qatari Cash: Unpacking Israel’s Role in ‘Funding Hamas’
You might have heard that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been propping up Hamas in Gaza… but is there more to the story? Continue reading
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Netanyahu has gravely miscalculated invading Lebanon
Insurgent forces always have a completely different mindset than the armies of sovereign states, in that they are motivated by ideology and a desire to defend their homeland or people to a far greater degree. Continue reading
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Why the Huwwara pogrom was inevitable
In early January, as Israel was forming its most openly extreme right-wing government yet, Nadav Tamir, a former Israeli diplomat and current lobby group director, gave a prescient warning. Continue reading
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Finally charged and lacking a mandate to govern, Netanyahu’s days are numbered
As the deadlock over forming a government continues, charges against the caretaker prime minister have tipped the country into an uncharted constitutional crisis Continue reading
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Israeli attack on Syria is a message for Russia BY M.K. Bhadrakumar
Although G20 summit in Osaka achieved nothing and there were no breakthrough decisions, a pleasant feeling had appeared momentarily that in the disjointed world situation, all the participants in the event at least reconfirmed their commitment to continue efforts to improve the global trade system, including work to reform the WTO. The G20 summits are generally convergent occasions and Osaka was… Continue reading
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EU envoy admits he doesn’t really care about Palestinian rights By David Cronin
Shortly before stepping down as ambassador to Washington, Araud remarked that Israel is already an apartheid state. Continue reading
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Israeli election ad boasts Gaza bombed back to “stone ages” By Ali Abunimah
Benny Gantz, the former Israeli army chief, is bragging about how much killing and slaughter he committed in Gaza in a series of campaign videos for his new political party posted on YouTube and social media over the weekend. Continue reading
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FAIR TV: Iran Nuke Tall Tales, New Benghazi Nonsense, White Guys on Affirmative Action By Peter Hart
3 May 2014 — FAIR TV On the show this week: CNN goes to Iran nuclear expert… Benjamin Netanyahu? Plus new nonsense on Benghazi, and Meet the Press presents a discussion on affirmative action with mostly conservative white guys–showing media’s need for some affirmative action of their own. Continue reading
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Gilad Atzmon: Israel Cannot Handle Its Past
Israel cannot handle its past. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu decided this week to extend from 50 to 70 years the time state archives remain classified. Israel realizes that it has too much to hide. Continue reading
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Israel targets human rights groups
In a bid to staunch the flow of damaging evidence of war crimes committed during Israel’s winter assault on Gaza, the Israeli government has launched a campaign to clamp down on human rights groups, both in Israel and abroad. It has begun by targeting one of the world’s leading rights organisations, the US-based Human Rights… Continue reading
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When Netanyahu Invalidated Camp David and Wadi Araba By Ahmad Barqawi
“The simple truth is that the root of the conflict has been and remains – the refusal to recognize the right of the Jewish People to its own state on its historical homeland”. Never have I heard the entire Arab-Israeli conflict summed up so concisely yet so deceptively. Continue reading
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Saree Makdisi – The language that absolves Israel
On Sunday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a speech that — by categorically ruling out the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state — ought to have been seen as a mortal blow to the quest for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 