Biden’s come-to-Jesus talk with Netanyahu On its misadventure to destroy Hamas, Israel spent six months killing thousands of innocent Palestinians and scores of relief workers. Yet, it was only after it killed seven Central Work Kitchen aid workers recently that President Biden had a come-to-Jesus talk with Netanyahu. Reportedly, Biden’s friendship with José Andrés, the founder of this relief organization, made him so… Read more.
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Israel: Like the US, We Kill Aid Workers. It’s Just the Fog of War
The fog of war Israel is right, of course. In the fog of war, sh*t happens. Except that, in twenty years of waging war in Afghanistan and Iraq, the US never faced credible allegations of genocide for mistakenly killing and intentionally starving people. Whereas, after just three months of waging war in Gaza, Israel found itself in The Hague, accused of genocide.… Read more.
Israel’s Final Solution for Gaza…?
Surely only that explains Israel defying pleas, even from the United States, to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. And, frankly, it doesn’t give a damn about the damning historical symmetry afoot. Read more.
Border Bill: Loyalty to Trump Has ‘Moderate’ Republicans Looking Like Dodo Birds
Loyalty to Trump is dooming border bill Republicans have shown time and again that they are willing to lose their own souls to gain favor with Donald Trump. So it’s hardly surprising that they are also willing to sacrifice border security and foreign alliances, NATO included. Remarkably, Republicans are more invested in passing a Trumpian loyalty test than in governing for the general welfare.… Read more.
South Africa Accuses Israel of Genocide at ICJ
The accusation of genocide is credible Israel appears guilty as accused. The US is Israel’s most committed defender in the international community. Yet, even President Biden has warned Israel that it is losing international support because of its indiscriminate bombing of Gaza. But nothing betrays Israel’s genocidal intent quite like Israeli government ministers threatening to drop a nuclear bomb on Gaza. Furthermore, discussions about resettling displaced… Read more.
Happy Hanukkah! Despite the Rise in Antisemitism
Rise in antisemitism Let’s stand with Jews here and everywhere to combat the antisemitic violence now terrorizing them. History is flashing warnings to the world. Outbursts of antisemitism have often been harbingers of societies in deep trouble and omens that extremism and violence are imminent. So the wave of global hatred directed against Jews –… Read more.
Happy Halloween, America! But Don’t Trick Ukraine to Treat Israel
Jews, God’s chosen people Speaker Mike Johnson is a Bible-thumping, scripture-quoting zealot. He thinks God ordained him to be House Speaker. And, like most MAGA Republicans, he wears his evangelical Christianity on his sleeve. I am the son of an evangelical preacher man. I know evangelicals believe God commanded them to convert and save the Jews, who… Read more.
US Asks Israel to Delay Gaza Invasion, Citing Hamas Hostages
US asks Israel to delay invasion An apparent conflict is brewing between the US and Israel over the timing of Israel’s much-hyped plan for a complete siege of Gaza. The dynamic between them is beginning to resemble the spectacle between MAGA and moderate Republicans over the election of a new House Speaker. The Biden administration has advised Israel to delay a… Read more.
China Forces Apple to Cancel Jon Stewart
Apple doing China’s bidding ‘The Problem with Jon Stewart’ will not come back to Apple TV+ for a third season, bringing a surprise and sudden end to the increasingly popular show led by the former Daily Show host. … He told staff that the company had concerns about the subject matter Stewart planned for three… Read more.
CEOs Demand Harvard Name Students Who Blamed Israel for Hamas Attack
Students who blamed Israel Ryna Workman, the NYU Student Bar Association president, penned a statement siding with Hamas — the very terrorists who mounted that devastating attack against Israel last week. She condemned Israel’s “violence of apartheid” against Palestinians and declared her “unwavering and absolute solidarity” with them. Winston & Strawn, where Workman worked as a summer associate, immediately rescinded… Read more.