Frankly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a shameless, irrepressible charlatan. Only this explains his Chicken-Little warnings about Iran being within months of possessing nuclear weapons to wipe Israel off the map, which he’s been proselytizing for decades. Mind you, he warned about Iraq in similar fashion. Indeed, it’s arguable that no individual did more… Read more.
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Celebrities ‘Boycotting’ Israel the Way They Boycotted South Africa
I stood with fellow students in the early 1980s in calling on corporations and governments to cripple South Africa’s Apartheid regime with boycotts, divestments, and sanctions (BDS). We were trying to force democratic reforms that would grant civil rights to the country’s historically oppressed blacks. I could not have been prouder. But I knew that… Read more.
Israeli PM Netanyahu Says African Migrants Worse than Muslim Terrorists
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that an electronic fence along the Israel-Egypt border has saved the Jewish state from jihadist attacks or what he believes would be worse — a tide of African migrants. … The interior ministry says there are currently some 42,000 African migrants in Israel, mainly from Sudan and Eritrea,… Read more.
Netanyahu Deporting Blacks To Preserve White Character of Jewish State
I took a lot of flak for characterizing Netanyahu’s Israel as follows in “Israel Votes to Become More Like (old) Apartheid South Africa,” March 18, 2015. ____________________ Election Day in Israel yesterday was full of surprises; none more so than the desperate declarations and exhortations Bibi Netanyahu made to get his supporters to the polls.… Read more.
Intifada: Latterday David vs. Goliath
President Donald Trump made much ado about recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah reacted as expected. He called for a new Palestinian intifada, condemned America, and urged Lebanon to cut all ties with Israel. Call for Intifada To punctuate his clarion call, Nasrallah insisted that: If the Palestinians undertake an intifada, the Arab and Muslim… Read more.
Recognizing Jerusalem: Trump’s America and Netanyahu’s Israel against the World
President Trump on Wednesday formally recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, reversing nearly seven decades of American foreign policy and setting in motion a plan to move the United States Embassy from Tel Aviv to the fiercely contested Holy City. Mr. Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem isolates the United States on one of the world’s… Read more.
Netanyahu’s a Putz for Branding Obama a Judas over UN Resolution
Netanyahu will never miss an opportunity to undermine peace with Israel’s enemies — even if that means making enemies of Israel’s friends. (“Chutzpah: Israeli PM to Address US Congress,” The iPINIONS Journal, January 23, 2015) Bear this quote in mind as you read below. A truly stupefying feature of the relationship between Israel and the… Read more.
Hip-Hop Mogul Pens Fawning Letter Chastising/Cheering Racist Trump…?
Exactly! His letter makes no sense. I am on record hailing Russell Simmons for his political activism in such commentaries as “Black Political Leadership in America Is Dead! Thank God for Hip-Hop Mogul Russell Simmons,” April 26, 2005. Notably, his activism includes chairing The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, whose “sole mission is to fight bigotry… Read more.
American-Style Racial Protests Erupt in Israel
White policemen beating (or even killing) minorities has become commonplace in the United States. But they would be loath to beat (and risk killing) a uniformed Black soldier here. White policemen beating (or even killing) minorities has become commonplace in Israel too. But they appear to have no compunctions about beating (and risk killing) even a… Read more.
Netanyahu Is a ‘Chickenshit’ Prime Minister!
Jeffrey Goldberg is the critically acclaimed correspondent for The Atlantic, America’s top news and ideas magazine. His October 28 report, “The Crisis in U.S.-Israel Relationship Is Officially Here,” set political and media tongues a wagging from Washington to Jerusalem and all points in between. And nothing in his report caused more wagging than Goldberg quoting… Read more.