Liberalism Is Over

Liberalism Is Over

Russia enjoys its glorious short summer. The global warming phobia couldn’t penetrate its chilly limits. While the South of France suffers a heat wave, California burns, and the progressive forces demonstrate against the climate, the Russians shrug their shoulders in disbelief. They wouldn’t mind some global warming. Here temperatures rarely go above a comfortable 22…

How the Goliath of the Jerusalem Settler Movement Persuaded the World It’s Really David

How the Goliath of the Jerusalem Settler Movement Persuaded the World It’s Really David

Israeli police forced out the Siyam family from their home in the heart of occupied East Jerusalem last week, the final chapter in their 25-year legal battle against a powerful settler organisation.  The family’s defeat represented much more than just another eviction. It was intended to land a crushing blow against the hopes of some…

India Doubles Down on Its Military Alliance with Israel

India Doubles Down on Its Military Alliance with Israel

India’s $100 million purchase of 1,000 Barak-8 medium-range surface-to-air missiles and an as-yet unknown number of anti-tank Spike missiles proves that the South Asian state is doubling down on its military alliance with “Israel” and giving its old partner Russia a run for its money. The Indian-“Israeli” military alliance is one of the least talked…

The Untold Story of Christian Zionism’s Rise to Power in the United States
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The Untold Story of Christian Zionism’s Rise to Power in the United States

The largest pro-Israel organization in the United States is not composed of Jews, but of Christian evangelicals, with a total membership of 7 million, more than 2 million more members than the entirety of the American Jewish community.  Members of this organization, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), met in Washington on Monday, attracting thousands of…

‘Hysterical and Stupid’: Kushner Reveals His Attitude Towards the Palestinians

‘Hysterical and Stupid’: Kushner Reveals His Attitude Towards the Palestinians

Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and the person Trump appointed to broker a Middle East peace agreement recently called Palestinians “hysterical and stupid.” That is particularly galling language coming from a notorious New Jersey, New York, and Maryland slumlord and the son of a federally convicted criminal. Kushner’s father and real estate mogul, Charles Kushner,…