The Controversial US-Saudi-Israel Alliance: Friedman’s Folly and Netanyahu’s Dilemma

The Controversial US-Saudi-Israel Alliance: Friedman’s Folly and Netanyahu’s Dilemma

The Israeli press is abuzz following a “New York Times” piece by Thomas Friedman in which he discusses U.S. President Joe Biden’s attempt at forging a strategic U.S.-Saudi alliance, including a crucial normalization clause with Israel. Recently, President Biden granted an interview to Friedman, during which this strategic alliance was a topic of discussion. As…

Israel and Saudi Arabia – Will it be Against or for the Agreement?

Israel and Saudi Arabia – Will it be Against or for the Agreement?

Relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia remain far from being stable. Meanwhile, Riyadh and Tel Aviv, despite the Arab-Jewish confrontation, had in fact maintained informal relations until 1967. This conflict was marked by the presence of a common antagonist in Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, who backed the Republicans in Yemen’s civil war against the…

PA President Mahmoud Abbas: A Puppet in the Hands of Israel and the US?

PA President Mahmoud Abbas: A Puppet in the Hands of Israel and the US?

This is the perfect opportunity for Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, to exit the stage. But he will not.  Abbas’ brief visit to the devastated Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank on July 12 demonstrated the absurdity and danger of the PA and its 87-year-old leader.  As he walked, Abbas struggled to…

Isaac Herzog’s Visit to Congress: A Showcase of Apartheid Apologetics

Isaac Herzog’s Visit to Congress: A Showcase of Apartheid Apologetics

As the anticipation built for Israeli president Yitzhak Hertzog’s (Isaac Herzog) visit to Washington, DC insiders scrambled to hide the fact that Israel is a racist state. At first, the center of the crisis was the incomprehensible fact that someone had told the truth about Israel. Yet House Representative Pramila Jayapal, a progressive democrat, would…

Israel Killed Civilians, Targeted Hospitals in Jenin with US Weapons and Support

Israel Killed Civilians, Targeted Hospitals in Jenin with US Weapons and Support

From July 3-4, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) — using weapons funded by the United States — mounted the most violent military assault in the occupied West Bank in two decades. In what Israel dubbed “Operation Home and Garden,” more than 1,000 ground troops invaded the Jenin refugee camp. Assisted by helicopter gunships and armed drones,…