On False Hopes and Broken Promises: Behind the Scenes of the UN Statement on Palestine

On False Hopes and Broken Promises: Behind the Scenes of the UN Statement on Palestine

Rarely does the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations make an official remark expressing happiness over any U.N. proceeding concerning the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Indeed, the Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour is “very happy that there was a very strong united message from the Security Council against the illegal, unilateral measure” undertaken by the Israeli…

The Road to Huwara

The Road to Huwara

If they could they would murder us all. But they want to uproot us. I say our answer is to strike at them and reaeepen our roots. We have made a series of decisions recently that in the face of international reality is not a simple one: to deepen our roots, to deepen our settlements…

Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir Have All but Guaranteed a New Intifada Will Soon Erupt

Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir Have All but Guaranteed a New Intifada Will Soon Erupt

There is a story about the Roman Emperor Nero, according to which he set  Rome on fire just so that he could see the flames. The story may or may not be true, but when Palestine is in flames, history will remember who lit the match. Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime minister of Israel, will be…

Does Israel Seek a “Final Solution for Palestinians?”

Does Israel Seek a “Final Solution for Palestinians?”

There is what passes for a sick joke among those who watch the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians with increasing shock over what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his thugs have been allowed to get away with. It goes something like this: Israel has succeeded in killing or driving out the remaining three million or so…

A Tale of Three Cities

A Tale of Three Cities

One might actually be willing to consider that there might be some value in the “rules based international order” being promoted by the Joe Biden Administration if such a thing actually existed and was applied equally to all transgressors. Of course, in reality, the “rules” being referred to are neither agreed upon nor driven by…

Israel’s War on Gaza: From Inhuman Weapon Experiments to Political Experiments on Palestinians

Israel’s War on Gaza: From Inhuman Weapon Experiments to Political Experiments on Palestinians

Though Israel’s past wars on Gaza have often been justified by Tel Aviv as a response to Palestinian rockets or, generally, as acts of self-defense, the truth is different. Historically, Israel’s relationship with Gaza has been defined by Tel Aviv’s need to create distractions from its own fractious politics, to flex its muscles against its…