Middle Eastern wars: Wait for September Last Tuesday, US President Donald Trump told journalists that the United States and Iran are "in the final throes of what will be a very, very good deal". Bangkok Post · Jun 11
Is Benjamin Netanyahu Alive? What's True and Fake After Iran Claims Israel PM's Fate Is 'Unclear' Iran vows retaliation against the US and Israel following the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Tensions rise as missile attacks target Jerusalem. International Business Times UK · Mar 2
The Bibi Files review – tapes and testimony expose paranoia and petulance of Netanyahu family Alexis Bloom’s documentary, which shows the Israeli prime minister and his family under police interrogation over corruption charges, reveals their sense of entitlement The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024
Biden Curses Out World Leaders, Trump Behind Closed Doors, Shocking New Book Reveals Investigative journalist Bob Woodward reveals in his new book "War" what US leaders really think about other heads of state and government and each other. Latin Times · Oct 8, 2024
A song of peace silenced long ago, the rockets of war exploding today, and the legacies still to be written I was given a bird’s eye perch at Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s funeral in 1995. One speaker, a close friend of Rabin, waved high above his head the bloodstained paper bearing the lyrics of the peace song the Israeli leader had sung just before he was assassinated. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2023
Coordinator For The Captives And Missing Brig.-Gen. (Ret.) Gal Hirsch Meets With Red Cross Representatives 100,000 israeli Citizens Are Evacuated From The War Zone Zenger · Oct 23, 2023
OPINION - Donald Trump is asking America how much it really cares about Israel, Gaza and Hamas Donald Trump's position on the conflict in Israel is utterly outside mainstream opinion, but mostly it's about getting attention for himself Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2023
Biden’s Battle Against Netanyahu Reveals Weaknesses President's flawed evaluation of Israel's government draws attention to his own vulnerabilities. Zenger · Jul 11, 2023
Predicting what Israel will do next is easy The two-day Israeli military incursion into the Palestinian city of Jenin in the northern West Bank (12 Palestinians killed, one Israeli dead) seems at first glance like just another example of "mowing the lawn". That's what the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) call these periodic futile raids they make to kill… Bangkok Post · Jul 7, 2023
Trudy Rubin: Israeli democracy is still under threat, even if Netanyahu has hit the 'pause' button The urgent threat to Israeli democracy that brought that entire country to a halt on Sunday is far from over. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 30, 2023
Trudy Rubin: Netanyahu's attack on Israel's judiciary also impacts the United States It is quite stunning to watch the elected leader of a democracy drag his country toward authoritarianism and a civil war — and all for egotistical reasons. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 9, 2023
Israel is facing twin existential crises – what is Benjamin Netanyahu doing to solve them? Israel is facing one of the most serious crises in its history. And it could be the biggest test yet for Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, just months after he resurrected his political career by returning to the prime minister’s office. The Conversation · Mar 2, 2023
Trudy Rubin: Netanyahu's radical cabinet ministers ignore history and pursue one undemocratic state One of the advantages of growing older is that you accumulate something called "historic memory," which basically means you've been around long enough to recall more than younger folks. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 28, 2023
Netanyahu on track to win in Israeli election – but there are many challenges ahead More than 71% of Israel’s 6.5 million eligible voters, a 20-year high, cast their votes in Israel’s November 1 elections. This is the fifth Israeli election in less than four years; during that period, two shaky governments were formed, each of which lasted only a year. The Conversation · Nov 2, 2022
Bangkok Post · Oct 30, 2022 Israel heads to yet another poll in just 3.5 years Israeli voters are indefatigable. The election on Nov 1 will be the fifth in just three-and-a-half years, and yet the turnout is still likely to be around 70%. That's especially remarkable because all five elections have really been about the same question: should Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu go to jail, or…