Kadima’s fate as a political force in Israel is sealed.
Netanyahu Has Little to Fear From Kadima’s Desertion
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Benjamin Netanyahu
The Real Lion of Zion: Netanyahu Consolidates Power
Netanyahu scraps elections, buys off the opposition, and forms a new unity government.
A Bromance Made in Hell: When Mitt Met Bibi
Mitt Romney and Benjamin Netanyahu’s views on governing are mirrored by their views on investment management.
Bribing Israel
The bully came to Washington. The American president told him in no uncertain terms that the United States would not support a military attack on Iran at this moment. The bully met with 13,000 of his U.S. supporters in an effort to pressure the White House. It didn’t work. The bully went home empty-handed.
This story of Obama the diplomat standing up to Netanyahu the bully omitss some important information.
How Does Netanyahu Think He Can Get Away With Bombing Iran?
If George W. Bush and Dick Cheney have yet to be tried for war crimes in Iraq, why should Benjamin Netanyahu worry if he attacks Iran?
Israel vs. Israel: Right-wing Activists Arrested
Prime minister Netanyahu approved trying right-wing activists in military court.
Obama Ad Condemns Israel Aid Opponents
An ad on my Facebook page from barackobama.com reads, “Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, and Newt Gingrich say they would start foreign aid to Israel at zero. Reject their extreme plan now!”
This struck me as odd for two reasons.
Israelis Beginning to Understand the Consequences of Attacking Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu may not be capable of understanding that the leaks about attacking Iran were intended to keep Israel safe rather than get back at him.
The Prisoner Swap
Like so many other diplomatic and political initiatives in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the recent announcement of a new prisoner release is based on the same solution that has been proposed dozens of times before – only to collapse because the time, and usually Israeli political will, wasn’t right. In this case, the separate announcements made by Hamas leader Khaled Meshal and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, asserted that Hamas would release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, captured by Hamas in 2006, while Israel would release 1023 Palestinian prisoners, some of whom had been in jail for decades.
Israel’s Anti-Egypt Posturing a Boon to Eilat Attackers
By attacking targets on the Israeli-Egyptian border, the Elait insurgents may hope to win accolades for so brazenly “sticking it” to the two main regional powers. Like a judo master, the attackers are compensating for their small frame by using their opponent’s own power and momentum against him. Israel, though refuses to consider this, responding reflexively by attacking the alleged perpetrators.