Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has long been determined to pass the legislation, from which Netanyahu distanced himself last month.
Lieberman Wears Down Netanyahu on Anti-NGO Legislation
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Occupy Foreign Affairs
When Foreign Affairs puts inequality on its cover – and hosts a debate on the topic at the tony offices of the Council on Foreign Relations – the Occupy Wall Street movement has achieved a major victory that eclipses even the generally favorable coverage in liberal bastions such as The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, and The New Yorker. It’s also a sign that a profound anxiety gnaws at the foreign policy elite in this country. The question is: why are foreign policy mandarins suddenly so fretful? Or, put another way, why does Foreign Affairs want its readers to take this issue so seriously?
Israel’s Quiet War with Iran
The release of November’s IAEA report sighting “credible” evidence of Iranian efforts to develop nuclear weapons has largely played into the hands of the Israeli Ministry of Defense. As Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has sought to muster support for unilateral military strikes against Iran, many have surmised that Israeli military intervention may be imminent. However, this fails to account for the fact that Israel, through its intelligence wing the Mossad, has already been engaged in a covert war against Iran’s nuclear program for almost a decade. The only change in recent months is that this ongoing campaign has slowly become more overt.
Calls to Boycott Stores with Israeli-Arab Employees Make a Mockey of Anti-BDS Laws
Many of those calling for Israelis to boycott stores with Israeli-Arab employees no doubt supported the anti-boycott, divestment, and sanctions law for Israel and the settlements.
A Brief History of the Number Two
A poem for the mother of a young man killed by a bomb at Hebrew University in 2002.
Israel’s Pickle: Iran (Part 2)
If Iran builds nuclear weapons, Israel might have to project a new image of itself as a careful and composed actor as opposed to the “crazy when furious” reputation that the Israel Defense Forces have cultivated.
Israel Attacking Iran Is Like Kettle Bombing the Pot Black
Israel’s refusal to come clean about its nuclear-weapons program is exponentially more duplicitous than whatever Iran has hidden about its nuclear-weapons work.
The Iranian Dilemma: Israel (Part 1)
The alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi consul and the recent IAEA report on its nuclear program are the first two acts in the latest campaign to soften the West up for an attack on Iran.
Arab Spring Takes Back Seat to U.S. Military Aid for Egypt
There’s no accommodation that President Obama can make that will satisfy Americans hawkish for Israel.
Iran Plot: A Pretext for War
For many Iran observers, Washington’s latest accusations against Iran — implicating members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States — come off as surreal, if not wholly bizarre.
At this juncture, it may be too early to pass a credible judgment on the substance and validity of the allegations, but there are just too many reasons to dismiss them as another cynical attempt to further isolate Iran. In the greater scheme of things, such accusations might be part of America’s strategy to push its “regime change” agenda in Iran. Although only a trial in an impartial, credible, and civilian court could shed light on the truthfulness of the U.S. claims, we have every reason to take Washington’s allegations with a grain of salt.