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Archive for January 30th, 2011

Stability As Code For Keeping Dictators In Power

Posted in Avigdor Lieberman, Egypt, Israel, US-Israel Lobby, tagged , , on January 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Israel has apparently begun working to press Europe and the United States to try to save the embattled regime of Hosni Mubarak. Ha’aretz reports that Netanyahu asked other countries to tone down criticism of Mubarak. However, while the headline says this came from Netanyahu, the article only mentions the foreign ministry, and, as we have seen many [...]

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Thoughts for the Day III: In Other News, A surprising US Statement and a Troubling Verdict in Israel

Posted in Flotilla, human rights, Israel, Operation Cast Lead, United States, US-Israel Lobby, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »

In Israel, Ameer Makhoul, a Palestinian citizen of Israel who was very active in working for equal rights for Arabs in the state, was sentenced to nine years in prison under a plea bargain reached with the prosecution, averting a trial on charges he spied for Hezbollah. Blogger Richard Silverstein writes “My readers who support [...]

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Thoughts for the Day II: American Reactions

Posted in Egypt, tagged , , , , on January 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

A lot of things will grow out of the Egyptian protests that we cannot predict, but at this point, very few have begun yet. What has begun is what one colleague called the “Blameobamathon.” Aluf Benn, writing in Ha’aretz, says that Obama will be remembered as the President who “lost Egypt.” This is obvious nonsense, [...]

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Thoughts for the Day I: Are You Kidding With Suleiman? and Waiting for the Islamophobic Ravings

Posted in Egypt, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on January 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s end is now inevitable, and his appointment of Omar Suleiman as Egypt’s “first vice president” shows his desperate flailing and lack of realistic options. Suleiman is very close to Mubarak and has always supported his policies, domestically and internationally. He has been heading Egypt’s intelligence services for almost two decades. But [...]

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