As the likelihood of an attack on Iran continues to diminish, and on the 45th anniversary of Egypt’s closing the Straits of Tiran to Israeli traffic, I use my weekly column at Souciant to look at some parallels and differences between the lead-up to the 1967 war and the current situation with Iran. It’s a [...]
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Solidarity With Israel
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Iran, tagged Anti-Semitism, Benjamin Netanyahu, Günter Grass, Germany, Holocaust, Iran, Israel, Jewish State, nuclear, pro-Israel, Suddeutsche Zeitung, United States on April 11, 2012 | 2 Comments »
My latest piece on Souciant looks at Germany’s relationship with Israel through the lens of the recent controversy over Gunter Grass’ poem criticizing Israel’s actions vis a vis Iran and its own possession of nuclear weapons. It’s also a new paragraph in the discussion about how people or governments can be pro-Israel and that simply doing what Israel wants [...]
After Pro-Israel Conference, Gaps Remain Between Netanyahu and Obama
Posted in Iran, US-Israel Lobby, tagged AIPAC, Carl Levin, CodePink, Iran, Israel, Israel Lobby, Middle east, Mitt Romney, Netanyahu, Newt Gingrich, nuclear, Obama, Occupation, Occupy AIPAC, Palestinians, Peace Groups, Rick Santorum on March 7, 2012 | 1 Comment »
My wrap-up of reporting on the AIPAC conference and implications for war with Iran. Again, I ask, is this really something Mighty AIPAC needed to be afraid of? Oringinally appeared at Inter Press Service News WASHINGTON, Mar 7, 2012 (IPS) – More than 10,000 U.S. citizens descended on Capitol Hill Tuesday under the direction of the American [...]