A False Peace: Egypt’s Relationship with Israel — and Ours
Junaid Alam on the tiger’s smile
Tag: israel
Pollard Espionage Ring Still Unfolding
Almost one year ago Victor Gilinsky and Roger J. Mattson penned the stunning article “Revisiting the NUMEC Affair” in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. It describes how in the 1960s Israeli agents and their U.S. collaborators stole highly enriched uranium from the Pennsylvania NUMEC plant for Israel’s first atomic weapons. The two former Nuclear Regulatory … Continue reading “Pollard Espionage Ring Still Unfolding”
Pox Americana
As we’ve watched the dramatic events in the Middle East, you would hardly know that we had a thing to do with them. Oh, yes, in the name of its War on Terror, Washington had for years backed most of the thuggish governments now under siege or anxious that they may be next in line … Continue reading “Pox Americana”
A Villa in the Jungle?
We are in the middle of a geological event. An earthquake of epoch-making dimensions is changing the landscape of our region. Mountains turn into valleys, islands emerge from the sea, volcanoes cover the land with lava. People are afraid of change. When it happens, they tend to deny, ignore, pretend that nothing really important is … Continue reading “A Villa in the Jungle?”
Critical Connections: Egypt, the US, and Israel
Alison Weir with the Israeli connection
Israelis Discover a New Love for Mubarak
JERUSALEM – Around the world, peoples revel in anticipation of the fall of a regime that has denied its citizens their basic rights. But most Israelis are haunted by nightmare scenarios of ‘the day after’, as if their country’s stability was anchored in the continuity of the rule of Hosni Mubarak – not in peace. … Continue reading “Israelis Discover a New Love for Mubarak”
How About a Clean Break – with Israel?
Neocons are half right, says Philip Giraldi
It Could Be Too Late for Two States
RAMALLAH – The credibility of the Palestinian Authority (PA) on the Arab street has been further weakened by the release of the "Palestine Papers," but ironically the release of the explosive documents by Al Jazeera could bolster support for the Palestinian cause internationally. The Palestine Papers describe the compromises the Palestinian Authority (PA) was prepared … Continue reading “It Could Be Too Late for Two States”
Israel’s European Friends Get Active
BRUSSELS – The pro-Israel lobby is seeking to increase its influence among members of Europe’s parliaments by offering them an expenses-paid trip to the Middle East. Brochures circulated in several elected assemblies invite their representatives to take part in a visit to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, organized by the group European Friends of … Continue reading “Israel’s European Friends Get Active”
A Hezbollah-Run Lebanon Poses Little Threat to US Security
With the rise of a Hezbollah-backed government in Lebanon, hand-wringing seems to be the order of the day in the American and Israeli governments. Hezbollah is a Shi’ite Islamist group that is the only Arab entity to have defeated Israel in armed conflict – the latest installment being a war in 2006. Yet as much … Continue reading “A Hezbollah-Run Lebanon Poses Little Threat to US Security”