U.S. admits it killed school kids; in denial about damage to U.S. bases; Iran threatens to hit Dimona; NYT rips Putin; Olmert says U.S. war is not for Israel.
DAY 7: ATTACK ON IRAN
Tag: Ehud Olmert
AS’AD AbuKHALIL: Bernie Sanders, Zionist
Sanders has made clear all along that he isn’t actually disagreeing with the tenets of Zionism, as much as distancing himself personally from the revisionist Zionism of Benjamin Netanyahu.
Jonathan Cook: BBC’s ‘Road to Oct 7’ an Utter Travesty
The series serves Israel’s interest in reviving the genocide in Gaza and spreading Netanyahu’s ethnic cleansing operations to the West Bank.
Caitlin Johnstone: A Former Israeli Leader’s Admission
Israel’s complete dependence on U.S. support means the Biden administration has all the leverage it needs to force an end to Israel’s aggressions at any time.
The Enduring, Racist Trope of Palestinian ‘Rejectionism’
Since the beginning of the Zionist settler colonial project, writes Fathi Nimer, Palestinians have been continuously expected to accept peace offers that deny their sovereignty.
When Israel Would Give Up Its Nukes
There is just one scenario in which Israel would relinquish its nuclear weapons and it seems further from reality than ever, wrote Joe Lauria on May 4, 2015.
Chris Hedges: The Israel Lobby’s Useful Idiot
To stand up to Israel has a political cost few, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are willing to pay. But if you do stand up, it singles you out as someone who puts principles before expediency.
When Israel Would Give Up Its Nukes
From the Archives: There is just one scenario in which Israel would relinquish its nuclear weapons and it seems further from reality than ever, wrote Joe Lauria on May 4, 2015.
Trump Gives Away the Store and Israel Will Now Officially Become an Apartheid State
Ignoring past Israeli prime ministers who warned that annexation of the West Bank would introduce legal apartheid to Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu said the first phase of annexations would go to the Cabinet on Sunday, reports Joe Lauria.
The Belated Wisdom of Ex-Leaders
Departing political leaders offer two kinds of reflections: self-serving rationalizations by those still protecting their reputations and blunt truth-telling by people who realize they should have done more when they had the chance. Both are galling, though in different ways,…