Category Archives: Israel

A New Beginning By Walrus

Posted on September 6, 2024 by walrus

I apologise that my previous post was incomplete in that I had made no suggestions of how we get out of this mess that is Ukraine and Israel and a post without a suggested action is nothing but a pointless … Continue reading →

Posted in As The Borg Turns, Israel, Russia, Ukraine Crisis, Walrus | 22 Comments

It’s Over; Pogo Was Right – By Walrus

Posted on September 4, 2024 by walrus

It’s over, Ukraine is finished. The Israel project is finished. Both disasters are a direct result of decades of our own Suicidal Statecraft as Barbara Tuchman termed it. There can be no doubt as to our culpability. As Pogo observed … Continue reading →

Posted in As The Borg Turns, Israel, Ukraine Crisis, Walrus | 109 Comments

“What are Israel’s protests and general strike about — and how big are they?”

Posted on September 4, 2024 by TTG

The largest since the start of war, the protests and strike are the latest outpouring of anger against PM Netanyahu for failing to reach a ceasefire. Protests have erupted across Israel, accompanied by a general strike, after the recovery of … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Palestine, TTG | 7 Comments

“As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel”

Posted on September 2, 2024 by TTG

This summer, one of my lectures was protested by far-right students. Their rhetoric brought to mind some of the darkest moments of 20th-century history – and overlapped with mainstream Israeli views to a shocking degree. In 19 June 2024, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Palestine, TTG | 47 Comments

“Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran”

Posted on July 31, 2024 by TTG

Hamas says its political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in an Israeli attack in the Iranian capital. According to Iranian media, an air strike hit a building for war veterans in Tehran where Haniyeh was staying at around 02:00 … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, TTG | 55 Comments

Israeli Supreme Court rules that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men

Posted on June 25, 2024 by TTG

In a landmark ruling that threatens to unravel Israel’s government, the country’s Supreme Court has ordered the military to begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men, who’ve long been exempt from service. Tuesday’s decision was unanimous, and comes amid intensified public opposition to … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, TTG | 27 Comments

Landis and Barbara Ann on Israeli Genocide

Posted on May 24, 2024 by TTG

Earlier today our Landis started a conversation on the appropriateness of the term genocide being applied to what Israel is doing in Gaza. I find his comment here just as well thought out as his earlier comments on the financial sector. … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Justice | 79 Comments

Tit for tat until it all goes boom

Posted on April 19, 2024 by TTG

Israel has reportedly conducted missile strikes on Iran, targeting sites in both Iran and southern Syria. ABC News, citing senior U.S. officials ,said that Israel has launched retaliatory strikes following the recent attack from Iran. According to ABC News Chief Global … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Israel, TTG | 90 Comments

Iran launches air attacks on Israel

Posted on April 13, 2024 by TTG

The recent statement from the NSC spokesperson Adrienne Watson: Iran has begun an airborne attack against Israel.  President Biden is being regularly updated on the situation by his national security team and will meet with them this afternoon at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Israel, TTG | 197 Comments

Israel attacks Iranian embassy in Damascus

Posted on April 1, 2024 by TTG

DAMASCUS, April 1 (Reuters) – Suspected Israeli warplanes bombed Iran’s embassy in Syria on Monday in a strike that Iran said killed seven of its military advisers, including three senior commanders, and that marked a major escalation in Israel’s war … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Israel, Middle East, TTG | 87 Comments