Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is stuck between a diplomatic rock and a political hard place. And his chosen means of extricating himself from the double bind is only making things worse for him and for Israel. Diplomatically, Netanyahu is beset by the Palestinian political war to delegitimize Israel and the Obama administration’s escalating hostility. That hostility was most recently…
This week on The Tribal Update, the weekly television on Internet news satire show produced by Latma, the Hebrew-language media satire website I lead, we feature an interview with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in which he is asked about his tendency to change political views with the weather. In response to the questions, Bibi tipped his hat to the Maccabeats…
Every few months, we are presented with media reports about Jewish women rescued from their Muslim husbands in the Palestinian Authority or within Israel. The stories are always similar. The women were tortured by their husbands, often locked in their homes or under constant guard by members of their husbands’ families. Either with or without the help of their…
This week on The Tribal Update, the television-on-Internet show produced by Latma – the Hebrew-language media satire website I run, we bring you the “first missile attack” in Israel after a long period of quiet. We bring you the logical conclusion of Israel’s fixation with missile defense. We bring you the dangerous infiltration of religious Jews into key positions in Israeli society. And…
A new Middle East is upon us and its primary beneficiary couldn’t be happier. In a speech Monday in the Iranian city of Kermanshah, Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Politburo Chief General Yadollah Javani crowed, “Iran’s pivotal role in the New Middle East is undeniable. Today the Islamic Revolution of the Iranian nation enjoys such a power, honor and respect in…
Here are two films that were sent to me today about the plight of women in the Muslim world The first is about gender apartheid in Iran. The second is a challenge to the media to report about the plight of women throughout the Muslim world. They are both important and I urge you to distribute them to your…