I’m fairly sure that almost all of the opinions expressed about the Syrian civil war are superficial talking points. In other words, almost nobody is actually taking the time to think. We’re told that Saudi Arabia and Turkey are supporting Islamist rebels who are virtually identical to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. If that’s true,…
Illusion, reality, and symbolism blend in a virtuoso performance
February 14, 2016
I was asked today if the fact that a Turkish fighter jet flew into Syria meant that the Saudi invasion had begun. Well, I believe that the Saudi invasion began in October of 2014 at the latest, when fifty Arab fighters helped 2000 Kurds at Kobane repel 10,000 Islamic State terrorists armed with main battle…
In Yemen no evidence is required
September 27, 2015
In Yemen, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) serve as propaganda arms of Ansar Allah, the radical Shi’ite terrorists known as the Houthis. Both NGOs have put out entirely fact-free indictments of the Saudi-led Coalition fighting to take control of Yemen from the Iran-backed Houthis. There’s simply no evidence for the…
A pandemic of Jew-hate
March 5, 2015
Today Pierre Rehov sent me the trailer for our documentary on Operation Protective Edge. Although it’s very, very good, it reminded me all over again that Jew-hate is a pandemic. In a rational world, Mr. Rehov and I wouldn’t have had to make this movie. Here I am in the trailer. I wish I could’ve…
Projection lets you lie about yourself
January 23, 2015
Last night I wrote about the accusation that the Israelis “double tap” Palestinian rescue workers, meaning the IDF attacks a target, waits until first responders show up, and then kill them. The night before, I wrote about the phony accusation that an Israeli army officer gave a drink of water to an elderly Palestinian woman…
Battle damage: Gaza versus Syria
August 11, 2014
It appears that the ground phase of Operation Protective Edge is over. Now that the Israelis are aware of the Hamas tunnel threat, they can prepare for future attacks. Hamas—always inconceivably stupid and depraved—has murdered the tunnel diggers to silence them. Good luck recruiting new diggers to replace the tunnels that the IDF destroyed. To…