ISRAEL’S KNESSET UNITES FOR NEW ELECTION, DESPITE NETANYAHU’S EFFORTS
Israel’s Knesset voted (on the 20th of May) 110-0 for a preliminary reading of a government-backed bill to dissolve the Knesset. If it becomes law, it triggers a new election, on a date set by the House Committee, sometime within 3 months of its passage. While formally only a first step, politically it may be […]
TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME TAKES ON A NEW MEANING
U.S. President Donald Trump had a bit of a rude awakening last night when his holier-than-thou campaign to save the world from the nuclear bombs that Iran doesn’t have, bumped up against the possibility that Americans may resent him for $4.00/gallon gasoline or worse. His oh-so-clever strategy of bombing every military facility on Kharg Island, […]