Nimrod Flaschenberg is a former campaigner for the Israeli left-wing party Hadash and is a founding member of the Berlin-based group Israelis for Peace.
Claims that socialist party Die Linke threatens Jewish life in Berlin are shameful lies. Sadly, many desperate German politicians would rather make cheap antisemitism accusations than address the cost-of-living issues that drove Die Linke’s victory.
The war on Iran is a joint effort by segments of the US, Israeli, European, and Arab ruling classes that are committed to global and regional domination — not just the result of Israeli pressure on Donald Trump.
October 7 saw so many aspects of the Israeli state and society — its uncompromising reliance on military force, its dehumanization of Palestinians, and its demand for unquestioning loyalty to ethnicity and nation — kick into overdrive.
Benjamin Netanyahu is not deterred by diplomatic tough talk behind closed doors. The only thing that can defeat him politically is the end of the war itself — something the United States has the power to make happen.