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President Donald Trump stands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, May 22, 2017, for his first official visit to Israel as president. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

A wall and a war: Two things every fascist regime needs

Both Trump and Netanyahu want to secure their rule by attacking liberal, democratic forces. But in order to do so, they need two things: a wall and the promise of eternal war. By Alon Mizrahi “George Soros is funding the campaign against deporting infiltrators… Obama deported two million infiltrators and they didn’t say anything.” These…

By +972 Magazine February 5, 2018

Asia-Pacific leaders promise to liberalize regional trade at APEC gathering

VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA — They gathered, they spoke, they made their positions known, one by one. Leaders representing 21 economies from the Asia-Pacific region vowing, once more, to ease the barriers that can often make trade more difficult and more expensive. They came, they saw, they conquered The event was rather diplomatic: lots of handshakes,…

By Roee Ruttenberg September 9, 2012

Pussy Riot: On freedom of expression, Putin has a partner in Israel

By Jonathan J. Klinger A few months ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin came to Israeli for a brief visit. The president, who receives embarrassing support from Israeli Minister of Foreign Affair Avigdor Liberman, and almost magical admiration from Knesset member Anastasia Michaeli, also received a warm hug from Israeli government leaders, first and foremost Benyamin Netanyahu. This welcome leaves no room for doubt that there is a…

By +972 Magazine August 20, 2012

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