Helena CobbanWashington’s Israeli Rottweiler: Is it on or off the leash?In the 40-plus years I’ve been studying the US-Israeli relationship up close, my views of its dynamics have changed (as have the dynamics…Oct 125Oct 125
Helena CobbanSome thoughts on today’s perilous situation in West Asia and the worldBack in October of last year, I was already writing that Israel, in its reactions to Hamas’s breakout of October 7, was acting in a…Oct 51Oct 51
Helena CobbanIsrael’s deadly escalations in Lebanon & their backgroundThere is so much to be said about the horrrendous escalations that Netanyahu’s government and military have been undertaking in Lebanon…Sep 236Sep 236
Helena CobbanIsraeli society, institutions continue to implodeJust quickly, here are some of my thoughts on the implosion of key Israeli institutions, and to some extent of Jewish-Israeli society…Aug 311Aug 311
Helena CobbanUSA takes sledgehammer to international lawThe great artist Michaelangelo completed his “David” and some other seminal works before he turned 30. Imagine if, a few decades later, he…Jul 252Jul 252
Helena CobbanChaos, collusion, and catastrophe: Biden and the genocide in GazaPres. Biden’s disastrous performance in the June 27 debate sent waves of horror through all supporters of the U.S. Democratic Party and…Jul 64Jul 64
Helena CobbanIsrael’s path to defeat: The implicationsToday, nearly nine months into Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, the evidence is mounting that the country’s political-military leadership is…Jun 2244Jun 2244
Helena CobbanBiden’s super-fuzzy Gaza planIt is certainly a welcome development that the President of the United States is now- at last- openly on the record calling for a “durable…Jun 1Jun 1
Helena CobbanSome key resources for understanding Hamas(This resource list is a work in progress, as I’m planning to add additional resources and more commentary onto it. It is part of Just…Apr 122Apr 122
Helena CobbanIsrael’s two big provocations of April 1Here are some quick thoughts on the two big military provocations the Israeli government undertook last Monday, April 1. The first, which…Apr 77Apr 77