Bari: One topic you might write about soon is the recent oil spill off the coast of Israel that may have been sponsored by Iran as an act of ecoterrorism. For some reason, it has not gotten much press here, and I don't know why. Doesn't it (1) tug at the heartstrings in any event (I've seen the pictures of IDF…
Bari: One topic you might write about soon is the recent oil spill off the coast of Israel that may have been sponsored by Iran as an act of ecoterrorism. For some reason, it has not gotten much press here, and I don't know why. Doesn't it (1) tug at the heartstrings in any event (I've seen the pictures of IDF soldiers holding birds covered in crude), and of greater relevance to you perhaps, (2) become a big political story affecting the overall standing of Iran in the West, and therefore the status of talks, if Iran was in fact responsible? It wouldn't shock me if the actual destruction of Israeli waterfowl would upset the Biden team far more than the prospect of Iran having nukes aimed at Tel Aviv. You presumably have some serious contacts in Israel, so maybe you could sort out the current state of play among the different branches of the Israeli government (I gather there are some differences of view), or at least highlight the story enough so that it becomes better known in the US, and then we can all see how it develops. Thanks.
NEW TOPICS, ECOTERRORISM.
Bari: One topic you might write about soon is the recent oil spill off the coast of Israel that may have been sponsored by Iran as an act of ecoterrorism. For some reason, it has not gotten much press here, and I don't know why. Doesn't it (1) tug at the heartstrings in any event (I've seen the pictures of IDF soldiers holding birds covered in crude), and of greater relevance to you perhaps, (2) become a big political story affecting the overall standing of Iran in the West, and therefore the status of talks, if Iran was in fact responsible? It wouldn't shock me if the actual destruction of Israeli waterfowl would upset the Biden team far more than the prospect of Iran having nukes aimed at Tel Aviv. You presumably have some serious contacts in Israel, so maybe you could sort out the current state of play among the different branches of the Israeli government (I gather there are some differences of view), or at least highlight the story enough so that it becomes better known in the US, and then we can all see how it develops. Thanks.