Klein on Berkeley divestment: ‘when our governments fail to apply sanctions for defiant illegality, other forms of pressure must come into play’ By Adam Horowitz March 31, 2010 6 From Naomi Klein’s Open Letter to Berkeley Students on their Historic Israeli Divestment Bill: Your…
At D.C. conference, Goldstone has a defender at the top of his game By Chase Madar March 31, 2010 4 The panel on the Goldstone Report was, as expected, one of the highlights of the…
Why is this president worse than all other presidents? By Jeffrey Blankfort March 31, 2010 22 Rarely do we see a supporter of Israel acknowledge that previous presidents (although he failed…
15-year-old killed by Israeli troops– no story By Barnabe Geisweiller March 31, 2010 10 In journalism, “if it bleeds, it leads” is the axiom. When it comes to Israel-Palestine,…
Duke beats Baylor, by somewhere between 5 and 15 points By Philip Weiss March 31, 2010 8 Earlier today I said that the Washington Post once said that half the money in…
Petraeus is holding his ground on linkage By Philip Weiss March 31, 2010 7 A Vanity Fair profile of David Petraeus repeats Mark Perry’s reporting — which has been…
Matthews demands accountability of the Catholic hierarchy By Philip Weiss March 31, 2010 7 Chris Matthews is taking the latest child-abuse scandal in the Catholic church hard. He loves…
Status quo is not OK By Michael Desch March 31, 2010 21 There is an interesting symmetry between Tom Friedman’s NYT column saying the Peace movement died…
Palm Sunday protest in Bethlehem–and only the Palestinians are still detained By Matthew Walleser March 31, 2010 15 This past weekend, after Palm Sunday mass at the Nativity church in Bethlehem a large…
The creed of objectivity and ‘The New York Times’ By Barnabe Geisweiller March 31, 2010 8 Many have recently questioned just how objective the New York Times’ correspondent in Israel and…