Author Archives: Alex Kane

About Alex Kane

Alex Kane is a staff reporter for Mondoweiss. Follow him on Twitter @alexbkane.

The agenda behind the anti-Muslim film screened to NYPD: protecting Greater Israel

The backers of an anti-Muslim film shown to the NYPD are major financial backers of Israel’s settlement project.

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Adelson’s millions come tipped with missiles aimed at Iran

Newt Gingrich once encouraged diplomacy for dealing with Iran. Today he’s a leading hawk. What changed? Beginning in 2006, Sheldon Adelson began pouring millions into a Gingrich PAC.

Posted in American Jewish Community, Iran, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | Tagged , , | 35 Comments

Group responsible for Muslim grave desecration gives advice on bigotry to the White House

The Simon Wiesenthal Center consults with the Obama administration on issues of anti-Semitism. The center has no business policing discourse on bigotry when its actions and discourse are anti-Muslim.

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What was your major? AIPAC!

A report in Colorlines illuminates how AIPAC works.

Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, US Politics | Tagged , , , | 17 Comments

Reports of Mossad role in assasination shine light on Israeli hypocrisy

Evidence that the Mossad assassinated an Iran scientist undermines Israel’s anti-Iran narrative.

Posted in Iran, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East | Tagged , , | 23 Comments

Bombshell: Israeli intelligence posed as CIA to recruit terror group for covert war on Iran

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Mark Perry writes in Foreign Policy that the Mossad recruited known Pakistani terrorists to wage covert war on Iran by disguising themselves as CIA agents. Mondoweiss looks at what the story means.

Posted in Iran, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | Tagged , , , | 247 Comments

The headline you aren’t seeing: Iran wants talks, Israel pushing for war

Israel is seeking to provoke a war between US and Iran with murder of nuclear scientist

Posted in Iran, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East | Tagged | 47 Comments

Europe gets it: Israel ‘forcibly transfers’ Palestinians

An internal European Union (EU) report states the plain truth: Israel ‘forcibly transfers’ Palestinians

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Settlers/Colonists | Tagged , , | 7 Comments

Talks continue in Jordan as Israeli building binge rolls on in the occupied territories

Today’s headlines predictably focus on the Jordanian-brokered talks between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority (PA). Meanwhile, Peace Now has declared that the year 2011 saw Israel break “all its settlement-building records.”

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US millionaire Kenneth Abramowitz funds settlers linked to attacks on IDF

A Haaretz investigation reveals that Kenneth Abramowitz (center), an American millionaire with close ties to the Likud Party, founded a group linked to recent attacks on the IDF.

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Settlers/Colonists, US Politics | Tagged , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Christian group dedicated to derailing divestment bankrolled by settler-funding philanthropy

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Christians for Fair Witness on the Middle East markets itself as a liberal group working for peace in Israel/Palestine. But its budget is bankrolled by philanthropy that funds settlements and Islamophobia.

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, BDS, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Neocons, Settlers/Colonists, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 26 Comments

Parsi: Israeli pressure helped scuttle Obama overtures to Iran

A new book out on the Obama administration’s Iran policy reports that Israeli pressure helped scuttle the possibility of diplomacy with Iran.

Posted in Iran, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | Tagged , , | 20 Comments

AIPAC-championed amendment pushes Obama into a corner on Iran

The Obama administration is caught between election year concerns about the economy, the Israel lobby and Iran’s forceful response to harsh U.S. sanctions.

Posted in American Jewish Community, Iran, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | Tagged | 51 Comments

Israeli construction in E1 is slap in the face to US

Israel’s resumption of construction in the controversial “E1″ area in Jerusalem is in defiance of US wishes. But in an election year, nothing will be done.

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Settlers/Colonists, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 12 Comments

Gingrich’s backer Adelson outdoes ‘invented people’ smear in address to ‘Birthright’ youth

Sheldon Adelson told Birthright participants that the Palestinians are an “invented” people and urged students not to let Muslim student organizations “take over” campus.

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel/Palestine, US Politics | Tagged | 22 Comments

Right-wing attack group caught fabricating quotes in effort to smear critics of Israel

Right-wing Zionist group Stand With Us was called out after publishing fabricated quotes in an effort to undermine an upcoming BDS conference.

Posted in Activism, BDS, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, US Politics | Tagged , , , | 36 Comments

Israel’s image tanks as it slowly loses support of US media and Europe

Israel’s image has slowly tanked as Europe and U.S. media have increased their criticism of Israeli policies.

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, Settlers/Colonists, US Politics | Tagged , , , , , | 58 Comments

‘A matter of justice’: Joe Sacco on the Suez war, Gaza, and his future work

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Joe Sacco, the author of Footnotes in Gaza, speaks to Mondoweiss on Israel/Palestine, comic-style journalism and his future projects. You can receive a copy of Footnotes in Gaza with a donation of $100 or more to Mondoweiss during the month of December.

Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Media, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | Tagged | 8 Comments

US and Israel march in lockstep towards expansion of military detention

US and Israeli moves to expand the use of military detention for its citizens give new meaning to the phrase “shared values.”

Posted in Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Settlers/Colonists, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics, War on Terror | Tagged , , , , | 31 Comments

Newt’s New York visit for funds was about Israel

Newt Gingrich’s jaunt to New York early this month was well-covered in the media, but one crucial aspect went unexplored: the Israel lobby angle.

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Likud’s perfect candidate: Newt Gingrich (UPDATED)

Newt Gingrich and the Israeli prime minister are linked together by ideology and cash.

Posted in American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, Egypt, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | Tagged , , , , , , | 50 Comments

Israeli army excuses on death of Mustafa Tamimi don’t hold up

The IDF’s spin doctors are at it again. They claim Mustafa Tamimi’s death was an “exceptional” incident, but this doesn’t hold up under scrutiny.

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Lowe’s faces boycott after pulling ads from ‘TLC’ show on Muslims

Lowe’s has come under criticism for pulling ads from the TLC show “All-American Muslim” after a right-wing Christian group pressured the company

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My Nabi Saleh story

In the aftermath of Mustafa Tamimi’s killing, staff reporter Alex Kane reflects on a night in Nabi Saleh with the Tamimi family.

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Israeli soldier shoots protester in face at close range with teargas canister

Nabi Saleh and Gaza came under attack by the Israeli army today. One protester in Nabi Saleh is in critical condition, while 4 have been killed in Gaza.

Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine | Tagged , , , , , | 199 Comments