Today Jeff Stein of CQ had an online chat over his revelation that Rep. Jane Harman was caught on tape making a deal with a suspected agent of Israel for her own advancement in the House, back in 2005. Felson’s…
Today Jeff Stein of CQ had an online chat over his revelation that Rep. Jane Harman was caught on tape making a deal with a suspected agent of Israel for her own advancement in the House, back in 2005. Felson’s…
Felson writes: I’m seeing “stinks to high heaven” talking points pop up in your comments section re the Jane Harman story, and they are just so demonstrably false. To amplify what I wrote before, here are just a few clips…
This morning Ron Kampeas of JTA tried to pooh-pooh the latest Israel lobby scandal by saying that the leaks of a taped conversation of Congresswoman Jane Harman from four years ago “smell to high heaven.” Here is undercover Mondo correspondent…
Felson writes: I was actually exasperated reading the NYT story. I guess it’s good that they acknowledge it was about Israel, but Mazzetti and Cooper seem to take every opportunity to paint Freeman as an unhinged fringe figure, without providing…
Felson writes: Illinois Congressman Mark Kirk’s championing of Chas Freeman’s demise, in motive and method, calls to mind one of the uglier chapters in Lyndon Johnson’s political career. It was also a revealing chapter, both in terms of Johnson and…
Felson writes: This leapt out at me in Ben Smith’s coverage of Freeman’s withdrawal: But Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), one of Freeman’s leading critics, said the appointee could have “withstood” the attacks on policy grounds, but ultimately was torpedoed by…
Felson writes: Harvey Araton used his New York Times sports column today to document the plight of Shahar Peer, an Israeli tennis player who was denied a visa by the United Arab Emirates that would have allowed her to compete…
Felson reports: I am right now watching Fareed Zakaria’s show on CNN. Did you catch it? It’s good that they put Mustafa Barghouti on, but they double-teamed him with two pro-Israel guys — Yossi Halevi and Yoram Peri. Barghouti did…