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Tag Archives: Middle East
Connect the dots: In ’02, NYPD began training in Israel; 9 years later, spying against NYC Muslims exposed
In 2002, the Los Angeles Times reported: Five New York City police investigators are in Israel for a symposium on suicide bombers. The officers are apparently the first members of a U.S. police department to receive training from Israeli counter-terrorism … Continue reading
Posted in Israel/Palestine
Tagged counter-terrorism, Islamophobia, Middle East, NYPD, racial profiling
19 Comments
The Norway massacre and the nexus of Islamophobia and right-wing Zionism
Details on the culprit behind yesterday’s massacre in Norway, which saw car bombings in Oslo and a mass shooting attack on the island of Utoya that caused the deaths of at least 91 people, have begun to emerge. While it … Continue reading
Fear and loathing in Long Island
Tonight the UJA-Federation of New York will be hosting a Jewish community-wide event in a Nassau County (Long Island) suburb. In this season of peace and goodwill, what might this event have as its focus? One might think it would … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, US Politics
Tagged 92d Street Y, Hitchens, Middle East, Ramadan, Religion
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Michael Bloomberg and New York’s Muslims: a lesson in how Israel courses through Jewish-Muslim relations
Ever since Lawrence Swaim of the California-based Interfaith Freedom Foundation articulated his valuable insight to me that the question of Israel courses through Jewish-Muslim relations, I’ve been coming across stories that fit into that theme. In general, strong support for … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, US Politics
Tagged al-Samouni, Anti-Defamation League, Debbie Almontaser, Gaza, Gotham Gazette, Hamas, Interfaith Freedom Foundation, Islamic community center, Islamophobia, Jews, Khalil Gibran International Academy, Kiera Feldman, Lawrence Swaim, Michael Bloomberg, Middle East, Muslims, Operation Cast Lead, Park 51, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Zionism
23 Comments
Lauren Booth: Conversion to Islam has made my life less materialistic
Lauren Booth, a pro-Palestinian activist who is the sister-in-law of Tony Blair, recently shocked the English establishment by converting to Islam. She wrote about her conversion yesterday in the Guardian. I’m not into organized religion generally, but this is interesting, … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East
Tagged conversion, epiphany, Iran, Lauren Booth, Middle East, Palestine, tony blair
5 Comments
Brian Lehrer’s evenhandedness disappears when it comes to Israeli violence
Yesterday, Brian Lehrer, the popular liberal talkshow host on New York’s public radio station, had religious scholar Karen Armstrong on to talk about different religious traditions. At the end of the segment, Lehrer said, in so many words, But doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Beyondoweiss, Israel Lobby, Middle East, US Politics
Tagged Brian Lehrer, jihad, Karen Armstrong, Middle East, Nakba, Religion, violence, WNYC
9 Comments
Jewish groups denounce ‘Museum of Tolerance’ builder Simon Wiesenthal Center for support of Islamophobia
A coalition of four Jewish groups, backed by a wide array of peace and justice organizations, held a demonstration Sept. 16 outside the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Museum of Tolerance in New York, denouncing the organization’s opposition to the Islamic community … Continue reading
Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Middle East
Tagged American Jews for a Just Peace, Center For Constitutional Rights, Cordoba House, Debbie Almontaser, Ground Zero, Islamophobia, Israel, Jewish Voice for Peace, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, Jews Say No, Khalil Gibran International Academy, Mamilla cemetery, Middle East, Museum of Tolerance, Muslim community center, Palestine, Park 51, Simon Wiesenthal Center
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The advance of the anti-Muslim movement across America
Shariah: The Threat to America, a report released by the Center for Security Policy in Washington DC on Wednesday, is an attempt to provide a veneer of seriousness in support of the hysterical ravings of people like Pamela Geller. The … Continue reading
House Republicans pal around with anti-Muslim, anti-Black racist David Yerushalmi
It should come as no surprise that elected officials are aiding and abetting anti-Muslim sentiment in the U.S., especially with mid-term elections nearby. But it was still a little shocking to read Think Progress national security blogger Matt Duss’ post … Continue reading
Posted in Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Neocons
Tagged Center for Security Policy, Charles Johnson, Cordoba House, David Yerushalmi, Debbie Almontaser, Islamic community center, Islamophobia, Jews, Khalil Gibran International Academy, Little Green Footballs, Matt Duss, Middle East, Park 51, Republicans, Richard Silverstein, Zionism
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Harvard distances itself from Peretz, but event is still on
Benjamin Sarlin follows up on the ongoing Marty Peretz controversy for the Daily Beast. He reports: Robert Paul Wolff, a professor at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst who is being honored at the same event as Peretz, joined in the criticism. … Continue reading
Posted in Israel/Palestine
Tagged Benjamin Sarlin, Cordoba House, Daily Beast, Harvard, Islamophobia, Marty Peretz, Middle East, Muslims, Park 51, Robert Paul Wolff
8 Comments
Peretz issues 50 percent apology for latest anti-Muslim racism
Editor-in-chief Martin Peretz, who has become the crazy uncle in The New Republic’s attic, says he is sorry for half of his most recent anti-Muslim tirade. He has been under great pressure, from Nicholas Kristof in The New York Times … Continue reading
Posted in Israel/Palestine, Middle East
Tagged Cordoba House, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Islamophobia, Israel, Marty Peretz, Middle East, Muslims
17 Comments
On night before 9/11, New Yorkers voice strong support for Muslim community center
As the the anniversary of 9/11 and the Islamophobic rally led by far-right blogger Pamela Geller converge today, over 1,000 New Yorkers gathered Sept. 10 at Park Place in lower Manhattan for a candlelight vigil in support of the proposed … Continue reading
Anti-Defamation League condemns the very ‘anti-Muslim sentiment’ it contributes to
A month after the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the “nation’s premier civil rights” agency (in their words), came out against building an Islamic community center blocks away from Ground Zero because “building [it] in the shadow of the World Trade Center … Continue reading
Posted in Israel Lobby, Middle East, US Politics
Tagged Ahmed Sharif, Anti-Defamation League, Cordoba House, hate crime., Islamophobia, Middle East, Muslims, Park 51
15 Comments
Bigot or colorful activist? Washington Post is neutral on Islamophobes
Yesterday, the Washington Post profiled some of the "conservative writers and bloggers critical of Islam" that have been fueling the national uproar over the proposed Muslim community center that would sit two-and-a-half blocks away from Ground Zero. Michelle Boorstein looks … Continue reading
Posted in Beyondoweiss, Middle East, Neocons
Tagged Cordoba House, Ground Zero, Middle East, Pamela Geller, Park 51, Robert Spencer, Washington Post
37 Comments
Islamophobia in New York, Redux: We should have seen the ‘ground zero’ furor coming
When the Islamophobic furor against the proposed Muslim community center two-and-a-half blocks away from Ground Zero began to peak in mid-late July, some people wondered why it was occurring now, nine years after the 9/11 attacks. As the New York … Continue reading
