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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.
Bad career move by Tilda Swinton
Was Oscar snub of Tilda Swinton motivated by her wearing a Palestine scarf last fall?
Posted in Israel Lobby, Media
13 Comments
Good career move by Susan Rice
Susan Rice, ambassador to UN, has cultivated Jewish groups in presumed effort to become Sec’y of State
‘Occupy AIPAC’ now has 100 orgs behind it (and neocons try to block its appeal to ‘Jewish liberals’)
Neocons try to stymie anti-Israel lobby movement by appealing to Jewish liberals
Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, BDS, Israel Lobby, Neocons
4 Comments
‘NYT’ gives big platform to Israeli journalist to espouse Israeli attack on Iran with OK from Uncle Sam
Why is the New York Times giving a megaphone to an Israeli journalist writing that Israel will attack Iran in 2012?
Posted in Iran, Israel Lobby, Media, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics
36 Comments
In the last 24 hours an orgy of land theft and political arrests of children
Land Theft & Destruction / Attacks on Protests Against Land Theft / Restriction of Movement / Apartheid / Refugees Breaking: Israeli bulldozer, soldiers destroy entire community of Beit Arabiya in West Bank, Philip Weiss Tne tragic night in the West … Continue reading
Video: Atlanta Jewish Times publisher’s tearful anti-apology
Sunday, Atlanta Jewish Times owner and publisher Andrew Adler issued a 20-minute tearful explanation for his January 13 column, which called for a “hit” on president Obama, in an interview with a public access channel.
Seeing Rawan Yaghi on Skype
A young Palestinian writer living in the open-air prison that is Gaza makes a connection to the States via Skype
Posted in American Jewish Community, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, US Politics
16 Comments
Some elephants aren’t fit to print: ‘NYT’ front-pages Adelson gift to Gingrich PAC without a word about Israel!
This is so shocking it’s funny. LOL funny. ROTFLMAO funny. The New York Times has a long front-page story by Nicholas Confessore about Sheldon Adelson’s wife Miriam donating another $5 million to the Gingrich campaign and there is no mention … Continue reading
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.
Why Christian Zionism is nothing short of outright heresy
In his new book Israel-Palestine: A Christian Response to the Conflict (2011), Craig Nielsen investigates Christian Zionism in the religious right.
Assassination has been a trusty tool in Zionism’s rightwing movement
Rabin’s murder destroyed the peace process, so it’s no wonder that a rightwing American publisher fantasizes about killing Obama
Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel/Palestine
28 Comments
Israel is at the heart of Jewish identity, Gorenberg says
Israeli political leader says no majority exists in Israel for giving up the West Bank
Israel’s Al Jalame prison: ‘Palestinian children are locked in solitary confinement for days or even weeks’
The Guardian published a scathing article over the weekend by Harriet Sherwood on human rights abuses suffered by Palestinian children in Al Jalame prison in northern Israel.
Posted in Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation, On the ground reports
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‘Peace Now’ and Rob’t Wright stand up for CAP bloggers
Critics of Israel at Democratic Party-linked Center for American Progress gain support from two strong mainstream voices
Report: Israel to give US only 12-hour warning before attacking Iran because Netanyahu doesn’t trust Obama
From the Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv (in Hebrew, translated by MW contributor Shmuel): Israel: We Won’t Give Advance Notice of Attack on Iran Sunday Times reports that Israel told Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff it would give only twelve hours’ … Continue reading
Children in Nabi Saleh play their favorite game called ‘Mustafa Tamimi’ during weekly protests
this is the game #NabiSaleh kids were playing yesterday..the one called #MustafaTamimi facebook.com/photo.php?fbid… it’s their fave from what i hear — Linah Alsaafin (@LinahAlsaafin) January 21, 2012 Attacks on Protests Against Land Theft / Land, Property Theft & Destruction / … Continue reading
Community Radio: Media opportunity of a lifetime to build the Palestine solidarity movement
Community radio is a bridge to internet streaming, social networking, and media-making that connects new and old technologies to amplify voices of social justice.
Posted in Israel/Palestine, Media, US Politics
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Obama begins push for Jewish support in 2012 by touting the ‘unbreakable bond’ between Israel and the US
The JTA reports that David Axelrod “e-blasted” this video out today, as the Obama campaign looks to secure Jewish support for 2012.
The Mondo crew hosts WBAI’s ‘Beyond the Pale’ to discuss Ron Paul, Dennis Ross and the myth of Obama’s ‘Jewish problem’
This past Sunday, we had a rare chance to take to the airwaves as co-hosts of WBAI’s “Beyond the Pale.” We interviewed Phyllis Bennis, Ta-Nehisi Coates, John Mearsheimer and Greg Sargent.
Publisher of the ‘Atlanta Jewish Times’ suggests Mossad should assassinate Obama
Andrew Adler, the owner and publisher of the Atlanta Jewish Times, whore a column offering Israel three options on how to handle the differences of opinion between the US and Israel over Iran: Attack Hezbollah and Hamas, attack Iran, or “order a hit” on Barack Obama.
Why did Ehud Barak postpone joint US-Israeli military exercise?
Multiple analysts have suggested that the postponement demonstrates the Israeli government’s contempt for Obama and an ongoing effort to back the president into a corner in an election year over Iran.
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.
‘Israel Firster’ gets at an inconvenient truth
Some of those supporting an attack on Iran really are more concerned with Israel’s interest than Americans’ –and that’s a legitimate argument
Posted in American Jewish Community, Iran, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics
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Zbig says Israelis ‘buy influence’ in Congress and play Obama
Blunt comment by Brzezinski — Israel ‘buys influence’ in the Congress and plays Obama– signals shift toward open discussion of Israel lobby