Category Archives: Neocons

Trying to save two-state consensus, ‘Washington Post’ invokes ‘demographic’ threat

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Washington Post suggests Santorum is feeding a dangerous belief, in equal rights, held by Palestinians, not Israelis

Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 44 Comments

Loury says Iran attack talk is ‘anti-Islamic hyper-pro-Israeli genuflection’

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Scott McConnell

John McWhorter and Glenn Loury are more interested in Ron Paul’s opposition to Iran saber-rattling than his racist newsletters

Posted in Iran, Israel Lobby, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 48 Comments

Gingrich got $5 million for saying Palestinians are invented people (lord, why am I so cynical?)

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Republican Jewish Coalition brags it gives ‘tens of millions’ every political cycle

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | Tagged | 30 Comments

NPR political expert calls Joe Lieberman a ‘moderate’ — unlike Republican extremists

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Ken Rudin of NPR characterizes hawkish Joe Lieberman as a ‘moderate’

Posted in Media, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 8 Comments

Under pressure from smear campaign, Center for American Progress abandoned assertion that Israel lobby is pushing war with Iran

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Democratic thinktank said that Israel lobby was pushing militant action against Iran. Now it has retracted the idea under pressure from rightwing Israel lobbyist

Posted in Iran, Israel Lobby, Media, Neocons, US Politics | 11 Comments

Jewish power + Jewish hubris = ‘moral catastrophe of epic proportions’

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Jewish loss of fear of the gentiles is producing a moral catastrophe of epic proportions — Jerry Haber

Posted in American Jewish Community, Gaza, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Nakba, Neocons, Occupation | 154 Comments

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

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Alex Kane
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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

Poof, Dome of the Rock, gone: IDF rabbinate edits Dome of the Rock out of picture of the Temple Mount

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Today in Palestine

  IDF rabbinate edits out Dome of the Rock from picture of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount Photo appears in army packet on Hanukkah describing the Jewish revolt against Hellenistic rule; IDF spokesman: Image meant to illustrate a period in which holy … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Egypt, Gaza, Gaza 2 Years Later, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Nakba, Neocons, Occupation, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East | 10 Comments

Palestinians fulfill Quartet’s request. Israelis don’t. Guess who ‘Washington Post’ blames?

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Annie Robbins

Neoconservative Washington Post blames Palestinians for meeting Quartet’s deadline, while Israel drags its feet and builds more colonies

Posted in Israel/Palestine, Media, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East | 24 Comments

Uniformed corporal’s criticism of Iran attack breaks off on CNN mid-sentence

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Uniformed supporter of Ron Paul criticizes Iran attack idea. Video is cut off. Anderson Cooper jokes it is a “conspiracy”

Posted in Iran, Media, Neocons, US Politics | 57 Comments

Bill Kristol’s group pictures Obama in front of Western Wall seemingly soaked in blood

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Incitement? Last Bill Kristol ad promised to punch back at Obama. Now he’s showing Obama in front of what looks to be blood-soaked Western Wall

Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East | 15 Comments

Mossad Chief: Stop calling Iran an ‘existential threat’

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Paul Mutter

Wouldn’t it be nice if the heads of our own national security agencies spoke truth to power like this? Tamir Pardo, head of Mossad, had this to say to a roomful of Israeli ambassadors last week: “What is the significance … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | Tagged | 14 Comments

The Amman talks: Nothing from nothing leaves nothing

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Annie Robbins

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will meet for a do nothing ‘peace process’ in Amman on Tuesday

Posted in American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Nakba, Neocons, Occupation, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 23 Comments

Paul’s challenge to progressives

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Philip Weiss

The longer Ron Paul is in the race, the more progressive Obama’s foreign policies will be

Posted in Arab Spring, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics, War on Terror | Tagged | 221 Comments

The ‘special relationship’ and the arms race

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Max Ajl

The Obama administration just sealed a $29.4 billion deal with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Boeing F-15s. A region-wide arms race in the Middle East is being paid for by American taxpayers and consumers for the benefit of US arms companies.

Posted in Egypt, Iran, Israel Lobby, Middle East, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | Tagged | 26 Comments

Neoconservative responsibility for the Iraq war

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Hawkish Jews are a small minority of the American Jewish community. But they prevailed in policy discussions leading to the Iraq war, and their concern was Israel

Posted in American Jewish Community, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 36 Comments

Clark: There was no national debate over the policy coup by the ‘hardnosed’

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Phil Weiss and Annie Robbins

Iraq war was the most arrogant foreign policy in history, and grew out of a coup by the hardnosed –Wesley Clark

Posted in Iraq, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East | 19 Comments

Another mainstream voice challenges idea of war on Iran

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Philip Weiss

Under neoconservative pressure, Leon Panetta has walked back his concerns about a war on Iran. But some mainstream voices are backing him up

Posted in Iran, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 21 Comments

Kampeas: Jewish neocons are more than 2 degrees removed from Bush’s decision to invade Iraq

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Philip Weiss

Yesterday I posted a question that I’d sent to Ron Kampeas of JTA: why is it that the Walt and Mearsheimer thesis, that the Israel lobby played a crucial role in pushing the Iraq war, has become more and more … Continue reading →

Posted in American Jewish Community, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Media, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 146 Comments

On Iran sanctions, Clinton bowed to Israel lobby in first term and corporate lobby in his second

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Philip Weiss

Memo to Obama: Clinton gave in to Israel lobby on Iran sanctions in his first term, then turned to corporate lobbies in his second term

Posted in Iran, Israel Lobby, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 7 Comments

Muslims ban Christmas and rape white women, in latest Latma satire

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Phan Nguyen
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Israeli group Latma has come out with another alleged satire. This one says that black people are trying to rape white women. Funny?

Posted in Israel/Palestine, Neocons | Tagged | 96 Comments

‘Daily Beast’ provides platform for ‘warmongering’ on Iran

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Philip Weiss

Steve Walt called Matthew Kroenig’s argument for force against Iraq “warmongering” posing as analysis. Now Kroenig pops up on Daily Beast, unquestioned

Posted in Iran, Israel Lobby, Neocons, US Politics | 15 Comments

‘Economist:’ analysis of Iraq war that leaves out neocons’ Jewishness is ‘deficient’

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Philip Weiss

The Jewishness of neocons was factor in cause of Iraq war, says Economist blogger, mainstreaming Walt and Mearsheimer analysis

Posted in American Jewish Community, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, Neocons | 5 Comments

Been there, done that? Israel’s fresh concerns about Iraq

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Philip Weiss

Didn’t we do this before? Israeli hawks and neoconservatives have expressed fears about security threat to Israel from Iraq

Posted in Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East | 16 Comments

‘This is awful,’ Bush said, coming into Bethlehem

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Philip Weiss

George Bush loved Israel, Condi Rice says in her new memoir, even though the Israelis were intransigent, and President was shocked by seeing the wall outside Bethlehem

Posted in Israel/Palestine, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 37 Comments