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Category Archives: US Policy in the Middle East
American’s cartoon on Israeli site shows Netanyahu cannibalizing Obama and compelling him to service him sexually
Eli Valley cartoon pictures Netanyahu and Obama as astronauts, and Obama is subservient
It will be easier for our movement of subcultures to change the US than to change Israel — Sarah Schulman
Novelist and queer activist Sarah Schulman premiered a film on AIDS activism in Israel and Palestine last month
More ‘magnet than a mallet’: RAND Corporation warns against striking Iran
One week before the next P5+1 meeting with Iran in Baghdad, the RAND Corporation, one of the most influential and respected U.S. think tanks advising the Pentagon, has published a comprehensive report in the Rand Review warning against striking Iran.
Green Party candidate for President calls for end to Israeli apartheid
Dr. Jill Stein, who recently clinched the Green Party nomination for President, demands: “an end to the discriminatory apartheid policies within the state of Israel, the removal of the Separation Wall, a ban on assassination, movement toward denuclearization, the release of all political prisoners and journalists from Israeli and Palestinian prisons, disarmament of non-state militias, and recognition of the right of self-determination for both Israelis and Palestinians”
Nakba 64 years later, we will never forget
News and headlines from Nakba Day, 2012.
Oren’s defensive piece on ‘sinister’ delegitimization movement shows boycott is working
Michael Oren knows that Israel is losing its reputation
The left lacks an analysis of the neocon rise
Rachel Maddow’s foreign policy speech and Ari Berman’s piece on Romney’s neocons both fail to mention the Israel lobby as a source of American foreign policy ideas
AIPAC’s Iran resolution (What if Congress had told JFK he couldn’t ‘rely on containment’ with Soviets?)
HRes 568, AIPAC’s main goal. is a resolution telling Obama he can’t use containment for Iran nuclear activities
Posted in Iran, Israel Lobby, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics
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I Want My NPT: A weekend review of Iran nuclear program propaganda
Two news reports by major wire services this weekend demonstrate just how pervasive misinformation and propaganda are in the mainstream media when it comes to the Iranian nuclear issue.
Posted in Iran, Israel/Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East
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Israeli officer threatens to rape Palestinian activists in custody (if this happened in Syria it would be headline news)
Israel faces major West Bank uprising over hunger strikers
Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation, On the ground reports, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, Turkey, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics, War on Terror
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Scorched earth in Bil’in
Settlers are laughing about burning fields in Bil’in
House support for Israel damages prospects for peace
On Monday, the House of Representatives released a draft of the 2013 budget bill, which includes an eye-popping $1.5 billion in weapons earmarked for Israel.
Posted in Activism, BDS, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Neocons, Occupation, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics
Tagged featured
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State Dep’t has nothing to say about hunger strikers ‘one way or another’
Victoria Nuland, spox for Hillary Clinton, kicks the can down the road when asked about Palestinian hunger strikers on the verge of death
US military officers taught to target civilians and wage ‘total war’ on Islam
Not only law enforcement agencies have been taught Islamophobic material — the US military has too, and the details are not pretty. Above is a slide from one of many anti-Muslim presentations for US military officers.
Posted in US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics
Tagged FBI, featured, Islamophobia, Spencer Ackerman, Wired
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Nowhere to go — Jahalin Bedouin homes slated for destruction outside Jerusalem
‘Forcible transfer’ is the measure Israel has adopted for 27,000 Palestinian Bedouins living in Area C in territory filled with settlements
Obama’s next evolution: Nakba remembrance outside White House next Tuesday
Nakba commemorators hope to have 531 candles, one for each village obliterated
Posted in Nakba, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics
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Akiva Tor: Arab Spring at fault for blocking a future Palestinian state
Israeli consul general Akiva Tor (above) addressed the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on Monday to explain how the Arab Spring hurts hopes for a Palestinian state, settlements don’t hinder the peace process and why BDS is the answer . . . for Iran.
New Pew Center poll highlights growing Egyptian revulsion at peace treaty with Israel
61% of Egyptians want to annul the peace treaty with Israel, according to a new Pew Research Center poll. That’s a seven-point increase from last year.
Standing up for equality at the ‘Equality Forum’ celebration of Israel
A report from a protest at the Equality Forum’s celebration of LGBTQ rights in Israel.
Michael Scheuer says Israeli lobby has tied American gov’t down like Gulliver
Our leaders tell us bin Laden attacked us because of our liberties. But they ignore what he said in his declaration of war
Posted in Iraq, Israel Lobby, Media, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics, War on Terror
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Biden gives Israel the green light on Iran in speech to rabbinical convention
Speaking to an international assembly of 1,600 conservative rabbis in Atlanta today, Joe Biden said that Israel still had time to attack Iran if it so chooses.
Posted in American Jewish Community, Iran, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics
Tagged featured
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‘Battle of the Empty Stomachs’: Thaer Halahleh and Bilal Diab surpass 70 days on hunger strike
Addameer: Thaer Halahleh and Bilal Diab’s petitions to the Israeli High Court regarding their administrative detention orders were rejected yesterday, four days following their High Court hearing on 3 May. Thaer and Bilal are on their 71st day of hunger strike and at immediate risk of death.
Why no condolences from Obama to David Cameron?
Obama and Romney fell over one another in rush to express condolences to Netanyahu on the death of his father last week
It’s Good to be the King: Netanyahu scraps elections, buys off opposition and cements power with new unity gov’t
In a surprise move, Benjamin Netanyahu has cut a deal with Shaul Mofaz’s Kadima Party to join his coalition government, effectively canceling the Israeli elections he had just announced. Paul Mutter breaks down the deal and what it means for Israeli politics and a possible attack on Iran.
Posted in Iran, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Occupation, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics
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High Court refuses Israeli gov’t petition on Ulpana, will the reprecussions be felt in the Israeli elections?
There was a showdown at Israel’s High Court of Justice yesterday over the continuing saga of Ulpana that promises to thrust the settlement issue front and center in Israel’s upcoming election. This time, the rule of law prevailed and today the High Court rejected the State’s request to cancel its September 2011 ruling in the case. The High Court orders illegal Ulpana outpost homes demolished by July 1.