Ever since the rise of the neocons, my liberal Democratic mother and I have had the same argument. I say, “They’re Jews, and they’re representing Jewish political aims.” She says, “No they’re not. They’re a bunch of rightwing nuts. You…
In today’s Times, there was a profile of rightwing radio host Michael Savage that made something of his Jewishness. Turns out his real name is Weiner and he has a picture of his bar mitzvah in a glass case. “Tell…
Jerry Slater is the author of a groundbreaking study in the journal International Security arguing that the U.S. media’s silence on the Israeli treatment of Palestinians has blinded American policy-making. Slater pointed out that Haaretz in Israel offers a far…
I’m a devoted “60 Minutes” watcher and had two strong impressions from the last two weeks. 1, Last week LaDainian Tomlinson, the Chargers’ incredible running back, said that he spends the day before a game in fear of injury. Playing…
I’ve failed to blog about something significant I saw nearly 2 weeks ago, at the Israel Policy Forum annual in New York City. Somewhat sore-thumbish in the large crowd was a tall dark-haired square-jawed guy accompanied by his tall blond…
In its piece on candidates wooing the Des Moines Register for its editorial endorsement, how pleasing to see that the Times led off with a description of Bill Clinton’s visit, stating: “as his sport utility vehicle idled outside, former President…
Israeli colonization schemes, called “settlements,” continue to hum away in the occupied territories. These include expansion of Har Homa, the hilltop suburban landgrab outside Bethlehem, where a forest used to be: in Palestinian geography, Abu Ghneim. Israel considers this part…
Dual loyalty alert. StandWithUs, a pro-Israel group, is paying students $1000 a year to be “campus emissaries for the Jewish state.” As Justin Elliott points out, when was it necessary to pay for activists to be activists? Thus the Israel…
This week I did an article for New York Magazine on a big financier with houses all over who is in trouble in Florida for soliciting prostitution. The Palm Beach police record says that he had two girls a day…