With almost GrouchoMarxlike indignation, Commentary’s blog reports a poll showing that those upstarts, the Palestinians, by 53 to 42 are against the two-state solution. Interesting. Commentary is full of righteousness on this, predictably. Who are we to talk to etc….
Democracy in America is the title of a great progressive show up at the Armory in New York right now. The Times even likes it. One floor of the show is littered with placards saying FEAR, that’s the mood. I…
This JPost article says that Shaul Mofaz’s American pollster/adviser is the secretive rightwing Arthur Finkelstein. Yesterday I said it’s Stan Greenberg, based on Uri Avnery’s piece. Here the JPost says that Greenberg is working for Barak, who yes was working…
If you want to understand the McCain position on Jerusalem, you’d best read Dore Gold’s book, The Fight for Jerusalem. Gold is aligned with rightwinger Netanyahu. He is from New York but lives in Jerusalem, where he’s head of a…
My friend Steve F. has passed along a column by David Harris of the AJC which talks about Tzipi Livni’s great challenge in steering the course between opposing ideological forces; and Steve then challenges me: I thought you might be…
Settler/blogger Yisrael Medad moved first to Israel from the States in 70, then to the West Bank in 81. He was a member of Betar, the same extremist organization that Doug Feith’s father was a member of. Here he is,…
McCain’s advisers, notably Max Boot of Commentary Magazine, told a weekend retreat they have little interest in the peace process. JTA reports. Where’s the NYT?
Last week Dan Fleshler said that the Israeli soldier at the checkpoint is also a victim of the occupation, and earlier today I posted a video in which an Israeli soldier cries out in pain at the actions of settlers…
Jack Ross responds to my post of yesterday about the left being claimed by the Israel lobby: When I read Dailykos regularly they seemed to be just finishing off the last prominent defender of Israel, a poor soul who was…