My friend Yakov sent me this, from the great Gideon Levy in the great Haaretz: If Netanyahu does win, he should be allowed to form a government only with his extremist partners. Let them put together a narrow coalition of…
The BBC reports: In remarks to school children broadcast on Israeli radio, [Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi] Livni said her solution for maintaining a Jewish and democratic state of Israel was “to have two distinct national entities”. “Among other things I…
Three major U.S. power figures are linked to the charity run out of a 6th Avenue fabric store that is sending hundreds of thousands of dollars to settler militias in the West Bank: James Tisch, the ceo of Loews, Michael…
I think it’s the first time I’ve embraced the label. I’m letting it rip today on TPM. Here’s the full post, called “Palestinian statelessness is an American Jewish achievement.” Avraham Burg has urged me not to argue about Zionism but…
Adam Horowitz, who is the brains of this operation these days, did an important post the other day on how the law for settlers is so much softer than the law for Palestinians. Settlers can spit at soldiers because they…
The Central Fund for Israel–which lists its office at the same address as Marcus Fabrics on 6th Avenue in New York– is a 501(c)3. That means contributions are 50 percent tax deductible. The Central Fund gives a lot of its…
Arthur and Hadassah Marcus live on the Upper West side. They’re married. Must be pushing 60. I’m sure they’re nice people. Their son Jay lives in the Occupied Territories. Arthur says he and his son work for Marcus Fabrics on…
I’m feeling guilty tonight. I was mean to an old-media friend. I was supposed to see her, and didn’t, in the city, and had a weird exchange with her on the phone. All my fault. A newspaper she works for…
A trustworthy correspondent was listening to Limbaugh in the car today and heard him describe Rashid Khalidi as “a noted Jew-hater.” A step beyond the usual. Dangerous, and meant to be dangerous. (Cf, Marty Peretz calling Jimmy Carer a “Jew-hater.”)…