A little more debate. National Journal is having an experts colloquium on Should we maintain a special relationship with Israel. The discussion was marked till yesterday by an absence of Realists, let alone lefties, and imbalance, with 6 of the…
History and analysis of how the U.S. fomented the Hamas-Fatah split and laid the groundwork for the Israeli invasion of Gaza–by the reliable Gareth Porter using standard sources. Condoleezza Rice has been wrong from the start, as wrong as she…
In Haaretz. Thanks to Richard Witty for tip. Yes antisemitism is real. So is anti-Zionism. Separate the strands, Jews, don’t recruit me in your holy war, let my people go.
Jack Ross reports: He takes on the Israel Lobby both in his opening segment and in his interview with David Gregory. Best moment is his response to Bloomberg visit to Israel in the opening segment. We’ll get to it Jack….
J Street will make no headway without the New York Times. J Street can always count on the Nation and has found the New Yorker sadly awol*. The Times did great work yesterday: “Warnings not enough for Gaza families.” And…
The Nation has a Gaza piece by Wallace Shawn that is pure intuitive genius. This is the Shawn we came to love with Aunt Dan and Lemon, political writing of majesty and writerly authority to match Doris Lessing’s. Thank god…
David Remnick doesn’t seem entirely sure how to address the horrifying news from Gaza. He has a long piece about Obama, including an intelligent reverie on the spiritual question of homeland, that sweeps the slaughter under the rug. Blames the…
How long can American leaders hold out? Yahoo’s top story at this hour is an Agence France-Presse story headlined “Gaza civilians bearing brunt of violence…” Another sign that the media are changing: Richard Engel on NBC Nightly News tonight said…
From an analysis in tomorrow’s Haaretz:: From Hamas’ perspective, the Sajaiyeh incident that left 3 IDF troops dead Monday is a significant first achievement. For the first time, Israeli TV broadcasts raised the question of whether it was worthwhile for…