Adam Horowitz and I (Phil Weiss) are trying to think up a new phrase up top to replace “Iraq comes home, the war of ideas” as we revamp this site. Maybe just “The war of ideas.” Or maybe something like…
Helena Cobban has published an amazing report on an interview she did with smiling senior Likud security-affairs specialist Efraim Inbar, who surely has Netanyahu’s ear. Somewhat shocking. A lot of racism dignified as the “Zionist ethos.” Incredible arrogance, which I…
In Israel, Hillary Clinton said that Israeli demolition of Palestinian houses in Jerusalem is “unhelpful.” Wow. Step out, lady! How long will it take for her to condemn the confiscation of Palestinian lands, the colonies, Jim Crow laws, and the…
A lot of my friends are now unemployed, or underemployed. I wanted to pass along some of the wisdom that they’re expressing: –We’re going to learn really valuable lessons. We’re going to learn about “quality” again. Quantity had replaced quality…
Yoni Goodman, a main animator for Waltz with Bashir, has created the short movie above for the Israeli organization Gisha. A spokesperson for Gisha has said that “Closed Zone” is meant to “cause the viewer to feel empathy for the…
Susie Kneedler tried to comment on the Shahar Peer story, couldn’t get her comment posted. We’re working out the bugs. Here it is: Sadly, John McEnroe, Billie Jean King, and Mary Carillo all condemned the UAE decision to deny Peer…
Last month the United Arab Emirates refused to give a visa to Israeli tennis star Shahar Peer so that she could play in a tournament in Dubai, and the UAE has now been fined by the women’s tennis association for…
Something great reported by Haaretz and now JSF: the British Embassy has changed its plans, and will not rent space in a Tel Aviv building partly-owned by Lev Leviev, the diamond merchant who has financed colonies in the West Bank….
Wonderful exchange among commenters on Jews Sans Frontieres: the minute you start insisting that “Jewish identity” and Zionism are conflated, you are off into anti-semitic tropes That’s a bit overdone, isn’t it? After all Zionism did have a big impact…