The Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s new Washington blog is called “Capital J”. “Inside the Beltway with Ron Kampeas & Eric Fingerhut.” I wonder if they would have come up with that name if not for J Street. I bet not. That…
Benjamin Netanyahu’s possible coalition partners say the darnedest things. Although Avigdor Lieberman is getting most of the attention, there are other parties being courted that have equally disturbing things to say. In response to Peace Now revealing that the Israeli…
Mohammad of Vancouver writes: It was first reported on Iran’s Press TV that Iran has asked Interpol to investigate the role of high Israeli officials in the war crimes committed against Gaza. After that, the news that the International Criminal…
I see that Cynthia Greenberg of Brooklyn posted the following fine statement as a comment on the post about the Brooklyn congregation Kolot Chayeinu’s encounter meeting following the Gaza attack. Seems to me it should be a post: As a…
(Photo: Reem Salahi from the National Lawyer’s Guild delegation to Gaza, February 2009) One of the headlines coming out of the Gaza donors conference currently being held in Egypt is the US’s pledge of $900 million for the Palestinians. What…
I veer here between celebrating the sea-change in the American political discourse and saying that the Israel lobby runs Washington. Today’s a good day. Here is my abundant evidence of the sea-change: –Obama’s Chas Freeman pick for National Intelligence Council;…
My wife and I went to different parties in the city on the same night last week. I was hoping she would also come to mine, but she didn’t make it. She went home on her own. By the time…
Beatles doing A Hard Day’s Night, with Yiddish dub. My mom took me to A Hard Day’s Night. Still became a Rolling Stones guy.
Two weeks back, my correspondent AC sent me the following note about nonviolent protest of the Gaza war in the West Bank. FYI, although Israel is the chief culprit in quashing non-violent protest, it has, with the assistance of Gen….