The front-page story in the Times yesterday on the Jane Harman allegations didn’t say that she’s Jewish. Neither does CQ, which broke the story. Chris Matthews didn’t say she’s Jewish in his report last night–though he’s always talking about the…
The following is an open letter from the South African Muslim scholar Farid Esack. It is currently being spray painted on the Separation Wall on a three kilometer section between Jerusalem and Ramallah by the Dutch-Palestinian collaborative project www.sendamessage.nl. (Thanks…
The following is an open letter from the South African Muslim scholar Farid Esack. It is currently being spray painted on the Separation Wall on a three kilometer section between Jerusalem and Ramallah by the Dutch-Palestinian collaborative project www.sendamessage.nl. (Thanks…
From Marcy Newman’s report yesterday on EI about “ethnic cleansing:” continued seizure of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem by religious crazies backed by the Israeli government. On 2 April, while Nasser [Jaber] was visiting his mother in the nearby Wadi…
You know what a “shelf agreement” is, right? It’s an agreement that Israelis make so they can put it on the shelf. Here is another beautiful column by Gideon Levy, saying that the Palestinians have been ready for a deal…
Below is a report from Richard Congress, a participant in the Code Pink delegation to Gaza in March. Code Pink has several upcoming trips to Gaza. From Code Pink: “May 28-June 5, through Egypt; June 5-14, through Israel. For more…
On antiwar.com, there is a fine interview by Scott Horton of Jeff Stein of CQ, regarding his blockbuster story, in which Stein describes Harman’s phone-mate of 2005 as a “suspected Israeli double agent” and suggests that the agent was not…
Avigdor Lieberman has given his first major interview since becoming Israeli foreign minister. The interview was with a Russian daily paper, and Ha’aretz is reporting that Lieberman boasted about the intimate nature of the US/Israel relationship. Lieberman reportedly said, “believe…