From Haaretz’s shrewd Amir Oren, who of course brings in the American elections (i.e., the power of Jews in the American political process): Make no mistake about the Obama administration, when it comes to Iran: Its policy differs from that…
Yesterday I said Obama will treat Avigdor Lieberman like a non-person. In my dreams. Hillary Clinton had a phone call with Avigdor Lieberman yesterday, congratulating him on his new job, Foreign Minister. Can you imagine any American official phoning up…
William Pfaff has a good piece on Obama entering the Thirty Years’ War we are starting in Afghanistan/Pakistan. A friend’s interpretation: I think Obama nurses the fantasy that (1) in this way he placates the formidable Petraeus and (2) he…
Here’s Abraham Foxman’s worldview: Israeli efforts to offer concessions to achieve peace have produced more extremism and violence on the other side. Is that what you want, America? Permanent war?
Yesterday we noted a murderous incident, Palestinian against settler, in the occupied West Bank. Well there’s a back story worthy of Dickens. From the JPost: Yair Gamliel, the seven-year-old boy whose skull was fractured by an ax-wielding terrorist in the…
The National Lawyers Guild has issued its report following its delegation’s trip to Gaza. You will find overwhelming evidence that Israel showed a complete disregard for civilian life. The snipings of the elderly, the white phosphorus in neighborhoods and schools,…
Michelle Obama has been a giant hit, I’ve observed with joy, but something has been made of her gaffe with the Queen of England, putting her arm around her. You don’t touch the Queen. Oh– of course, you don’t touch…
In my dream last night I was interviewing Chomsky at his place. Chomsky’s full name is Avram Noam Chomsky, and I asked him, “What’s with the Avram? Why did you lose it?” And he got angry at me. He said,…
For the racism/Orientalism file. Daniel Pipes says that Avigdor Lieberman’s speech left him “elated.” It said, “Israel is back.” And this guy has standing? Yes. I saw him at a jammed Philadelphia synagogue that would never invited the great Noam…