The Mondoweiss social media onslaught continues. In addition to Twitter, we now have a home on Facebook. Come on over an become our friend. At some point we’ll advertise events and who knows what else. Besides, it’s much better than…
The Mondoweiss social media onslaught continues. In addition to Twitter, we now have a home on Facebook. Come on over an become our friend. At some point we’ll advertise events and who knows what else. Besides, it’s much better than…
Derry in Northern Ireland was ground zero for the Irish nationalist movement. Part of the city renamed itself Free Derry in the late 60s. Lately it has become a center for pro-Palestinian feeling. Here are two recent photos from the…
More signs of change in the American Jewish community. A leader of the peace bloc in the pro-Israel community comes down on one of its former heroes, Shimon Peres, after Peres reportedly told Joe Biden that he wasn’t going to…
More signs of change in the American Jewish community. A leader of the peace bloc in the pro-Israel community comes down on one of its former heroes, Shimon Peres, after Peres reportedly told Joe Biden that he wasn’t going to…
Laura Rozen’s report at Foreign Policy on the Obama-Peres meeting suggests that there are stormclouds on the horizon–“severe nervousness” in Israel over Obama’s signals on Iran and settlements–and, more interesting, a shrewd deployment by Obama of Jewish White House aides…
Ron Kampeas at JTA has a report saying that AIPAC’s call for a “viable Palestinian state” probably had the blessing of Netanyahu, but has angered the Zionist Organization of America. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tried to maintain ambiguity…
One of the most interesting speeches given at the AIPAC Policy Conference was one that received the least media attention. AIPAC Executive Director Howard Kohr addressed the capacity crowd Sunday night before Newt Gingrich, and he came with a stern…