Haaretz reports that Netanyahu will evacuate “outpost” settlements, so-called “illegal” ones, as a “gesture” to Obama. Emphasis mine: The sources said [Defense Minister Ehud] Barak intends to dismantle a number of outposts out of 26 illegal ones. “It is up…
Act I. Ben Smith at Politico interviews Joe Klein about scary Charles Krauthammer, and Klein, a novelist, offers an interesting analysis: “There’s something tragic about him, too,” Klein said, referring to Krauthammer’s confinement to a wheelchair, the result of a…
Iran could nuke New York, according to this interactive demonstration from the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. I guess that’s why Obama’s emphasizing nuclear non-proliferation. Thanks to Ali Gharib, who laments the absence of sound effects.
David Sanger in the Times, web-only; his piece begins: “Now that President Obama has established what he called a ‘clear timetable’ for Iran….” I guess you had to be there.
Mustafa Barghouthi responds to the Obama/Netanyahu meeting in an LA Times oped “Can Obama meet Netanyahu’s challenge?”: More recently, Netanyahu has added a new demand: that Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state. This is intended only to confuse and…
Netanyahu senior aide Ron Dermer on the plane from Washington DC to Tel Aviv: “This idea of two states for two peoples is a stupid and childish solution to a very complex problem.” Another top Netanyahu advisor referred to the…
Earlier today I asked for help to find a dismaying reference to Gaza on NPR yesterday morning. Susie Kneedler responded. She confirmed the quote I thought I’d heard, and had this to say: I found the Renee Montagne clip and,…
Earlier today I asked for help to find a dismaying reference to Gaza on NPR yesterday morning. Susie Kneedler responded. She confirmed the quote I thought I’d heard, and had this to say: I found the Renee Montagne clip and,…