The New York Times on Avigdor Lieberman, who comes across as misunderstood, tractable… an often indelicate and outspoken politician whose threatening language aimed at Arabs arouses suspicion and some trepidation abroad… Mr. Lieberman ran a contentious election campaign that many…
(Graffiti left by Israeli soldiers in a house in Al-Zeytoun from the recent war in Gaza. Photo: Rose Mishaan) Yesterday the LA Times ran an article by Judea Pearl entitled “Is anti-Zionism hate?” to go along side Ben Ehrenreich’s blockbuster…
Great people, the Corries. Here’s their statement on their daughter’s commemoration. Excerpt: In Rachel’s case, though a thorough, credible and transparent investigation was promised by the Israeli Government, after six years, the position of the U.S. Government remains that such…
But, writing in the Times, he’s against an academic boycott of Israel, as a blunt instrument you only get out when you’re dealing with the Third Reich.
The following was written by Rose Mishaan, a participant on the recent National Lawyer’s Guild delegation to Gaza. Rose is a student at the University of California Hastings College of Law. I know Rose from when we were both members…
Brilliant piece by Roger Cohen in today’s Times saying, Goddamnit, the Iranians are a lot like us, let’s start talking to them. In a word: heretical. A few comments ahead of the excerpt, then more comment below. First, Cohen’s view…
Scott McConnell explains why he believes Jeffrey Goldberg has a trigger-finger for accusing others of antisemitism: It was probably this , Goldberg’s long review of Steve Walt and John Mearsheimer’s “The Israel Lobby”. Instead of engaging the arguments made by…
The other day on “All Things Considered,” NPR anchor Robert Siegel quoted Marty Peretz to Chas Freeman. Siegel said that Peretz said it would be crazy for Marty Peretz himself to be put in an intelligence position–he’s too in the…
The Times Book Review ran a negative review yesterday of Rashid Khalidi’s new book “Sowing Crisis,” that offers the traditional diagnosis of Arab problems and human-rights issues, and urges Obama not to listen to the scholar: Why has the Arab…