One of the best things to come out of the Chas Freeman affair is the combination of non-Zionist leftwing Jews and realist gentiles. The two groups have gotten over political/cultural differences and are beginning to feel real loyalty to one…
The other day the Washington Post editorial page–which I am harping on because it has been on the pro-neocon track at least since declaring that the Iraq war was “essential to American security”– ran an editorial urging the Justice Department…
Here’s a fabulous column on the Freeman affair by Ron Smith in my hometown newspaper, the Baltimore Sun, demonstrating 1, Chas Freeman did us all a huge favor, 2, that you can no longer call critics of Israel antisemites because…
I’m going to harp on my belief that the Washington Post, which supported the Iraq war and showed editorial indifference to the Gaza slaughter, is playing a negative role in informing the American elite. Robert Parry, the former AP reporter…
Here is a perfect example of the trend I was talking about earlier, which makes it impossible for Israel lobbyists to use the term “antisemite” to stop their critics: good Mark Shields criticizing Israel on the News Hour last night….
Thanks to the AP: –In the last year, 4 Palestinians have been killed by Israelis in protests of the Israeli landgrab in the village in which Anderson was shot; –Anderson’s ambulance sat for 15 minutes at a checkpoint, waiting for…
A week ago I talked to Chas Freeman and he said that if he went down, he wouldn’t go down without a yelp. I said, “Ambassador, it sort of makes me want to pull against you!” Well he did go…
In an interview with the Nation, Chas Freeman sharpens his attack, saying that by the lobby he means the unflinching support for rightwing Israeli governments and notes his support from Jews. I had a really amazing outpouring of support, privately,…
The New York Times’ Ethan Bronner did an excellent job on the shooting of Tristan Anderson, getting a good-sized story on to page A7 of the Times. As for Haaretz, it refers to the story prominently on the front page…