US is all alone on ‘Israel Island’ –Munayyer in Chicago Trib By Philip Weiss September 21, 2011 11 Yousef Munayyer of the Palestine Center has a strong op-ed in today’s Chicago Tribune that…
New Dem panic: If Obama’s such a great friend, why didn’t he go to Israel? By Philip Weiss September 21, 2011 44 Panic among the Democrats on the Jewish front. Ron Kampeas reports on a call to…
Chomsky says Perry is ‘often in outer space’ By Philip Weiss September 21, 2011 11 This is great. Noam Chomsky on Democracy Now: Well, I must say that politics in…
Karon: Why Abbas is doing US and Israel a favor by going to Security Council By Philip Weiss September 20, 2011 36 Several people have pointed out this piece at Time by Tony Karon, which argues that…
Barney Frank says he’s going to hit campuses to counter the ‘left’ on Israel By Philip Weiss September 20, 2011 66 There was a big rally in Newton, MA., last night with leading political figures in…
Tom in Chicago… and Abe in Peoria By Philip Weiss September 20, 2011 8 Earlier today we picked up a hugely popular comment at the New York Times from…
‘How much of Susan Rice’s job is about Israel?’ By Philip Weiss September 20, 2011 7 “A lot.” (Uriel Heilman at JTA had an interview with Rice and asked her that…
Chris Matthews’s thought bubble: we cut the deal to create Israel and we can’t go back on it By Philip Weiss September 20, 2011 32 The first abdication tonight was that Chris Matthews led his show with a discussion of…
Bronner speech at Duke reveals deep bias and yet another ethical lapse By Adam Horowitz September 20, 2011 15 Last week we posted on Max Blumenthal’s important investigative piece on the New York Times…
Perry says Obama’s Israel policy is one of ‘appeasement’ By Philip Weiss September 20, 2011 33 Rick Perry’s speech on Israel this morning in NY. Twice uses the word “appeasement.” Does…