MSCI statement on Caterpillar: Key factor in the downgrade was ‘on-going controversy associated with use of the company’s equipment in the occupied Palestinian territories’ By Adam Horowitz June 25, 2012 5 MSCI is a leading provider of socially responsible investing indices that funds use to monitor,…
Shadid’s cousin ignites argument over ‘NYT”s role in his death; his widow refuses to join By Philip Weiss June 25, 2012 7 As Politico reported and several friends have communicated to me, the late Anthony Shadid’s cousin…
CBS pulls down billboards calling for end to US aid to Israel By Philip Weiss June 25, 2012 28 Stop30Billion billboard on Melrose Avenue — before and after Two weeks back we reported on…
Sam Harris, uncovered By Theodore Sayeed June 25, 2012 268 Sam Harris The Devil sucks in the most devout. In theology fanatics make for easier…
Homecoming By Sarah Aziza June 25, 2012 16 Photo: Sarah Aziza “This is where mom would have walked back and forth between the…
It’s not just the settlers: Samah Sabawi responds to liberal Zionists on the settlement boycott By Adam Horowitz June 25, 2012 3 For more on Sabawi see here. From the video’s YouTube page: Leading Liberal Zionists have…
Tablet’s editor ostriches in Jlem: there is no ’emotional, psychological or spiritual emergency’ for Israel By Philip Weiss June 25, 2012 16 Allison Kaplan Sommer reports for Haaretz on Peter Beinart’s big appearance in Israel, a debate…
‘Stand at the front of the boat…we are going to take you’: Attacked off the coast of Gaza by the Israeli navy By @WelshInGaza June 25, 2012 7 An Israeli warship off the coast of Gaza. (Photo: Civil Peace Service Gaza) “Stand at…
Romney brags to donors and Bill Kristol: I’m briefed by Israelis By Philip Weiss June 25, 2012 18 The question must be asked, Why is Mitt Romney willing to adopt the most hawkish…
‘Standing up to bulldozers’ in Susya By Kate June 25, 2012 1 (Photo: Lazar Simeonov) Photoblog — Susya: Standing up to the bulldozers Al Akhbar 24 June…