Senator Robert Menendez, a powerful democrat from New Jersey, was indicted today on public corruption charges. Menendez’s indictment is unfortunate for his family, career, and reputation, but it could bode well for world peace. While Menendez is progressive on issues such as immigration reform and gay rights, he is a hawk on two key foreign policy issues: Iran and Cuba.
Reports from Lausanne are that Iran and the P5+1 are inching toward a vague agreement with details to be worked out in the next 3 months, and Congress doing its utmost to nitpick the deal in weeks to come
Call it a Hail Mary or a Passover miracle, or both, but two of the biggest brands in the country are hooking up in a joint p.r. effort to try and polish up their distressed images. NFL and AIPAC will launch an ad campaign showing all the good things they do for Americans.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced today, April 1, his latest initiative to start a Habitat for Humanity branch in the West Bank. Invoking the humanitarian work done by former U.S. President, Jimmy Carter, Netanyahu expects his charitable venture will create tens of thousands of new homes for displaced and disadvantaged Jewish citizens.
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In a last ditch effort to block an impending nuclear deal between Western powers and Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced today, April 1, he will immediately begin an open-ended hunger strike against world peace.
Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu is apologizing for a pre-election video he posted on Facebook, which, his critics claimed, used fear-mongering and racism to encourage Israelis to vote for Likud. Two weeks later, the Prime Minister admits he made a mistake. “We had to put something together and, ultimately, we did a bad job. We made a video I’m not proud of.” Netanyahu added, “the lighting was grim. I look pale, pasty. I look fat. Really fat. The white balance was off. The Israeli people deserved better. They deserve higher definition.”
Mondoweiss talks with Rep. Steve Israel, the former head of the DCCC and one of the State of Israel’s staunchest allies on Capitol Hill about Netanyahu’s speech to Congress and how pissed exactly President Obama is with him for repeatedly stabbing him in the back.
Hillary Clinton has decided to run for president, according to a secret “eyes on the prize” memo obtained by Mondoweiss. The email to Clinton today from her longtime adviser Ann Lewis says the Clinton team will have a “wildly successful” campaign if it can stick to “the recipe from tried and true campaign plans” to meet a $1 billion fundraising goal. That “recipe” may surprise you, or not.
Over fierce rightwing opposition, Israel’s interior ministry approved 2200 housing units in the Jabel Mukaber neighborhood of East Jerusalem– even as bulldozers destroyed the foundations of three apartment buildings in the same section. Ir Amim called the approvals a welcome and unexpected development.