President Carter was in Gaza today, and met with Ismail Haniya in addition to visiting other sites. Here are some of his comments as reported by AFP in the article “Carter says Palestinians being treated ‘like animals'”: “My primary feeling…
Ali Gharib writes: The regime is NOT going to collapse. And that’s not the goal of any of those marching Tehran’s streets. This is not about ending the Islamic Revolution, it’s about getting back to it. For all his talk…
Two days ago we posted on a shocking new poll which shows that Americans’ support for Israel has dropped over 20 points in the past nine months. The poll itself has not yet been officially released, but the JTA is…
Mondoweiss reader Deanna Kashani writes: Like a lot of other folks with ancestral ties to Iran, these days I’m glued to my computer screen at all hours, compulsively refreshing news sites, blogs, and my Facebook page. Due to spotty and…
(Photo entitled “Best depiction of today’s protest in Tehran” posted by brl85 over Twitter) Has there ever been a more tone-deaf speech? As there world sat enthralled with the outpouring of defiance and dissent throughout Iran, here’s what Benjamin Netanyahu…
The Israeli NGO Gisha released the following report yesterday: Two Years of Gaza Closure by the Numbers June 2007- June 2009: Crossings Closed; Supplies Restricted Percentage of goods permitted to enter Gaza, relative to demand: 25% (approximately 2,500 truckloads/month instead…
From today’s daily press briefing with State Department spokesperson Ian Kelly: QUESTION: George Mitchell yesterday, using the phrase “Jewish state,” he said, “Palestinian state living in peace side-by-side with Jewish state.” Was that a slip of the tongue, or does…
We’ve been having increasing difficulty with the comments on this site. There are technical problems with the commenting software, but more troubling has been the increasing disregard for the commenting rules of the site, especially commenting under other people’s names….
CBS News is reporting that Israeli officials were “insulted” by the photo to the right. In it, Obama is talking with Benjamin Netanyahu on the phone, with his feet up on his desk. As much as Israel prides itself for…