The following is an open letter from the South African Muslim scholar Farid Esack. It is currently being spray painted on the Separation Wall on a three kilometer section between Jerusalem and Ramallah by the Dutch-Palestinian collaborative project www.sendamessage.nl. (Thanks…
The following is an open letter from the South African Muslim scholar Farid Esack. It is currently being spray painted on the Separation Wall on a three kilometer section between Jerusalem and Ramallah by the Dutch-Palestinian collaborative project www.sendamessage.nl. (Thanks…
Below is a report from Richard Congress, a participant in the Code Pink delegation to Gaza in March. Code Pink has several upcoming trips to Gaza. From Code Pink: “May 28-June 5, through Egypt; June 5-14, through Israel. For more…
Avigdor Lieberman has given his first major interview since becoming Israeli foreign minister. The interview was with a Russian daily paper, and Ha’aretz is reporting that Lieberman boasted about the intimate nature of the US/Israel relationship. Lieberman reportedly said, “believe…
Although Congresswoman Jane Harman’s bold challenge to the Department of Justice to “bring on the tapes” is getting most of the attention from this interview, another thing that stands out is her defense that she didn’t need to cut a…
In Nov. 2006, Time Magazine referred to Harman’s blowing off a US intel briefing to go hear a Saban Center briefing instead: “When the Saban Center talks, I listen,” Harman said at a Saban Center briefing in February on U.S….
In Nov. 2006, Time Magazine referred to Harman’s blowing off a US intel briefing to go hear a Saban Center briefing instead: “When the Saban Center talks, I listen,” Harman said at a Saban Center briefing in February on U.S….
Rep. Harman has written a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder demanding that the Department of Justice “release all transcripts and other investigative material involving me in an unredacted form. It is my intention to make this material available to…
As was true for me during the war in Gaza, Twitter is once again distinguishing itself as a pretty impressive news ticker. I’ve been using it follow the Jane Harman scandal and am amazed by how quickly it moves along….