Hardworking Nathan Guttman gets the first interview with Hawaiian-beshirted Larry Franklin, the former Defense department analyst who was the only man to go down in the investigation of AIPAC lobbyists Rosen and Weissman: His superiors at the time were both…
Columbia student Anna Kelner, writing on America’s blog: On Monday, when Columbia University granted tenure to Joseph Massad — the professor of Modern Arab politics whose alleged intimidation of pro-Israeli students likely doomed his first tenure bid in 2005 –…
A friend writes: The incident you reported, of the Israelis attacking and boarding the Spirit of Humanity en route to Gaza, carries a strangely powerful resonance against the incident of the ship Exodus 1947–the British refusal of refugees on that…
A couple months back at the 92d Street Y, someone on a panel said that Bernie Madoff could have happened to any community. I mocked the comment at the time because it was willful indifference (on the part of a…
I frequently criticize the Washington Post editorial page here for providing a night refuge (as Herzl said of Uganda) for the neoconservatives as they flee the progressive pogroms. Well yesterday the Post distinguished itself head-and-shoulders with a superb op-ed by…
Fat’s in the fire. Michael Goldfarb: just in case you think [Andrew] Sullivan might not necessarily be using the term neocon as a substitute for Zionist, he helpfully clears up any confusion by referring to the paper’s op-ed page as…
Kabobfest (from whom I’m stealing most of my material tonight) says that David Gregory revealed himself as a “shameless Zionist” on “Meet the Press Sunday,” cutting off Vice President Joe Biden in order to challenge the administration for putting all…
From Scott McConnell: A Dallas judge has meted out heavy sentences to five Arab American men, associated with the Holy Land Foundation, for funneling $12 million to Hamas, designated by the US government as a terror organization. The defendants maintained…
Part Two from Max Blumenthal focuses on the Israeli settlement enterprise in the West Bank (Part One is here). He visits the Balata refugee camp in Nablus and the Israeli settlement Ariel – the juxtaposition speaks for itself – and…