The Israel lobby has always feared public awareness. But the Iraq war and Gaza have ended the politics of ignorance; awareness is growing, especially on the left. Robert Dreyfuss at the Nation reports on a Zogby poll that shows surprisingly…
I restlessly hunt the planet for people who agree with me; do you? Tonight NBC White House reporter Savannah Guthrie emphasized what I did about the Obama-Netanyahu meeting–tension. Also, I listened in to a conference call the Israel Policy Forum…
Tonight I was having an argument with myself about Jewish responsibility for Israel’s brutality. Well that part’s over. Gaza has awakened the Jewish conscience. There is less and less Jewish responsibility by the minute; the Jewish community is at last…
This just in, and it’s good news: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced today that Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) has canceled a scheduled appearance at an “anti-Islam” conference in Washington, D.C., hosted by a right-wing think tank headed by…
My president looked as tense as I have ever seen him in the press reception he just had with Bibi Netanyahu. His face was reddened, sweat shone on his cheeks and forehead, his jaw was clenched as he listened to…
Netanyahu is said to be meeting with Jewish organizations later today, but I’m told that none of the American Jewish peace groups was invited. Apparently Netanyahu feels that he does not have to talk to the Jewish left in the…
Netanyahu is said to be meeting with Jewish organizations later today, but I’m told that none of the American Jewish peace groups was invited. Apparently Netanyahu feels that he does not have to talk to the Jewish left in the…
From the Associated Press: A senior aide to Netanyahu, national security adviser Uzi Arad, suggested the Israeli leader might not yield to pressure from Obama for a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict. He also seemed to hint that…
From Haaretz: Israel has begun constructing a new settlement in the northern West Bank for the first time in 26 years, Army Radio reported. The move comes on the eve of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s first meeting with U.S. President…