This is Rabbi Dovid Weiss, of the anti-Zionist group Neturei Karta, protesting outside AIPAC’s policy conference last week. Photo from Dana Goldstein’s flicker portfolio on AIPAC.
MJ Rosenberg has a typically smart piece on TPM arguing that Obama is actually going to bring Netanyahu to his knees, that the lobby doesn’t have the ability to buck a popular American president. As for the lobby, it will…
When I was young, Jewish organizations put their feet down about the use of the terms “good Jew” and “bad Jew.” It was too divisive. But that didn’t make the issue go away. I always felt like a bad Jew:…
AIPAC is stuck in a tough position. Among the news stories emanating from this week’s conference is the lobby’s acceptance, if not embrace, of the two-state solution. Several stories of the conference highlight that AIPAC attendees were asking their congresspeople…
Haaretz says that Obama doesn’t clear stuff with Israel before going public, and Israel is upset. Grow up, son. Newsweek says the same. Train wreck ahead. Obama isn’t taking Netanyahu’s cue on Iran or on the Palestinian state. Oh my,…
Haaretz says that Obama doesn’t clear stuff with Israel before going public, and Israel is upset. Grow up, son. Newsweek says the same. Train wreck ahead. Obama isn’t taking Netanyahu’s cue on Iran or on the Palestinian state. Oh my,…
(Photo: Dana Goldstein) Should we call it the anti-lobby–the surging force inside Jewish life against the actions of the Israel lobby? Jewish Voice for Peace had a huge billboard outside the AIPAC policy conference calling for Palestinian freedom. And here…