I saw a great movie last night, the documentary Defamation, by Yoav Shamir, an Israeli filmmaker. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and it is about the consecration of anti-Semitism as the central mode of Jewish identity and the…
Anees of Jerusalem writes to me: Another North American college professor, Margo Ramlal-Nankoe of Ithaca College, alleges pro-Zionist prejudice was the reason behind her career block. Norman Finkelstein is quoted saying that it’s a case of “tenure tragedy”: “It simply…
The Jane Harman case is confusing to newcomers. The most important question that arises is why now? Why four years after the phone call? It is the most important question because it speaks to the fact that the central fight…
The Jane Harman case is confusing to newcomers. The most important question that arises is why now? Why four years after the phone call? It is the most important question because it speaks to the fact that the central fight…
Scott McConnell reports: I went to a Nation event on Obama’s first 100 days. A pretty smooth show– generally they’re disappointed with Geithner, Summers, mildly optimistic about other stuff. Was curious about how they’d treat I-P, and was ready to…
Scott McConnell reports: I went to a Nation event on Obama’s first 100 days. A pretty smooth show– generally they’re disappointed with Geithner, Summers, mildly optimistic about other stuff. Was curious about how they’d treat I-P, and was ready to…
Richard Witty sent along this letter he got from Clark President John Bassett today–two weeks after Witty, and countless others, I guess, sent Bassett letters opposing his decision to disinvite Finkelstein. Is this old news? Globe seems to have had…
A lot of people are appalled by the Gaza onslaught. Even the Jewish community is in secret agony over it. Israel supporter David Rothkopf recognizes the “odiousness” of the war, Michael Walzer its “awfulness.” Why then do you have to…
From CQ Politics: House Select Intelligence Chairman Silvestre Reyes has told the panel’s staff to begin investigating an incident in which Rep. Jane Harman was recorded on a wiretap talking with a suspected Israeli agent . . . “In the…