I did a clubfooted post yesterday trying to connect the journalistic exposure of Larry Summers to the exposure of the Israel lobby. Here’s what I was trying to say: One of the reasons I’ve felt orphaned in the last few…
Real smart post by David Goldman/Spengler on what Larry Summers got that $5 million from a hedge fund for. Goldman’s speculation: What were they? For bringing in assets under management? The industry standard would be a point or so for…
Wonderful, yes, that today the Times ran George Bisharat’s op-ed piece saying Israel committed war crimes in Gaza. But Bisharat is a Palestinian-American. And do you notice the pattern? Jeff Blankfort does: I have noticed that, almost without exception, the…
A friend sent along these thoughts on how to frame the millions that Larry Summers, Obama’s economic adviser, got from a hedge fund in the last year. He and others in the Obama economic council have profound conflicts of interest…
John Mearsheimer writes: I saw your posting titled: “AJC’s David Harris sure seems to be running away from debate with Mearsheimer and Walt.” I am pleased to say that I do not think that is the case. Ben Cohen, who…
Two smart friends respond to the report that Larry Summers received millions from a hedge fund before coming back into government, as well as hundreds of thousands for speaking engagements. Friend 1: This made my jaw drop this morning; the…
Even I find this reading a little hopeful. Where are all these anti-Gaza Jews? John Goekler, at Counterpunch: Whereas previous AIPAC moves had stirred discussion, its blind support of Israeli actions in Gaza spurred disgust… [Israel] surrendered forever what remained…
A few weeks ago the American Jewish Committee’s executive director, David Harris, accused John Mearsheimer of running away from a debate. Mearsheimer isn’t running away from debate. On this website last weekend he welcomed a debate with Harris over Whether…
This morning I got a between-the-eyes email from a Jewish friend: I in many respects finally “exited” from what was a lifelong communal Jewish space a number of years ago. It was liberating. It was Lebanon 2006 that finally did…