Beinart’s Blindspot: Israel has always been a non-democratic apartheid state By Matthew Tower April 30, 2012 34 Like other Mondo contributors, I find Beinart’s new book to be brave, important, and blinkered all at…
If you deduct the Israelites, Pharaoh’s Egypt was actually a marvelous country By Matthew Tower April 8, 2012 26 Affirming that Israel is not an apartheid state if one overlooks its treatment of Palestinians,…
The liberal Zionist predicament By David Samel April 4, 2012 82 Consider this quote from a 1985 debate (beginning around 17:00): We are faced with a…
‘The Crisis of Zionism’ and the contradictions of Israel as a liberal democratic fantasy By Austin Branion April 3, 2012 96 “Zionism as a liberal democratic project will die.” This will be the consequence, Peter…
New ‘NYT’ bureau chief Jodi Rudoren faces outcry from Israel advocates over Twitter messages By Alex Kane February 15, 2012 37 Jodi Rudoren Barely a day went by before Jodi Rudoren, the spanking new Jerusalem bureau…
Is Sullivan’s witness on Israel/Palestine linked to his moral stance re his own church? By Philip Weiss October 13, 2010 17 Yesterday I caught some of Andrew Sullivan’s appearance on Charlie Rose from the night before.…