Judicial Watch is questioning an event that John McCain had in London with the Rochschilds; the law says foreign nationals are not allowed to contribute to American campaigns. Also questioned: a concert that Elton John gave for Hillary Clinton. I…
The other day I did a post saying that Arab students at Columbia were right to turn down the offer from the mini-Israel lobby at the school, called Lionpac, to have a private meeting about Nakba week and other public…
The National Post is Canada’s second newspaper. It is famous (per Wikipedia) for misreporting on its front page two years ago that “IRAN EYES BADGES FOR JEWS”. A strong supporter of Israel, it is owned by the Jewish family of…
I just learned that the great Hilda Silverman, activist, teacher, and writer, died yesterday, surrounded by family. Hilda had tons of friends. I was one, though I never met her (we came close on a day last September, till her…
You cannot honestly describe the formation of Middle East policy without acknowledging that Jews are principals in the establishment, and Jewish wealth is a significant factor in public life.
Today’s Financial Times has an editorial decrying the “siege” of Gaza and the creeping “annexation of the West Bank” and concludes ominously: The choice has never been clearer, for Israel and the US: it is either peace or the settlements….
This is important. In Rome, a neofascist has won the mayoralty, the first such rightwinger since Mussolini. Says the Financial Times: Packs of young, thuggish supporters of Gianni Alemanno greeted the new mayor’s appearance at the Campidoglio city hall with…
John Mearsheimer read the Times today and sent me the following note: Make sure you read David Margolick’s review of the new Benny Morris book in the NYT Book Review section today. It is another shocking piece, given how much…
I just watched the great Lincoln Chafee, formerly a Rhode Island senator, now the author of Against the Tide, on C-Span talking about the war and politics at the Watson Institute last month. He made a few great points. The…