Monthly Archives: May 2009

Thought for the day

If the Israel/Jewish Lobby is so powerful, howcome we can’t get Nazi-lover Pat Buchanan to STFU?

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The Iranian priority

Ethan Bronner analyzes Israel’s foreign policy orientation in Israel Faces a Hard Sell in Bid to Shift Policy. The analysis begs two questions. The first is to what degree is there a difference between Israel and the Untied States? In … Continue reading

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AP labels terrorist “moderate”: Yes, really

The AP doesn’t seem to think that Interpol’s definition of a terrorist should affect its calling an Iranian candidate for president, wanted in the bombing of the Buenos Aires Jewish community center that murdered 87 an injured over 100, a … Continue reading

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Best Of The Jewish/Israeli Blogosphere

The latest edition of Haveil Havalim, the Best of The Jewish/Israeli blogosphere is now live. Click here to read Haveil Havelim #215–the One Topic Edition.

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AIPAC dismissals and fallout

Meryl and Daled Amos have provided synopses of the AIPAC case. I’d just add that I understand why AIPAC dismissed Steve Rosen and Kenneth Weissman. Part of the bullying that the government engaged in was to threaten the organization with … Continue reading

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Parsing the Iranian Hitler’s speech

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called yet again for the end of Israel, and is once more pretty much ignored by the mainstream media. However, I’d like to see the speech-parsers like Juan Cole parse this bit: The website of the Iranian IRIB … Continue reading

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Oren appointed ambassador

Michael Oren: Last night, while packing my kitbag, I listened as foreign correspondents spoke of Israel’s plan to “divide and conquer” the West Bank and Gaza Arabs, that Israel had “starved” and “strangled” Gazans and forced them to lash out … Continue reading

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Lazy day

Since I was busy last weekend and will be busy next weekend, I decided to be lazy this weekend. Catching up on soaps, Dollhouse (wow, what an AMAZING episode, pleasepleaseplease renew it, Fox!), Being Erica (yay chick flick TV shows!) … Continue reading

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FBI witch hunt charges against AIPAC staffers dropped

The case stank to high heaven from the get-go, and now the charges have been dropped. The Justice Department has informed two former employees of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee that it will be dropping charges against them for … Continue reading

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I’m kinda fonda Jane, I’ll missa

Earlier this month delegates from all over the world got together in Geneva for a conference on xenophobia, racial discrimination and racism. When the United States and some European nations boycotted the proceedings, Representative Barbara Lee objected: Those who supported … Continue reading

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Gideon Levy – the summary of his life?

I’ve stumbled on this article accidentally. I don’t really follow Gideon Levy, the Haaretz scribe and self-appointed moral compass of the country, all that diligently, if at all. But the headline How Gideon Levy’s first scoop got buried was definitely … Continue reading

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Worrying about the soul of the Palestinian state

Forget for a moment that the party involved is the “moderate” Fatah faction. (via memeorandum) Forget for a moment that the case violates the Oslo Accords. The Jerusalem Post reported yesterday that a Palestinian man was sentenced to death for … Continue reading

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