Obama and Israel
President Obama was helped greatly by the many Jewish voters and supporters who supported him. Obama’s relationship with Israel since coming to office has been troubling, to say the least, and has pushed…
The Palestinian Endgame Enters High Gear
I was going to call this piece “Abbas Plays Poker” but then Khaled Abu Toameh wrote a piece in the J Post called Abbas’s Big Bluff in which he argues that Abbas has…
Shabbat Shalom
These three were taken by the exceptionally talented Tal Shavit and much of her beautiful work can be seen (in a larger size) on her account at Flickr. For those who want to…
Bringing down part of the Barrier at Na’alin
One of the two key centers for Palestinian demonstrations against Israel, which have supposedly been non-violent, as long as stone throwing counts as non-violence, is Na’alin. Today some young Palestinians were able to…
Richard Goldstone – Dore Gold
Today at 5:00 PM Brandeis University hosted Richard Goldstone and Dore Gold to discuss the Goldstone Report. Well Dore Gold, Israel’s former ambassador to the UN and probably one of the primary intellectuals…
A Galilee Shabbat
. . The talented Nehemia Gershuni who usually focuses on military subjects in his photos captured this image. More of his stuff can be seen on Flickr. . . . . BW Ruth’s…
J Street Students a Little Confused
The Jerusalem Post reported that the student section of the J Street U national conference voted to remove the words “pro-Israel” from their self-description while keeping the words “pro-peace.” In the original article,…
A little Praise for Tablet Magazine
Let’s face it, there’s just too much to read out there. Our local paper for one, the NY Times for another, The Atlantic, New Yorker, Slate and for those of us who enjoy…
Goldstone interviewed by Moyers
I was led to this interview by screeching and yelling pro-Palestinian (read: anti-Israel) internet activists who complained about the unfairness of this interview and the manner in which Bill Moyers “took Israel’s side”…
Penetrating Editorial about Goldstone
Very well done editorial about Goldstone, his report and the implications for Israel by the folks over at The Forward. When he spoke with our Gal Beckerman on October 2, Goldstone took pains…
I forgive them!
Okay, listen up! Anti-Semitism is an ugly scourge. It dehumanizes Jews and enables the hate and violence that has colored so much of our history. But there’s anti-Semitism and there’s anti-Semitism. There are…
It’s about time somebody said something
Somebody should put Mr. Goldstone in a room, lock the door, and read this to him about twenty or thirty times. From today’s NY Times Rights Watchdog, Lost in the Mideast By ROBERT…
Folks, we have a problem here…or, J’ACCUSE!
Remember when we wrote about the possibility that the Steve Weissman and Keith Rosen case was a set up by the FBI that may have had some nasty underlying motives. Of course, their…
Hypocrisy at the Palestinian Authority? You don’t say!
The New York Times reports that: In a startling shift, the Palestinian delegation to the United Nations Human Rights Council dropped its efforts to forward a report accusing Israel of possible war crimes…
The Anti-Hate Declaration – Avoiding Propaganda: An Open Letter to the Toronto Palestinian Film Festival
Hmmm. An Open Letter? The Anti-Hate Declaration: An Open Letter to the Toronto Palestine Film Festival September 25, 2009 Let me state for the record that I am merely expressing my opinions and…
WWII Shabbat Service
The NY Times reports about a wartime service by Max Fuchs who led a service just before an attack. Fuchs was studying to be a cantor but the war interrupted. A private first…
Goldstone On the Media Trail
Israel is missing the boat here. Attacking Goldstone is not going to win the day. The only way they can actually rebut the challenges in the Goldstone report is with FACTS. They need…
Ken Roth of Human Rights Watch Criticizes Irwin Cotler; Cotler Responds
Ken Roth could have attacked his own organization for employing well-known anti-Israel activists such as Joe Stork and Sarah Whitson, or analysts who have a passion for Nazi uniforms and insignia. He could…
Ebert and Fonda on the Film Festival “Protest” nee Boycott
Roger Ebert: Try putting the shoe on the other foot. What if, this time next year, TIFF’s City-to-City program featured new films from Los Angeles? And these films starred or were directed by…
Palestine House and an Activist respond to National Post article based on Jewlicious.com research
As I’ve noted earlier today, Jonathan Kay from the the National Post in Canada published an article picking up our story about the possibility that Palestine House in Toronto may be behind the…
National Post in Canada picks up our story about the possible connection between Palestine House and the Toronto Film Festival “protesters”
Jonathan Kay from the the National Post in Canada published an article picking up our story about the possibility that Palestine House in Toronto may be behind the TIFF “protest” letter. He managed…
There are no words
IAF officer, Lt. Assaf Ramon, was killed when the F-16 he was piloting crashed into the southern Hebron hills. Binyamin Netanyahu: “The nation is draped in sorrow over the death of Assaf, who…
