njdc.org - 26 days ago
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In an interview with The Jerusalem Post , Israel’s Ambassador to the United States declared that there was never a “crisis” between the United States and Israel. The Post writes :
[When] Asked about the apparently rocky relations between the US and Israel which some have ...
J Street goes after Michael Oren
israelmatzav.blogspot.com 10/14/2009 — In an op-ed in Wednesday's Jerusalem Post, J Street director Jeremy Ben Ami goes after Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren (pictured) for refusing to address J Street's annual conference. In just two weeks, over 1,000 people - most of ...
Whose Israel is It?
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/29/2009 — I have spent the day in Washington, first at the Americans for Peace Now board meeting, where I am an officer, and later at the J Street conference, where I am a participant. I go to sleep tonight with this sentiment dancing on my brain: the promise ...
The Crisis in Israel
jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com 7/30/2009 — One of the chief complaints leveled against the Palestinian Authority in the years of the Oslo process was that it did not, or would not, control the people who lived under its rule. The Palestinian government had no monopoly on violence, in other ...
A Military Can Do Wonders for an Economy -- By: Interview
article.nationalreview.com 10/28/2009 — W hy is Israel so economically successful? Dan Senor and Saul Singer go beyond stereotypes and beyond the continuing Mideast conflict to analyze this question in their new book, Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle . Senor, a ...
Some Friendly (Really) Advice to JStreet
volokh.com 10/26/2009 — JStreet , which bills itself as a “pro-peace, pro-Israel” lobby, and aims to be a progressive counterpart to AIPAC, is having its convention starting tomorrow. Unlike some in the pro-Israel community, I’m not hostile to JStreet. First, I know one of ...
Ed Contributors
jpost.com 10/13/2009 — Dear Ambassador Oren, I am writing to reiterate an invitation to you to address the first National Conference of the new pro-Israel lobby, J Street taking place later this month. In just two weeks, over 1,000 people - most of them American Jews - will ...
The most anti-Israel president ever
yourish.com 9/25/2009 — President Barack Obama didn’t just apologize for the Bush years in his speech to the UN yesterday. He delivered what is probably the most anti-Israel speech ever given by a sitting president.
Once again, he used the argument that there is ...
Yglesias at JStreet
volokh.com 10/28/2009 — Matthew Yglesias :
I was debating with Jon Chait at a J Street panel this morning on the subject of “what does it mean to be pro-Israel?” As expected, we disagreed on a number of points, most of which I was right on and he was wrong on. But one ...
Peace and Nationalism in the Middle East
commentsfromleftfield.com 10/27/2009 — Matthew Yglesias has some interesting thoughts on conflicting values for progressives in the Israel-Palestinian conflict:
I was debating with Jon Chait at a J Street panel this morning on the subject of “what does it mean to be pro-Israel?” As ...
Goldberg: The Last Word (At Least From Me)
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/23/2009 — A couple of days ago, Jeffrey Goldberg explained why he was disinclined to associate with J Street, in spite of his sympathy for a two-state solution:
So I'm comfortable in many ways with J Street's basic worldview. On the other hand, I don't ...
U.S. urges Karzai to make corruption arrests —
Reuters: Politics 26 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States wants Afghan President Hamid Karzai to take concrete steps such as arresting and prosecuting corrupt government officials to shore up his legitimacy, a top U.S. military official said on Wednesday, suggesting ...
The West is tough terrain for Democrats —
CNN Political Ticker 25 days ago
Denver, Colorado (CNN) – The western United States, with its independent streak and growing population, is the terrain both political parties are hoping to mine for electoral gains in the coming years.
With Denver hosting the 2008 ...
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