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Jeremy Ben-Ami responds to Abe Foxman’s Palin comments

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:46:51 +0000

Jeremy Ben-Ami, Executive Director of J Street, sent the following letter to Abe Foxman, Director of the Anti-Defamation League, in response to Foxman's recent comments to the JTA News Service.

TPMCafe found this 16 hours ago on jstreet.org

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ADL Blasts J Street: "Question Mark" About Pro-Israel Bona Fides

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:35:11 +0000

When Sarah Palin offered her unqualified support for the Israeli government's policy of settlement expansion in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, the self-described "pro-Israel, pro-peace" J Street blasted her for "pandering to her right-wing base comes at the expense of the security of the ...

Solomonia found this 10 hours ago on weeklystandard.com

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PU uninvites Nonie Darwish

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:07:23 +0000

As reported in the Daily Prince, Egyptian activist’s invitation withdrawn A planned Wednesday talk by controversial Egyptian-American activist Nonie Darwish was cancelled Tuesday evening when both of the event’s sponsors, Tigers for Israel (TFI) and the American Whig-Cliosophic Society, ...

Fausta posted 18 hours ago from faustasblog.com

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J Street: Not Really So Concerned About Israel's Security

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:35:11 +0000

Another fun email from the NIAC treasure trove...Given that J Street blasted Sarah Palin for her support for the official policy of the government in Jerusalem, and given that even ADL chief Abe Foxman is questioning J Street's "pro-Israel" bona fides as a result, it's worth taking a look ...

Solomonia found this 10 hours ago on weeklystandard.com

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J Street responds to Sarah Palin’s comments on settlements

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:30:13 +0000

J Street rejects Sarah Palin's comments attacking President Obama's sensible policy on Israeli settlements in the West Bank yesterday during an ABC News interview with Barbara Walters.

Firedoglake found this 2 days ago on jstreet.org

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'Fatah officials warn of third Palestinian intifada'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:49:00 +0000

Fatah had made a strategic decision to declare a third intifada against Israel, movement officials told Nazereth-based newspaper Hadith Anas , citing the failed peace talks as the reason for their resolution. The newspaper report quoted Fatah Central Committee members as saying that the ...

Israel Matzav found this 19 hours ago on haaretz.com

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I'm honored to be bullied by people like this

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:50:27 +0000

It's especially fun since they lose every single fight they pick with me -- to the point of being called out in Parliament for their harassment. It's sad, really... Ignatieff's war crime comments weren't a slip of the tongue; they were the reiteration of Ignatieff's ...

Kathy Shaidle posted 23 hours ago from fivefeetoffury.com

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Obama’s Bus Sideswipes The Jewish Vote On Hanukkah

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:55:46 +0000

For the 2008 general election, 78% of the Jewish vote went to Barack Obama, topping the percent Kerry achieved in 2004 (76%.) The Jewish vote tends to go overwhelmingly to Democrats, despite so many Democrats railing against Israel and that "evil Israeli lobby," being pro-Palestinian, pro-Muslim ...

Moonbattery found this 15 hours ago on stoptheaclu.com

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A Mideast Truce

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:38:44 +0000

I’ve grown so pessimistic about Israel-Palestine that I find myself agreeing with Israel’s hard-line foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman: “Anyone who says that within the next few years an agreement can be reached ending the conflict simply doesn’t understand the situation and spreads delusions.”

Daily Kos found this 3 days ago on nytimes.com

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A Third Lebanon War Could Be Much Worse than the Second

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:18:40 +0000

Hezbollah's Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah recently announced that he could hit any and every place in Israel with long-range missiles. That would mean that, unlike in 2006, Hezbollah could strike not only the northern cities of Kiryat Shmona and Haifa but also Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, ...

Victory Caucus -- All Content found this 19 hours ago on michaeltotten.com

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What Is It With Obama And The Jews?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:43:15 +0000

Set aside his anti-Israel policies. The hostility seems to go beyond that. The White House's forthcoming state dinner with the Prime Minister of India is expected to be larger than those of President Barack Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush. But...

Rhymes With Right posted 31 hours ago from rhymeswithright.mu.nu

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Robin Shepherd: Another Vast Jewish Conspiracy

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:11:00 +0000

ROBIN SHEPHERD Here is a small selection of events that have taken place in Britain since the end of Israel's Operation Cast Lead in Gaza earlier this year. The government has imposed a partial arms embargo on Israel and failed to vote against the Goldstone report in the U.N . The charities War ...

Commonsense & Wonder found this 38 hours ago on online.wsj.com

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The libel continues...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:11:00 +0000

Another Vast Jewish Conspiracy British media and society are gripped by lies about a "secret" Israel lobby controlling foreign policy. By ROBIN SHEPHERD Here is a small selection of events that have taken place in Britain since the end of Israel's Operation Cast Lead in Gaza earlier this year. ...

jhudock posted 38 hours ago from commonsensewonder.blogspot.com

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When Andrew Attacks

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:14:10 +0000

gets nasty : Those who say they are for a two-state solution also somehow always find a reason why, in this case, the US should bow to Israel again. Take my colleague Jeffrey Goldberg who - surprise! - writes this: "It doesn't matter, then, if the Israelis build 900 housing units in Gilo or 900 ...

TPMCafe found this 37 hours ago on jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com

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Palin On Israel - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:31:14 +0000

Quote For The Day | Main | The Palin Base 19 Nov 2009 10:26 am Palin On Israel Her position helps clear up another reason why so many of us were terrified last year that she might get her hands near a nuclear button, thanks to John McCain. Since Obama took office, the White House has for the ...

This Blog Is Full Of Crap found this 37 hours ago on andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com

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Palin: ‘Jewish Settlements Should Expand,’ Even In Palestinian Areas

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:26:00 +0000

In an interview with ABC’s Barbara Walters, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin separated herself from decades of U.S. policy — which has held that Israel’s settlements in the Occupied Territories are illegitimate and an impediment to peace — saying that she thinks ...

The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan found this 40 hours ago on thinkprogress.org

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Stupidity incarnate: Sarah Palin on Obama and the Israeli settlements

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:08:07 +0000

By Michael J.W. Stickings Sarah Palin has said a lot of stupid things since entering the national stage last year, but this , from her interview with Barbara Walters, is right up there with the stupidest of them all: I disagree with the Obama administration on that. I believe that the ...

Politics on HuffingtonPost.com found this 37 hours ago on the-reaction.blogspot.com

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Hamas-linked group offers cash reward for capture of IDF soldiers

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:28:00 +0000

A Gaza charity headed by the interior minister of Hamas yesterday offered $1.4 million to any Arab citizen of Israel who abducts an Israeli soldier. Palestinians have frequently called on Israeli Arabs to abduct soldiers, but this is the first time money has been offered. The Waad group from ...

THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS found this 2 days ago on haaretz.com

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Inside Britain's Israel Lobby

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:33:00 +0000

Watch this episode now on 4oD Peter Oborne Dispatches investigates one of the most powerful and influential political lobbies in Britain, which is working in support of the interests of the State of Israel. Despite wielding great influence among the highest realms of British politics and media, ...

Politics Daily found this 3 days ago on channel4.com

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Is Islam Uniquely Violent?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:55:57 +0000

The neocons (Bill Kristol. Jeff Goldberg, Martin Peretz, Daniel Pipes, Charles Krauthammer, etc) are arguing among themselves about how much blame Islam deserves for the Fort Hood slaughter. In response, Americans for Peace Now produced a little primer on Israeli or (using the neocon ...

The Hollywood Liberal found this 43 hours ago on tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com

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