As I mentioned last week, I was on a radio show today on the subject of Iran, Israel and the US. Also on the show was the extremely informative Professor Ervand Abrahamian of Baruch College. It’s well worth listening to, and you can do so at this link.
Archive for the ‘United States’ Category
More on the RNC Call for One State
Posted in Christians, Republicans, United States, tagged Anti-Zionism, Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish State, Middle east, Obama, One-State Solution, Palestine, Palestinians, pro-Israel, Republicans, RNC, Two-state solution, West Bank on January 19, 2012 | 9 Comments »
Some follow-up points on the RNC resolution I reported on here. First, I think it’s clear that the RNC absolutely has no idea what they actually said. They do not understand the implications of their resolution and that it would mean either the end of Israel as a Jewish state or would necessitate the mass [...]
GOP Officially Endorses One-State Solution
Posted in Christians, United States, tagged Anti-Zionism, democracy, international law, Israel, Jewish State, Middle east, Obama, One-State Solution, Palestine, pro-Israel, Republicans, Two-state solution on January 19, 2012 | 37 Comments »
Last week in New Orleans, the Republican National Committee officially adopted a resolution supporting a one-state solution in Israel-Palestine. This news came to me via a very trusted source, but both I and my source were puzzled by the fact that we could find nothing in the media confirming this. I called the RNC, but [...]
Gingrich Benefactor All In For Israel
Posted in United States, US-Israel Lobby, tagged AIPAC, democracy, Israel, Israel Lobby, Middle east, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republicans, Sheldon Adelson on January 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In a piece on LobeLog today, I look at Sheldon Adelson, Newt Gingrich’s savior and radical anti-peace financier.
The Fictitious Zionist
Posted in Myths and Realities, United States, tagged Anti-Zionism, human rights, Israel, Jewish State, Middle east, Nationalism, Newt Gingrich, Obama, One-State Solution, Palestine, Palestinians, Two-state solution on December 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In my latest piece for Souciant, I take on Newt Gingrich’s extreme bigotry toward the Palestinians, and his faux support for Israel intertwined therein. Going up against Newt on an intellectual level may seem like shooting fish in a barrel, but it’s important and it gives us an opportunity to examine some myths and realities [...]