I am fed up with all this nonsense about recognizing Israel as the “Jewish state." It is based on a collection of hollow phrases and vague definitions, devoid of any real content. It serves many different purposes, almost all of them malign. Benjamin Netanyahu uses it...
The American Spring
The lamestream media still thinks it gets to define what is the mainstream, and that’s why every account of the recent Republican Leadership Conference (RLC) “reported” that, yes, Ron Paul won the straw poll, but the real significance of the event...
Will Israel Kill Americans Again?
Stuffing my backpack before setting out to board The Audacity of Hope, the U.S. boat to Gaza, I got a familiar-sounding call from yet another puzzled friend, who said as gently as the words allow, “You know you can get killed, don’t you?” I recognize this caution as...
Yellow Journalism at Its Nastiest
Can anyone doubt that The Wall Street Journal’s opinion pages show rabid anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bias? Consider early June: Fouad Ajami kicked off the month with a piece critical of Palestinian plans to obtain UN recognition for their state. Ajami asserts that when...
Sunday: 1 British Contractor, 4 Iraqis Killed; 15 Iraqis Wounded
Saturday: 1 US Soldier, 7 Iraqis Killed; 3 Iraqis Wounded
Gaza: Where Freelance Means Abandoned
GAZA CITY -- Sitting by the hospital bed of freelance photographer Mohammed Othman, Ashraf Abu Amrah knows that nobody owns a freelance journalist from Gaza who gets injured, or dies. "When a news agency crew is injured, the world reacts with anger, and human...
Obama’s Claim of Libya War Powers Widely Disputed
President Barack Obama's claim that U.S. military operations against Libya should not be subject to the War Powers Act and do not require Congressional approval is drawing heavy fire from friends and foes alike. In a 38-page report submitted to Congress earlier this...


