This Week's Links
By Michelle Albert
Woody Allen speaks to NPR about his newest movie, the difference between life and fiction, and what he's like off camera.
While religious...
Iran's Velvet Revolution?
By Jeremy Gillick
What will change if Mirhossein Mousavi, a former Iranian Prime Minister, a "moderate," and the primary challenger to reigning Iranian president and rabble-rouser...
Could Israeli Settlers become Palestinians?
By Jeremy Gillick
In an interview published today in Ha'aretz, the 72-year-old former Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei suggested to journalist Akiva Eldad that Israelis living...
UN Racism Conference Starts Today–Ahmadinejad Accuses Israel of Genocide
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
Well, it's not as if the United Nations Durban II conference against racism was ever going to avoid controversy. The primary storyline going into...
Rosen's Revenge
By Jeremy Gillick
In August of 2005 the United States made an unlikely indictment: following an FBI raid on AIPAC's offices, it accused Steve Rosen, one...
Moment Columnists Frum and Gorenberg Duke it Out
Gershom Gorenberg and David Frum recently spoke on bloggingheads about Israel's future and the importance, or lack thereof, of its settlements in the West Bank.
Should Israel Recognize Kosovo's Independence?
By Jeremy Gillick
In February of 2008, the Republic of Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia. Now, as the country of two million--almost all of whom...
Bizarre Tales from the Holy Land
By Jeremy Gillick
Evidence of the approaching end-times, a society gone-psycho, or just more proof that humans are weird?
In the first tale, Haaretz reports that a...
Hamas on Offensive in Gaza
By Jeremy Gillick
As the Israeli election enters its final stretch (polls close at 10 P.M. Israel time), with Kadima leader Tzipi Livni surprisingly ahead in...
Getting Serious about Israeli Settlements
In recent days, 60 Minutes has come under attack from pro-Israel groups for its expose on Israel's West Bank settlements (Clip 1, Clip 2). Today,...
George Mitchell: Good for the Jews?
By Jeremy Gillick
Yes, it's true. Barack Obama has ordered Guantanamo closed. That's big news, at least symbolically. But the bigger news, the decision that could...
What Hamas Believes
By Jeremy Gillick
Bombing Gaza might not force Hamas--the Palestinian version of the Muslim Brotherhood that rules it--to moderate its hatred of Israel or its hostility...