Some time ago I discovered what at the time I found to be a compelling progressive Jewish...
Mideast Peace
A cri de coeur from Haaretz’s eminent columnist, Akiva Eldar, reinforcing how critical is the American Jewish...
My Brit friend living in Japan, Michael Furmanovsky, who first introduced me to Alison Krauss (and African...
I was listening to a music program of Middle Eastern music on KEXP the other day when...
Rudy gives Pat a pat (on the back)–talk about strange bedfellows (Stephen Crowley/NYT) Yes, it’s not a...
Google ad running on IP Forum today A few days ago I was reading my discussion forum,...
The NY Times featured an interesting article about a new Israeli film, The Band’s Visit, which sounded...
Why it sometimes makes me sick to be a Democrat: The confirmation of Michael B. Mukasey as...
Now for a bit of shameless promotion in a good cause. I participate in the Amazon Associates...
Nadia Abu El-Haj (Barnard College) The long, arduous journey of Nadia Abu El-Haj, Barnard professor of anthropology,...
CNN no longer hot for HOT, now features FOX News Israeli cable TV just got a little...
Ira Glunts, one of my readers, wrote recommending an important book about the settlements which just came...








