After I wrote the headline to this post, I thought of a different headline (with a little help from Bo Diddley): American Jews and Dual Loyalty: Who Do You Love? Last June, Rep. Jerrold Nadler ran the race of a lifetime to defeat a primary challenger and retain the Congressional seat he's held for a quarter-century. He won a massive victory, earning 88% … [Read more...]
Guardian’s Peter Beaumont “Piles on” Ken Livingstone, Mangles Nazi-Era and Zionist History
NOTE: It's important to understand what my two posts about the current bout of UK mass-hysteria are and aren't. They are about correcting the historical record. They are about understanding the important distinctions between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism. They are about preventing the Israel Lobby from setting the political agenda concerning debate … [Read more...]
UK Labor Party Witch Hunt: “Are You Now or Have You Ever Been Anti-Zionist?”
The UK Tory press and the Israel Lobby have lit a match under the Labor Party, which is led by its left-wing leader, Jeremy Corbyn. Rump forces within the Party who oppose his left-wing agenda have poured gasoline on the flames. They've collaborated in an effort to sabotage his leadership, commencing a witch-hunt that identifies progressive Labor Party … [Read more...]
Bay Area Jewish Synagogue, StandWithUs Host Roseanne Barr, Who Equated Nazism and Zionism
In tribute to those "Greatest Hits" albums which used to be so popular in my rock and roll youth, I've published a profile of Roseanne Barr's "Greatest Hates" at Alternet, in Max Blumenthal's new Grayzone project. I hope you'll give it a read, then sign Jim Harris' petition to protest her Oakland gig. To register a further protest you might call Rabbi Mark … [Read more...]