Executives from Google and Facebook have faced enormous political pressure from forces as diverse as Pres. Obama himself to the Israel Lobby, to rid their sites of Islamist content. Over the years, videos portraying ISIS beheadings have outraged the public (though not on YouTube or Facebook, which immediately removes them). Now it appears that the […]
Iran Frees Five American Prisoners: One is a Mystery and a Sixth Remains Imprisoned
When I first heard the news that today was the day western sanctions were lifted against Iran AND five Americans were released from Iranian prison, it seemed like winning a diplomatic lottery. What better news could there be if you believe in negotiations over war? Not only had the Obama administration and Iran found a […]
Tablet Magazine: “Hip, Hawkish” and the Darling of Pro-Israel Philanthropy
This is the first of a two-post series that will appear today and tomorrow. Read part 2 here. Tablet Magazine is, according to the PR blurb its editor Alana Newhouse sent me, in answer to questions I posed to her: …A site devoted to coverage of Jewish life, identity and culture in all of its forms […]
Jewish Neocons Adopt Rwandan Dictator, Kagame
UPDATE: A survivor of Rwandan genocide writes a scathing critique of this event and Jews lending support to Paul Kagame. Reading the NY Times, I was shocked to find a full-page ad entitled Genocide: Do the Strong Have an Obligation to Protect the Weak? It was an ad for a event in New York devoted […]
