Is Israel's New Ambassador Trying To Squelch J Street?
Israel's ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, is boycotting J Street's -- the new pro-Israel PAC -- first annual conference. Incredibly, he says it could "impair Israeli interests."
Israel's ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, is boycotting J Street's -- the new pro-Israel PAC -- first annual conference. Incredibly, he says it could "impair Israeli interests."
MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.03.2009 | World
Being pro-Israel means caring about Israel, even loving it. It does not mean using it as an excuse for power brokering and suppressing dissident voices.
Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 02.14.2009 | World
After 18 days of bloodshed, more than 1,000 people have died as a result of the war between Israel and Gaza. Talk of a 10-day ceasefire is in the work...
Richard Silverstein | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics
Should American Jews feel more comfortable that Rahm Emanuel is "essentially an Israeli" and will therefore do Israel's bidding in the White House? This... doesn't make me more comfortable.
Richard Silverstein | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics
Dick Cheney was able to perpetrate his outrages due to a president who had no sense of political self. That isn't the case with Obama. No one is going to take this man for a ride, political or otherwise.
MJ Rosenberg | Posted 10.14.2009 | World