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• Prof. Saree Makdisi opposes the statehood bid. After echoing Guy Goodwin-Gill’s concerns, Makdisi attacks
Pesach Benson
September 22, 2011
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• Prof. Saree Makdisi opposes the statehood bid. After echoing Guy Goodwin-Gill’s concerns, Makdisi attacks
An upgraded statehood status in the UN gives the Palestinians entree for lawfare against Israel
The Palestinians want to use Israel’s creation as an argument for their own statehood push.
What to read before the work day begins? • Turkey Predicts Alliance With Egypt as
The fright of return strikes as the PLO ambassador’s ambassador to Lebanon says refugees will
Syria’s state-run Addounia TV “exposes” the tremendous effort Al-Jazeera’s taking to fabricate the Syrian uprising.
If you don’t believe that the Cairo-Jerusalem meltdown is fueled by Egyptian anti-Semitism, take note:
Perhaps the biggest media myth is that Israel and its leaders simply aren’t interested in
Here’s a new low: Sky News‘ latest on Erdogan’s Arab Spring Tour ignores the Palmer report,
A post script on this morning’s blog post about a PLO ambassador saying that the
Johann Hari apologized for the way he handled interview quotes. Unlike his previous apology, Hari also
Ann Curry of NBC’s Today Show spent 24 fawning hours with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Clearly, this
The spin games and fallout from this weekend’s embassy attack has high stakes. It renders
It’s a flagrant foul that NBA Jam and the EuroLeague erased Tel Aviv from a
Gaza and the West Bank are now literally in separate time zones. Reuters explains that
Tim Marshall flagged one heckuva poll on the Press TV web site. Iran’s government-funded news channel wants
Gloomy assessments that Turkey’s diplomatic offensive is isolating Israel makes for nice gloomy groupthink among
The Lancet (pdf) studies suicide bombings in Iraq. Background: Suicide bombs in Iraq are a
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