What to read before your work day begins? What Happened Before Nothing Happened? — Hillary Clinton kvetches that “nothing has happened” with the peace process. She might be be surprised...
SPJ Members Give Helen Thomas Award a Thumbs Down
Divided members of the Society of Professional Journalists ultimately gave a thumbs down to a journalism award named after Helen Thomas. Members meeting at the SPJ’s national convention upheld the...
Tuesday Morning Media Mix – 9/27/11
What to read before your work day begins? • Abbas Strikes Out — Despite the accolades, Mahmoud Abbas is having a tougher month than the Red Sox. • Is the ‘Palestine question’ still...
Abbas and Palestine Spring Are an Oxymoron
Brendan O’Neill doesn’t agree with the Palestine Spring Mahmoud Abbas has declared as part of his statehood push. After seeing headlines like AP‘s, I tweeted a similar reaction yesterday. But...
EJC to Reuters: Fire the Journo Who Sent Pro-Palestinian Email
The European Jewish Congress was recently roiled by a message allegedly from the Reuters email address of Svebor Kranjc, a Dutch camerman and picture editor, supporting the Palestinian statehood bid. According...
BBC Cool With Abbas Rejection of Peace
When Israel opposes some diplomatic initiative, it never fails: headlines label Israel as rejectionist, obstructionist, moving the goal posts, etc. So when Mahmoud Abbas rejected international diplomacy...
The Drift of Clinton’s Blame Game
UPDATE Sept. 24, 10:40 pm: Bibi responded to Bubba in an interview with ABC’s David Muir. And Ed Morrissey comments: If [the Palestinians] want the deal Arafat rejected, then come back to the table...
Who’s Revising the History of Israel’s Independence?
The Palestinians want to use Israel’s creation as an argument for their own statehood push. Unfortunately, some recent commentaries aren’t based on accurate facts. The Claim: Henry Porter (The...
Monday Morning Reading
What to read before the work day begins? • Turkey Predicts Alliance With Egypt as Regional Anchors — Turkey’s foreign minister foresees Israel and Syria isolated by Egyptian-Turkish “Axis...
Fright of Return: 3 Reasons Why the Palestinians Aren’t Likely to Make Successful Transition to Statehood
The fright of return strikes as the PLO ambassador’s ambassador to Lebanon says refugees will not become citizens of a new Palestinian state. Ambassador Abdullah Abdullah told the Daily Star: The...
