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Discover Magazine Rule #1 for Carrying Nuclear Secrets: Don't Leave Laptop in Hotel Room Discover Magazine The official was being watched by the Israeli intelligence agency, the Mossad, on suspicion that he knew something about a secret nuclear reactor in the ...

Armaros wrote, "This is it. As the evidence grew about Iran building bombs and warheads, Obama s team must have shown divisions. Thus he removes the eyes who saw, Ross,(who is a Clintonian) and replaces him with an Iran regime lobbyist. The Iran lobby, the NIAC is a regime presence within the USA. Led by a famous Bzeszinsky endorsed Iranian antisemite who blames Israel for Iran-US tensions and denies Ahmedinegad said "wipe off the map". Basically Obama has handed over the Iran negotiations to an Iranian regime agency. This is grotesque and shows Obama s determination to avoid confronting Iran at all costs (the only thing actually capable of saving his lame duck presidency) He is willing to sacrifice his own future for the advancement of Iranian interests and the reduction of supposed Israeli/Jewish influence. The dogma he tends to believe having Powers and Bzeszinski around him and him favoring their views over the more sensible Hilary/Ross camp. This is time for Hilary and Holbrooke...

The White House put out an intriguingly short official statement on the Netanyahu-Obama meeting. Only one notable adjective–strong–to describe the U.S. commitment to Israel: "The President and Prime Minister Netanyahu discussed a number of issues in the U.S.-Israel bilateral relationship. The President reaffirmed our strong commitment to Israel’s security, and discussed security cooperation on a range [...] Related posts:JPost Warns that Assimilation and Intermarriage Threaten Israel LobbyJewish press warns new NY senator she will lose campaign money for mild criticism of NetanyahuMr. Netanyahu, how many American Jews are ’self-hating’?

The antisemitic lies of Shlomo Sand are a regular feature of “Comment is Free” in its I/P threads. Shlomo Sand is currently on tour promoting his book “The Invention of the Jewish People”. Below is a guest post by Jonathan Hoffman sharing with us his experiences at one such event organized by the New Statesman. On [...]

Some time ago, Phil Weiss noted that one of the more successful settler fundraising vehicles was the Central Fund of Israel, which raised $12-million in 2007 on behalf of some of the most extreme of West Bank settlements.  The Fund breaks out its support in various categories, one of which I found extremely interesting: security.  [...] Related posts:Hebron Fund Hosts Settler Gala at Mets’ Citi FieldPalestinian Opinion Supports Jerusalem Terror Attack and Qassam AssaultIndian Muslims Condemn Terror; After Hebron Settler Pogrom, Jewish-Right’s Silence Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

"PETA has an agenda and a prejudice against Kosher," Rabbi Kohn said in court. "Sholom traveled numerous time [sic] to New York to deal with it. It was an assault on Kashrus." What you see above is some of the...

Response By Isi Leibler, HAARETZ Although no stranger to controversial encounters, I was nevertheless taken aback by the extraordinary misrepresentation of my views by Bradley Burston (Dovish Jews? They love Israel? Excommunicate them) and especially Carlo Strenger (Memo to Jewish haters of Liberals: The Middle Ages are over). I have written a number of columns criticizing extremist Israeli [...]

It's hardly surprising that President Barack Obama chose to schedule a White House visit by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the dead of night on Monday, because right now Obama has little to show for his 10-month effort to revive a Middle East peace process. The Israeli leader's refusal to abide by Washington's demand for a complete freeze of settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem — and the Palestinians' refusal to enter talks without one — has left the Obama Administration's plans in tatters, with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas threatening to resign and pull the plug on the PA and the peace process of which it forms a part. Netanyahu insists that Israel is ready for unconditional talks; he blames the stalemate on the Palestinians for making the settlement freeze a precondition. But Netanyahu also refuses to accept that such talks be directed toward establishing a Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as...

An alleged Jewish terrorist will be charged for murdering two Palestinians.

In radio interview, French foreign minister says 'desire for peace has completely vanished'

Gosh, I didn’t see this. But it’s news now as it will be news when they replay this in 30 years to our grandchildren. Brian Baird on the floor of the House saying he has twin four-year-old boys and then turning to a photo of three massacred Palestinian children and saying, These children deserve [...] Related posts:Baird & Ellison were careful to leave U.S. aid to Gaza war out of articleReps Baird and Ellison from Gaza: ‘If this had happened in our own country, there would be national outrage’It’s hard to read a highminded colloquium after 400 kids are slaughtered

PRESS TV Israeli Rabbi's Guide to Killing Causes Firestorm The Media Line An Israeli Rabbi living in a Jewish settlement in the West Bank has caused a firestorm in both Israeli and Palestinian media with a new book outlining a ... 5th annual Israel Fest showcases various subculturesMSU State News Israeli rabbi backs killing non-JewsPRESS TV Seeking peace between Jews, one Israel program at a timeHa'aretz Examiner.com -New Voices -Greensboro News & Record all 57 news articles »

A new Israeli poll says that one in four Israelis is depressed, and that levels of anxiety are rising. Of course. Their society is in crisis. In the New York Review of Books last summer the South African novelist J.M. Coetzee published a portion of his writer’s notebooks from 1972. They include a wonderful description, [...] Related posts:In Brooklyn, Anti-Apartheid Activists Challenge Idea of ‘Chosen People’ 400 Years After Spinoza Lit the Fuse in Amsterdam‘I Want Your Son to Die Here’How long did it take for Hampshire College to bring down apartheid the last time?

AFP - President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday urged Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas not to abandon peace efforts, as the French leader prepared for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Two eminent mainstream journalists -- Tom Friedman and Joe Klein -- recently called for United States to disengage from the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, on the grounds that Palestinians were too divided to make a deal and the Israelis were not interested in one. Friedman couldn't bring himself to draw the logical conclusion -- if the United States truly going to "disengage," that also means cutting off its economic and military assistance -- but Klein did. I have a certain sympathy for this position (and even wrote similar things myself before I wised up), but there are two problems with this specific idea. The first is that it is a meaningless prescription: There's no way to cut the aid package (or even put a hold on it, which is what Klein recommends) so long as Congress is in hock to AIPAC and the other groups in the status quo lobby. And unless I've missed something, I doubt groups like J Street would support it either. Friedman and Klein's statements do convey how discourse...

Most people who criticize the Goldstone report in the US have never been to Gaza, not even before Cast Lead. But Congressman Brian Baird from the state of Washington (D) visited the strip after the Israeli offensive, and these are the wise and sensitive words he had for his fellow legislators, just before an overwhelming [...]

Standing in for his boss who is attending a memorial service at Fort Hood, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel gave a rousing speech to the largest North American Jewish charitable organization today, that aimed to articulate and connect the Obama administration's domestic and foreign policy agenda on issues from expanding access to health care to the Middle East peace process to core values of the group. Speaking to a couple thousand members of the UJC/Jewish Federations of North America at the Wardman Park Marriot a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the group, Emanuel argued that Obama's commitment to push the Israelis and Palestinians to negotiate the creation of a Palestinian state will advance Israel's long term national security and values. "Those who have questioned" whether the Obama administration has been too tough on Israeli settlements and its outreach to the Muslim world and wondered "that this implies diminished support for Israel, that is...

Just like Atta and Co. And the obvious conclusion is in this article: "Hasan's presence at the club paints a starkly different portrait of the alleged killer from that offered by his imam and family members, who have described him as a devout Muslim, and one who had difficulty finding...

One of the most commonly voiced objections to a one-state solution for Palestine/Israel stems from the accurate observation that the vast majority of Israeli Jews reject it, and fear being "swamped" by a Palestinian majority. Across the political spectrum, Israeli Jews insist on maintaining a separate Jewish-majority state. Does this mean that a peaceful one-state outcome is so unlikely that Palestinians should not pursue it, and should instead focus only "pragmatic" solutions that would be less fiercely resisted by Israelis? Ali Abunimah comments for The Electronic Intifada.

AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown and King Abdullah II of Jordan called on Israel Tuesday to halt settlement activity on Palestinian land, a spokesman said after talks in London.

Israel's desire for peace seems to have "completely vanished," France's foreign minister said.

Rahm Emanuel declares before a large gathering of American Jews that Obama really isn’t hostile toward Israel. OK, he didn’t say that. But as William Burns said of the Iranians, the Obami have never been so defensive. Politico reports on his speech to the Jewish Federations of North America: “Those who have questioned” whether the Obama administration [...]

A popular Israeli publicist makes the controversial claim that when the Teitl story hit the press, the media played down the most significant factor: the suspect’s American origins. (translated from the Israeli weekly, "Besheva")

A Goldblog reader writes: I read your post on Ft. Hood today, and I have a question: Are you for having more Muslims in the army, or fewer Muslims? You want the Army to recruit Muslims because of their language skills (assuming you're talking about Arab Muslims) but you think that Muslims might pose a security threat to the U.S. Which one, Goldblog? You can't have it both ways. Yes I can! I can have it both ways. There's no contradiction here, I think. I want all sorts of Muslims (people of Arab descent, Iranian descent, Pashtun descent) in our military for all the obvious reasons, including, by the way, because the military can serve as an effective melting pot and break down barriers among different ethnic groups (as it has done so effectively for blacks and whites). But this doesn't mean that soldiers -- of all backgrounds (Timothy McVeigh comes to mind) -- shouldn't, or can't, be screened for dangerous behaviors or beliefs. Of course I want more Muslim soldiers in the American...

Rahm Emanuel’s statement today that “No one should allow the issue of settlements to distract from the goal of a lasting peace between Israel, the Palestinians, and the Arab world,” may be interpreted in a couple of different ways. Some may see it as a jibe at Israel to give in on the issue so [...]

Communications Director Anita Dunn is on her way out. Is Rahm Emanuel not far behind?

ABC News MJ Rosenberg: US-Israel US-Israel Relations In Deep Freeze After Meeting TPMCafé (blog) Get ready for a big AIPAC/Congressional push back. Obama should let them sweat too. He has the power (on foreign policy, Congress is near irrelevant unless ... Don't Take Netanyahu to the WoodshedForeign Policy Iran on the agenda for Obama and NetanyahuIrish Times J Street: Pro-Israel, Pro-Palestine, Pro-PeaceWorld Press Review Politico -The AtlanticWire (blog) -Gaea Times all 1,537 news articles »

"What we're talking about here is the gaze of the gods, updated in corporate labs for the modern American war-fighter -- a gaze that can be focused on whatever runs, walks, crawls, or creeps just about anywhere on the planet 24/7, with an instant ability to blow it away. And what's true of video capacity will be no less true of the next generation of drone sensors -- and, of course, of drone weaponry like that "5-pound missile the size of a loaf of French bread" meant in some near-robotic future to replace the present 100-pound Hellfire missile, possibly on the Avenger or Predator C, the next generation drone under development at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. Everything, in fact, will be almost infinitely upgradeable, since we're still in the robotics equivalent of the age of the "horseless carriage," as Peter Singer of the Brookings Institution assures us. (Just hold your hats, for instance, when the first nano-drones make it onto the scene! They will, according to Jane Mayer of the New Yorker, be able to "fly after their prey like a killer bee through an open window.")" - Steven Perez from Bookmarklet