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Toaff: Why I Pulled My Book on the Blood Libel
Gabriel Sanders is reporting that Ariel Toaff has pulled his book on the blood libel and pledged any proceeds to the Anti-Defamation League. Here is the embattled professor’s statement…. February 13, 2007 PERSONAL ANNOUNCEMENT By PROF. ARIEL TOAFF In light of the false and distorted interpretation given to my recently published book around the world,…
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Mr. Pipes Might Not Be Going to Brandeis
First Daniel Pipes was chased off the stage by (his words) “what appear to be goons of an Islamist persuasion.” Now the hawkish Middle East scholar has an oped in the Brandeis University Justice alleging that his invitation to speak on campus is being put on hold by a university of a Jewish persuasion…. “But…
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Mr. Pipes Going to Ackerman’s Committee
Last month I had a post wondering out loud about what it would mean to have Rep. Gary Ackerman — a staunch supporter of Israel who also has backed U.S. support for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas — chairing the House’s Middle East subcommittee. Well, tomorrow Ackerman is hold his first hearing — on the…
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Another Centrist Dem Cozies Up to Coal
Jonathan Miller – boychick candidate for governor of Kentucky – made nice with his state’s coal lobby at a press conference yesterday. Miller called for new methods to remediate the mountaintop removal associated with mining – that is, put the mountains back afterwards – rather than a halt to the practice, which involves releasing tons…
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The ‘Wiesel’ Candidate
Hillary Clinton is out with a statement condemning the attack against Elie Wiesel…. “The shameful attack on Elie Wiesel is a violent reminder that we must continue to speak out against Holocaust denial and against hate crimes that seek to silence free speech. Elie survived the Holocaust and has spent a lifetime urging us never…
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Romney’s Ford Flap (What Goes Around…)
The National Jewish Democratic Council issued a statement criticizing Mitt Romney for announcing his presidential candidacy at the Henry Ford Museum in Detorit…. “NJDC is deeply troubled by Governor Romney’s choice of locations to announce his Presidential campaign,” said NJDC Executive Director Ira Forman. “Romney has been traveling the country talking about inclusiveness and understanding…
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Obama: ‘I Would’ Talk to Iran and Syria
It’s off to the races for Barack Obama, which includes fielding questions about U.S. policy towards Iran and Syria, as he did in an interview that aired last night on 60 Minutes. Like Clinton and Edwards, Obama advocates talks with Tehran and Damascus, and keeping “all options” on the table when it comes to preventing…
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In Aipac Talk, Clinton Offers Up Red Meat Before Calling for Engagement With Iran
When Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton addressed a packed crowd of Israel supporters in New York last week, she opened with a joke that signaled she was among respected old friends. Earlier in the afternoon, Clinton said, she had been frantic, as a critical Senate vote on the minimum wage delayed her trip north for the…
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Clash Looms Over Energy Independence
A major debate over energy and the environment is poised to erupt among national Jewish organizations at an upcoming public policy conference. According to communal insiders, several groups belonging to the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, a policy coordinating body made up of 13 national Jewish organizations and 125 local Jewish communities, are wrangling over…
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Israeli Society Split By A Kiss
Jerusalem – The latest faux-form letter making the rounds here is called “The Kissing Contract As Per the Ramon Rule,” and men and women across Israel are passing it around by e-mail with a chuckle — and in some cases, bitterness. The four-point contract permits a man to kiss a woman on the “mouth/cheek/forehead/other* (herein:…
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Experts Question Wisdom of Boycotting Hamas
Jerusalem – As Palestinian leaders set off for Mecca this week in the latest effort at Hamas-Fatah peace talks, well-placed sources in Jerusalem were speaking of growing doubts within Israeli officialdom over the current policy of boycotting Hamas. “People in different government agencies are well aware of the problematic nature of the present policy and…
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