Washington — In a January 5 conference call with members of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Bolton said that it was “probably” a mistake to allow the U.N. to assume a lead role in the Quartet, the diplomatic entity sponsoring the road map peace plan. Bolton was addressing the recent assertion by the new…
In an effort to calm the mounting Jewish communal furor over this mess, Wesley Clark sent the ADL’s Abe Foxman the following letter: January 9, 2007 Abraham H. Foxman National Director Anti-Defamation League New York, NY Dear Mr. Foxman: I really enjoyed our conversation yesterday and look forward to our continuing relationship. As we discussed,…
The Orthodox Union’s man in D.C., Nathan Diament, has a piece up over at Beliefnet in which he lays out five steps that Democrats could take to build support among religious voters.
The Arab American Institute, James Zogby’s outfit, is also calling for action, in a new television ad on Arabic-language stations. Money quote from the ad: “Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq – Darfur. We must pray for them all.” Money quote from Zogby: “Just as the Arab American and Muslim American communities have spoken out against the violence…
Upon being named to the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense, Democratic Rep. Rothman of New Jersey issued a release stating that “no issue is more important to me or my constituents than ending the war in Iraq while continuing to strengthen our military to protect our country.” Oh, and in case the message wasn’t…
The Jewish Republicans issued a statement today blasting Wesley Clark over his allegedy saying that if America strikes Iran it would be the result of “pressure being channeled from the New York money people.” Below is the group’s full statement. … Clark Should Apologize for “Blatantly Anti-Semitic Remarks” January 8, 2007 Washington, DC… The Republican…
Arianna Huffington says this column has Wes Clark certain that Israeli talk of U.S. strikes against Iran is a good harbinger of what’s to come from the Bush administration. “You just have to read what’s in the Israeli press,” Huffington quotes the former NATO commander and Democratic presidential candidate as saying. “The Jewish community is…
Arizona Senator John McCain has scored an early victory in the battle between GOP presidential frontrunners by locking up support from several New York-area Republican moneymen also coveted by his northeastern rival, former Big Apple mayor Rudy Giuliani. McCain’s stable of national finance co-chairs includes Lewis Eisenberg, a multimillionaire financier from Rumson, N.J. who previously…
Ze’ev Orzech writes from Corvallis, Ore.: “I am intrigued by the connection between the Hebrew name for the planet Saturn, shabtai, which comes from Shabbat, and the word ‘Satur’ or ‘Saturn’s day.’” How, he asks, are we to explain this? That there is indeed a connection seems beyond doubt. The question is what came first….
Jerusalem – Although few tears were shed in Israel over Saddam Hussein’s death last week, a small but growing chorus — including government officials, academics and Iraqi émigrés — is warning that Israel could find itself in more danger with him gone, and that it might even regret having welcomed his toppling. “If I knew…
Washington – Israeli and American officials are seeking ways to credit Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas with any Israeli-Palestinian deal on a prisoner swap reached in the coming days. Israel and the United States are expected to agree to the release of leading Fatah activist Marwan Barghouti as part of the deal, viewing him as…
