This article can be found on the web at http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080107/alterman the liberal media by Eric AltermanJanuary 7, 2008 issue Today’s topic is the paradox—or one of them, anyway—of American Jewish political behavior. No, it’s not that hoary old cliché that they “earn like Episcopalians but vote like Puerto Ricans.” Rather, it’s that they think like […]

The Zionist Organization of America condemned the U.S. government’s Office for Civil Rights on Wednesday for failing to protect Jewish students it says have been subject to a series of anti-Semitic provocations on the campus of the University of California, Irvine. The ZOA alleged that Muslim students on campus have given anti-Semitic speeches, distributed Judeophobic […]

Below is the third in a series question posed by Shmuel Rosner of Haaretz, one of Israel’s leading newspapers, to Morton A. Klein, President of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), and Mr. Klein’s answer. These are part of a week-long series of questions and answers, between that newspaper and Morton Klein, which may be […]

January / February Edition In “The Playwright’s Politics,” Tony Kushner says that I and others who have described him as hostile to Israel “work very hard, by taking things out of context, to make you sound nuts.” Really? Kushner has called Israel’s establishment a “mistake” (Haaretz, April 7, 2004) and stated plainly, “I’ve never been […]

The following is the text of a question posed by Shmuel Rosner of Haaretz, one of Israel’s leading newspapers, to Morton A. Klein, President of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), and Mr. Klein’s answers. These are part of a week-long series of questions and answers between that newspaper and Morton Klein. Future Q&A’s may […]

The following is the text of a question posed by Shmuel Rosner of Haaretz, one of Israel’s leading newspapers, to Morton A. Klein, President of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), and Mr. Klein’s answers. These are part of a week-long series of questions and answers between that newspaper and Morton Klein. Future Q&A’s may […]

By Neal Sher The United States must finally hold Saudi Arabia accountable for its integral role in terrorist activities — and the Jewish community must be heard on the issue — former AIPAC Executive Director Neal Sher writes. NEW YORK (JTA) — King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia was stunned at the hostile reception he received […]

By Morton A. Klein The Annapolis peace summit, attended by Israel, the Palestinian Authority (PA) and various Arab states, took place only days ago, yet events that have occurred in the short since, is already exposing the fantasy that such a conference could help achieve peace and that Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah-controlled PA is a genuine […]

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)Whose Mission is it fulfilling? Franklin LambUN HeadquartersNaquora, Lebanon Ever since one of this student’s favorite Professors, Dr. Ruth Widmeyer, an accomplished and rare beauty still, who was the first woman to receive a PhD. in Soviet Studies from Harvard nearly a half century ago, announced to our […]

A new coalition of religious hard-liners with ties to President Bush seeks to scuttle any plans for dividing Jerusalem between Israelis and Palestinians. By Gregory Levey On Nov. 26, the U.S. State Department got hit with an unexpected barrage of phone calls. The Coordinating Council on Jerusalem, a new coalition of American groups with hard-line […]