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AIPAC Directs Congressional Punishment of Palestinians After UN Vote

From On November 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment

via Lobe Log

The US government has swept into action in the aftermath of the Palestinians’ overwhelming victory at the United Nations on Thursday. No less than three amendments were brought in the Senate, to be attached to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) — a bill which has nothing to do [...]

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The Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin Problem

From On August 5, 2011 · 4 Comments

To follow up on Ali’s thorough post detailing Jennifer Rubin’s continuing problems with the truth, it’s worth taking a step back from the concrete details of the story for a moment. Rubin’s latest fibs — in which she mistakenly blamed Islamic militants for the July 22 massacre in Norway, failed to correct her [...]

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The Daily Talking Points

From On January 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment

News and views on U.S.-Iran relations for January 20:

Commentary: The Foundation for Defense of Democracies‘ Benjamin Weinthal blogs on Commentary’s Contentions blog that Switzerland has finally “relented and announced that it will fall into line with EU sanctions targeting Iran’s energy sector,” but only after “touting its ‘active neutrality’ position, [...]

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Noah's Bark, No Bite: RJC's Chanuka START Attack Falls Flat

From On December 3, 2010 · 2 Comments

There’s no better way to commemorate a civil war among Jews 2,275 years ago, memorialized by the Jewish festival of Chanuka, than by a little intra-tribe squabbling.

Perhaps that’s why, just in time for the holidays, the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) launched a scathing attack on some of the most prominent — and pro-Israel– [...]

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Sen. Joe Lieberman Ignores Secretary of Defense, May Endorse Military Option Against Iran

From On November 17, 2010 · 1 Comment

Senator Joe Lieberman, in his remarks to the neoconservative Foreign Policy Initiative on Tuesday, told Bill Kristol that the new Congress would press the Obama administration on sanctions but may also formally endorse the use of military force againt Iran.

Lieberman said (PDF):

Nobody wants to use military force against Iran, [...]

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UPDATED: Iran Hawks on Hill Argue About Credit for Sanctions

From On October 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment

On Capital J, the excellent Washington blog of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), D.C. bureau chief Ron Kampeas chronicles the blow by blow of two members of Congress over who should get credit for last summer’s Iran sanctions act:

Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), running for the open U.S. Senate seat in Illinois, has been plagued [...]

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