134 Members of U.S. Congress Sign Bipartisan Letter Denouncing ASA Boycott
The American Studies Association’s boycott of Israeli academic institutions is under fire again — this time from the top. Sixty nine Democrats and sixty five Republicans in the US Congress have signed a letter condemning the ASA’s decision, calling it “thinly-veiled bigotry and bias against the Jewish State,” and saying it accomplishes the opposite of […]
MLK Day: Recalling an Early Zionist Protest Against Racism
For American Jews, the birthday of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is an occasion to recall the impressive Jewish contributions to the movement for African-American civil rights—from Jewish Freedom Riders such as Schwerner and Goodman, to the rabbis who marched with Dr. King, to the Jewish attorneys who spearheaded the NAACP’s legal […]
IAEA Report: Iranian Nuclear Deal Begins
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported on Monday that Iran has halted its 20 percent uranium enrichment as part of an agreement made between Iran and the P5+1 last November in Geneva. Iran also began to dilute its already enriched stockpile to levels below 20 percent which is closer to the capability of creating […]
Obama: Peace Less Than 50% Possible, Harper: Canada “May Play a Role” with Palestinian Refugees
U.S. President Barack Obama is not so convinced when it comes to his own plan regarding peace in the Middle East. In an interview published Sunday by the New Yorker magazine, President Obama said that he believes that there is less than a 50 percent chance that the efforts of his administration can end the […]
IAF Power in the Skies: Pentagon Selling V-22 Osprey Aircraft to Israel
The AFP reported that the Pentagon formally notified Congress on Tuesday that it plans on selling six tilt-rotor Osprey aircraft to Israel. Israel is the first country allowed to purchase the aircraft as part of a long term deal worth $1.13 billion. The deal, which was first announced last year, became finalized on Tuesday. U.S. […]
BIN Poll: Release Pollard Now!
Jonathan Pollard has been imprisoned in the United States for the last 28 years on charges of spying on behalf of Israel. Pollard has received the harshest sentence ever given to anyone charged with espionage – life imprisonment. Since Pollard, there have been others in the U.S. caught with spying to much greater levels than […]
Abbas: Three Times No to Peace
One of the main issues on the negotiating table regarding peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians is the Palestinian right of return. In a drastic shift, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has hardened his stance on the matter and said that he would not negotiate away any right of Palestinian refugees and their descendents […]
Can Israel Say ‘No’ to the US? Yes, We Can!
Amid reports that US Secretary of State John Kerry is applying mounting pressure on Israel to make significant concessions to the Palestinians, there is an increasingly common refrain that has seeped into our political dialogue which needs to be exposed for the fallacy that it is. Israel, we are told by various pundits and politicians, […]
Nuclear No More? Geneva Deal Reached Between P5+1 and Iran
The P5+1 (United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, and Germany) and Iran have struck a deal on how to implement the nuclear deal made in November. The official news agency of Iran stated that the agreement will begin on January 20th. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi confirmed the news and an official joint […]
More U.S. Spying Secrets on Israel to be Revealed
The Snowden saga continues. Just as the world thought things couldn’t become tenser between Israel and the United States, it was revealed this week that Edward Snowden has a treasure trove of information regarding U.S. state secrets that relate to Israel. Glenn Greenwald, a writer for Britain’s Guardian and a co-author of many articles based […]