Bolton Admits Lebanon Truce Block
BOLTON ADMITS LEBANON TRUCE BLOCK A former top American diplomat says the US deliberately resisted calls for a immediate ceasefire during the conflict in Lebanon in the summer of 2006. Former ambassador to the UN John Bolton told the BBC that before any ceasefire Washington wanted Israel to eliminate Hezbollah’s military capability. Mr Bolton said […]
CAIR-MI: Bill to Give Visas to Immigrants
CAIR-MI: DETROIT GROUPS SUPPORT BILL GIVING VISAS TO UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS A coalition of religious, business, and community groups called for immigration reform at a news conference today inside Central United Methodist Church in Detroit. Members of the Detroit-based Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength (MOSES) declared their support for an immigration bill introduced this morning in […]
Pro-Israel Lobby’s Influence on U.S. Policy Attacked
SOROS AND MEDIA HEAVYWEIGHTS ATTACK PRO-ISRAEL LOBBY’S INFLUENCE ON U.S. POLICY The simmering debate over American policy toward Israel and the role of the Jewish community in shaping it exploded with near-nuclear force this week. Several of the nation’s best-known international affairs commentators fired salvos at pro-Israel lobbyists and defenders of Israel fired back with […]
CAIR: Anti-Muslim Bias on Capitol Hill
CAIR: ANTI-MUSLIM BIAS ON CAPITOL HILL Bigotry shows its ugly face, not only on Main Street, but now in the halls of Congress. A recent target is Eighth District Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr., D-Paterson, who represents a district where an increasingly large number of assertive Muslims and Arabs live. Indeed, this is the place often […]
HI: Six Hate Crimes Reported in Hawaii During 2006
HI: SIX HATE CRIMES REPORTED IN HAWAII DURING 2006 Six hate crimes were reported throughout the state in 2006, according a report by the state attorney general. The tally is the highest in the five years the state has been preparing the report. In 2002, two hate crimes were reported and just one crime followed […]
Letter: Stop Maligning CAIR
STOP MALIGNING CAIR I was pleased to see The Press-Enterprise run an article from the front page of The New York Times on a group of right-wing and pro-Israel extremists seeking to silence and marginalize American Muslim groups by exploiting the increasing anti-Muslim sentiments in our society (“Muslim advocacy group raises profile, suspicion,” March 14). […]
NY: Residents of Different Faiths Open Dialogue
NY: RESIDENTS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS OPEN DIALOGUE They came to find common points of humanity, not to debate politics, war or religion. Such was the purpose recently for the event ‘Speaking Across Differences,’ where about 150 Muslim, Christian and Jewish residents of Downtown Brooklyn and Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill gathered in the cafeteria at the High […]
Israeli Veterans Show Dark Side of Occupation
ISRAELI ARMY VETERANS SHOW DARK SIDE OF OCCUPATION Disenchanted Israeli army veterans have turned into guides to one of the bleakest places on the West Bank, the Israeli-held part of Hebron, to highlight what they say is the ugly face of occupation most Israelis never see. Over the past 20 months, former soldiers have led […]
Can American Jews Unplug the Israel Lobby?
CAN AMERICAN JEWS UNPLUG THE ISRAEL LOBBY? Last week, a familiar Washington ritual took place: Leading American politicians from both parties lined up at the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee to vie with each other over who could pledge the most undying fealty to Israel. As usual, much of Congress […]
US Envoy Holds Talks with Palestinian Minister
US ENVOY DEFIES ISRAEL BY HOLDING TALKS WITH PALESTINIAN MINISTER The US has opened contacts with a senior Palestinian minister in a move which underlined a difference between Israel and its closest allies over their approach to the new coalition government. Salam Fayyad, the moderate Finance minister, disclosed that he had held a meeting in […]