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A parse too far

Sometimes “comprehensive peace” means just that, I guess. I just updated Marcy’s brief on the meetings this week between George Mitchell, the Obama administration’s special Middle East envoy, and the new Israeli government. Reportedly, there was much pushing and pulling on the role of a two state solution, but at the end of the day, […]

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Framing Doug Feith

My loyal readers (Hi kids!) know I like to back into a blog item, lazily. Not this time. Let’s jump in: What in the name of all that is good is Doug Feith doing on the list of former U.S. officials facing prosecution in Spain for torture? Scott Horton has the details here at the […]

Cyber-seder

LONDON, England (JTA) — Why was my seder different from all other seder nights? Because this year, we digitally connected family members split between London and Manchester, with a laptop and live web camera, for both the service and the meal. Normally my family reunites in one city for Passover, but this year my cousin […]

Norman Finkelstein and the right to creep us out

Consistency, not flip-flopping, on Durban (UPDATED)

Updates with Elijah arrival, expect Matzah Brei sidebar for PMs

Another ruling, another appeal in Minnesota

Did Lew benefit from bailout bonus?

Britain, infected with anti-Semitism

State’s latest on Durban II

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