By Muhammad Idrees Ahmad Iran’s Zahedan airport is located on a road named for Allama Iqbal (also known as Sir Muhammad Iqbal), the great Indian philosopher whom Pakistan adopted after partition as its national poet. The shaheen, or eagle, features prominently in… Continue Reading
Phil Weiss at his blog Mondoweiss sums up the state of play surrounding Ben Smith’s Politico story aimed at Ali, Eli, Matt Duss, and others at CAP here as of the end of this week. Unlike Phil, however, I think… Continue Reading
Reposted by arrangement with Think Progress Former AIPAC spokesman and Progressive Policy Institute senior fellow Josh Block backed down this afternoon from his earlier accusation that ThinkProgress and its institutional home, the Center For American Progress (CAP), are anti-Semitic —… Continue Reading
Reposted by arrangement with Think Progress Lanny Davis, a leading lobbyist and former special counsel to President Bill Clinton, responded to the recent controversy surrounding Josh Block, a former American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) spokesperson who compiled thousands of… Continue Reading
Reposted by arrangement with Think Progress Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is courting the Republican Jewish vote with a series of statements showing his unwavering support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and pro-Israel American conservatives. On Wednesday,… Continue Reading