J.J. Goldberg Disappoints

By Daniel Luban Former Forward editor in chief J.J. Goldberg has a fairly positive reputation among progressive Jews, and although he has never been a radical about Israel or the Middle East, neither is he a reflexive hawk or neoconservative.… Continue Reading  

Where Dick Morris Breaks with Reality

By Eli Clifton and Daniel Luban On Friday former Clinton adviser Dick Morris published an article in the New York Post–titled Where Bam Breaks with Reality–claiming that a new poll found that 52-percent of Jewish Democrats agree with the ”Israeli… Continue Reading  

An offer they can’t refuse?

By Eli Clifton In a new film—released both on DVD and Youtube–Jimmy Carter, James A. Baker, Brent Scowcroft and Zbigniew Brzezinski make the case that it is time for the Obama administration to put forward a conflict-ending resolution to the… Continue Reading  

The Wiesenthal Center’s Peculiar Brand of “Tolerance”

By Eli Clifton The Simon Wiesenthal Center has been attracting negative publicity over the past several months for an event hosted at its LA museum and concerns that their Jerusalem museum is being built on an Islamic cemetery. In May,… Continue Reading  

NIAC: Why Iran Hawks Are Pushing Engagement

By Daniel Luban Andrew Sullivan picks up on this piece from the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) blog that came out Friday; it’s one of the better (and most concise) analyses of the state of the Iran debate in Washington… Continue Reading