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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

"Nakba Day" in Gaza and West Bank was a bust

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It looks like Western anti-Israel "Nakba Day" demonstrations are a lot bigger than the Palestinian ones. Palestine Today says tha...

05/19 Links Pt2: A Miscarriage of Journalism at the New York Times; Nearly 80% of Gazans open to emigrating from Strip; Somaliland to establish embassy in Jerusalem

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From Ian: Judge Roy K. Altman: A Miscarriage of Journalism at the New York Times Nicholas Kristof's recent essay in the New York Times...

05/19 Links Pt1: Is a ‘New Middle East’ Still Possible?; Was Israel’s War on Iran a Success?; IDF reservist killed in southern Lebanon; Republican senators urge Trump to dismantle UNRWA, citing Hamas ties

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From Ian: Seth Frantzman: Is a ‘New Middle East’ Still Possible? The real question hanging over the Middle East at the moment is what come...
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

A response to Michael Walzer's engagement with my "New Theory of War"

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I like to swing for the fences.  In March, at the beginning of the US/Israeli war on Iran, I published a four-part series arguing that Weste...

Imam at Kaaba Mosque doesn't curse Jews in his weekly sermon, Saudis upset

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Laa Media reports: The Friday sermon delivered by the Imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Ali Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, sparked widespread cont...

05/18 Links Pt2: László Nemes Says an “Orgy of Antisemitism” Is “Overtaking the West”; Israeli ambassador: J Street a ‘cancer within Jewish community,’; Rashida Tlaib’s Nakba Denial

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From Ian: Ruthie Blum: Bill Maher deserves praise, not gratitude, for telling the truth about Israel For a full eight minutes, he let the ...

05/18 Links Pt1: The Perversion of Martyrdom; Israeli Navy seizes Gaza-bound flotilla; Israeli attacked by group of men in Golders Green after speaking Hebrew

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From Ian: Meir Y. Soloveichik: The Unknown Messenger ‘The growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that thing...
Monday, May 18, 2026

The David Duke Test (first of a new series)

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In October 2008, NPR’s Tell Me More invited David Duke on air to discuss the approaching Obama election. The host introduced him carefully ...