The United Nations is ‘closely following’ Israel’s treatment of three Hamas legislators and a former Hamas cabinet minister whom Israel is seeking to expel from Jerusalem. Richard Miron, spokesperson for the UN special coordinator for... 

Here’s LATMA’s latest Tribal Update, which includes the song about Gilad Shalit that was subsequently released as a separate video. This one has English subtitles (I actually saw it last night in Hebrew – it takes them a while to get... 

If this actually happens, I’d like to propose that we Israelis take to the streets, burn Turkish flags outside the Prime Minister’s office, and make it clear to everyone that the people doing this do not speak in our names.The Turkish English-language... 

Today’s Golden Oldie is a Dry Bones cartoon I did 10 years ago this month. Back then it was a smiling Bill Clinton rather than a snarling Barack Obama who had a “plan” to bring Peace to the Middle East. The succession of self-serving... 

The lawless “wild west” of 20th century Hollywood movies has been translated into the 21 century. The Somali Pirates are the outlaws raiding stagecoaches. The Flotilla battles are becoming like the American range wars between farmers and... 

Today is a special day. It’s the Summer Solstice. And it’s the official start of Summer. The season of heat! This Golden Oldie was done 22 years ago. in 1988. Back then buses, cabs, restaurants, living-rooms and stores were not all air-conditioned.... 

I suspect we direct our most bruised anger at those most likely to be our supporters…who don’t. That “self-hater” is such a cutting insult is part and parcel of that emotion. And it’s why it’s taken me a couple days... 

The Guardian ran an online poll. Is J Street helping or hurting the peace process? 13.4% Roadmap. J Street’s voice is valuable 86.6% Roadblock. J Street muddies the debate This poll is now closed See the original post here: Is J Street good or... 

By Ted Belman Recently the Guardian, to the surprise and delight of most of us, attacked the Goldstone Report in an article titled A Moral Atrocity. . Now it has published another article attacking the tentative plans of the PA to declare a state in... 

This is a guest post by Naomi Goldenson. First thing this afternoon at the JStreet conference there was a town-hall plenary session, within which there was space for dialogue among participants, and questions about important policy issues. Interestingly,...