Harry Siegman has a brilliant takedown at the National Interest of U.S.-Israeli objections to a September bid for Palestinian statehood at the U.N. I wrote a bit about the false arguments against Palestinian statehood last month. As I did, Siegman explodes the...
Ineffectual Intimidation
Journalism is a tough gig. Do not get me wrong, it is an extremely privileged role and one that any reasonable human being would very much treasure. However, you receive no training for the bombardment of abuse that follows much of what you put out there. There is no...
Egyptians on Israel Peace Treaty
Several Egyptians shown on various networks have said they reject the treaty with Israel. It's also been cited in articles I have been reading for days. I just want to make the point that the peace treaty fosters Egyptian collaboration with Israel in its oppression of...
Why Argentina’s Palestine Recognition Matters
We interrupt this endless WikiLeaks news cycle to report on something else. (It isn't likely to end anyhow, and will probably be the dominant news paradigm here at Antiwar.com for many months, at least.) You may have heard that Argentina and its small, similar...
A Snapshot of Linguistic Cynicism on ‘Terrorism’
A quick but illustrative juxtaposition of news tonight, before I start building tomorrow's page: "Shin Bet chief: Hamas will use terror to thwart talks" and "Likud MKs threaten to withdraw support for budget if settlement freeze extended" Same newspaper, same night....
Peres, in Argentina, Leaves Sense of Irony at Home
Israeli President and political office-juggler Shimon Peres is in Argentina schmoozing the poor man's Eva Peron, batty President Cristina Kirchner, in the week before Palestinian Authority strongman Mahmoud Abbas visits. Though he seems to be trying to stay one step...


