Monthly Archives: November 2007

Proud Member: International Zionist Web

Posted on November 30, 2007 by

[Hat tip to Elder of Ziyon] When Ahmadinejad mentioned our subdivision of the International Zionist Conspiracy™ in 2006, the secret was out. I kept silent, but no longer. The New Centrist is a proud member of the International Zionist Web. … Continue reading →

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Terror Attacks on Indian Courts

Posted on November 29, 2007 by

I meant to post something about this last week… Courthouse complexes in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh were hit by a series of bombings, killing 14. Three explosions in Varanasi killed 11 lawyers. The Ganges river flows through Varanasi … Continue reading →

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Andrew McCarthy: Farce, Burying the Bush Doctrine in Annapolis

Posted on November 28, 2007 by

[From National Review Online] The thug Assad regime of Syria will apparently take a couple of days off from murdering Lebanese democrats and enabling the anti-American jihad in Iraq to attend this week’s Annapolis summit … or “conference,” or “meeting.” … Continue reading →

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Paris on Fire (Again)

Posted on November 27, 2007 by

According to media reports, two teens on a motorbike smashed into a police car setting off yet another series of riots in the suburbs of Paris. As in 2005, youths crowded the streets throwing firebombs, rocks and other projectiles, the … Continue reading →

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Bernard Lewis: On the Jewish Question

Posted on November 26, 2007 by

[Via WSJ. Hat tip to the Contentious Centrist.] On the Jewish Question Bernard Lewis Herewith some thoughts about tomorrow’s Annapolis peace conference, and the larger problem of how to approach the Israel-Palestine conflict. The first question (one might think it … Continue reading →

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CAMERA Conference: Israel’s Jewish Defamers

Posted on November 25, 2007 by

The New York Sun‘s Alex Kirsch describes a conference in Manhattan held by the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (Camera). The conference, “Israel’s Jewish Defamers,” included Cynthia Ozick on Michael Lerner, Kenneth Levin critiquing post-Zionism and … Continue reading →

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The “New McCarthyism”

Posted on November 24, 2007 by

As with the Dissent article below, I did not intend on commenting on this piece from The Nation making the rounds. Mr. Cohler-Esses conjures up the by now familiar trope, a vast right-wing conspiracy is threatening to squash intellectual inquiry … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Israel and Zionism, Radicalism | 1 Comment

Shabbat Shalom

Posted on November 23, 2007 by

[The New Centrist, Brooklyn, NYC] Thanks to the following bloggers for linking to my posts: Bob from Brockley re: Left-Wing Anti-Semitism But I am a Liberal! re: Ron Paul Contentious Centrist re: The Annapolis Peace Process Timba (A Russian music … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving aka Turkey Day

Posted on November 22, 2007 by

A lot of people dislike Thanksgiving. Some are upset that the holiday has lost its religious orientation, others find the holiday distasteful for, in their minds, celebrating genocide, others dislike turkey. But me, I always enjoyed Thanksgiving, especially as a … Continue reading →

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Studying Middle East Studies

Posted on November 21, 2007 by

[From The Columbia Current. Hat tip to Engage] Editors’ Introduction Before Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to Columbia dominated news on and off campus, another matter of Middle East politics and academic freedom was causing controversy: the tenure status of Nadia Abu … Continue reading →

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