Sundown: Saudi Bombs?
Plus J Street vs. Berkeley, CAP responds, and more
December 07, 2011
Prince Turki al-Faisal last month.(Win McNamee/Getty Images)
• The ever-mischievous Prince Turki al-Faisal suggested Saudi Arabia may develop nuclear weapons if Iran gets ‘em. This wouldn’t be about pressuring the United States into backing an attack, now would it? [AP/NYT]
• The latest price-tag attack came yesterday as a mosque in a West Bank village was almost burned down. [Haaretz]
• J Street not welcome at Berserkeley. [Haaretz/Goldblog]
• Bernie Fine, the Jewish Coaches Association founder and Syracuse basketball assistant, likely will not be prosecuted for alleged sexual abuse. [Deadspin]
• The Center for American Progress responds to Ben Smith’s article. [ThinkProgress]
• Right-wing casino magnate Sheldon Adelson donated $25 million to Yad Vashem—the largest private donation in the history of Israel’s Holocaust museum. [AP/WP]
Aw mom you’re just jealous that the Beastie Boys are going to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Incidentally, this probably should have made it onto the movies list:
Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.
