Wikileaks
WikiLeaks’ Insight Into Arafat
The State Department cables show that the Palestinian leader was a key asset to the U.S. during the Kissinger years
WikiLeaks’ Assange Hosts Hezbollah’s Nasrallah
On first episode of Russia Today show, guest pines for end of Israel
Assange’s Chutzpah
According to WikiLeaks’ latest document dump, I’m a tool of the Mossad. Does the fact that I scooped Julian Assange have anything to do with it?
Daybreak: U.S. Doubts Iran Bomb Program
Plus WikiLeaks makes another splash, and more in the news
Disinformation
Pravda may be gone, but Russia’s propaganda machine is stronger than ever, thanks to cable network RT. Its Syria coverage offers the proof.
Looming Threat
By refusing to directly confront Iran’s provocations, the United States has become the Islamic Republic’s key ally in its march toward a nuclear bomb
WikiTargeted
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange preaches openness. But in Belarus, Europe’s last dictator is using once-secret U.S. cables to go after dissidents.
Daybreak: Sinai To Be Remilitarized
Plus A’jad being A’jad, China picks a side, and more in the news
Sundown: Obama, Merkel Nix U.N. Route
Plus, West Bank mosque arson, anti-anti-circumcision victory, and more
What Is a ‘Holocaust Doubter’?
Norman Finkelstein and Israel Shamir are not deniers; I chose this term instead
His Jewish Problem
A few years ago, Israel Shamir’s anti-Israel vitriol would have been marginal and largely ignored. But in the age of WikiLeaks, a Holocaust-doubter can become a legitimate source of news. Part 2 of 2.
The Mideast Crack-Up
Robert Worth, David Goldman, Edward Luttwak, Amos Harel, Nathan Thrall, and Lee Smith on the new Arab map
When Berlin Meant Business
Berlin was once home to 50,000 Jewish-owned businesses. A historian is now obsessively reconstructing their demise.
In Praise of Dairy Restaurants
A visit to B&H Restaurant on Second Avenue brings back memories of milchig establishments of yore
Curse of the Survivor
Singer Vera Gran was haunted by allegations of Nazi collaboration. A new book asks if survival made her guilty.
