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Trump Mimics Israeli Supremacist Right, Accuses Jewish American Democrats of Treason to Israel
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump on Tuesday attacked American Jews who vote for the Democratic Party (as 70%-80% of them do) as demonstrating “a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.” What Trump meant has been widely debated and, in my view, misinterpreted. He wasn’t bringing up dual loyalty or accusing Jewish Democrats of […]
Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar’s support for Palestinians is like the Anti-Colonialism of George Washington
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib did a press conference on Monday in response to their having been barred by the Israeli government from leading a visit to Israel and Palestine. They repeatedly referred to Occupation and the conditions of occupation. I have a sinking suspicion that this talk of […]
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Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Aljazeera reports that its correspondent in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, Andrew Simmons, confirms that a tanker carrying $140 million worth of Iranian petroleum has now left the island at the mouth of the Mediterranean. The tanker was seized by Gibraltar authorities on July 4 on the grounds that […]
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