(updated below) Last October, Hooman Bakhtiar, a producer with the U.S. government-funded Voice of America, sent an email to Josh Block, former national spokesperson for AIPAC and now head of “The Israel Project.” Bakhtiar told Block he had “been tasked to… Read More ›
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Hillary Clinton, With Little Notice, Vows to Embrace an Extremist Agenda on Israel
Former President Bill Clinton on Monday met in secret (no press allowed) with roughly 100 leaders of South Florida’s Jewish community, and, as the Times of Israel reports, “He vowed that, if elected, Hillary Clinton would make it one of her top… Read More ›
Jean Wyllys, um Herói da Esquerda Brasileira, é Duramente Criticado por Viagem a Israel e Comentários Anti-Palestinos
(This is a Portuguese translation. For the English version, click here.) O Deputado Federal Jean Willys (PSOL-RJ), conhecido por seu progressismo e sua liderança em movimentos de justiça social, está tentando se defender de várias críticas feitas por seus eleitores… Read More ›
A Left-Wing Hero of Brazil, Jean Wyllys, Comes Under Fire for Israel Trip, Anti-Palestine Comments
A POPULAR LEFT-WING Brazilian congressman known for his leadership in the social justice movement is trying to fend off a major backlash from his left flank while he travels in Israel. The legislator, Jean Wyllys, has angered much of the… Read More ›
The Greatest Threat to Campus Free Speech is Coming From Dianne Feinstein and her Military-Contractor Husband
There is no shortage of American pundits who love to denounce “PC” speech codes which restrict and punish the expression of certain ideas on college campuses. What these self-styled campus-free-speech crusaders typically – and quite tellingly – fail to mention is that the most potent… Read More ›
On the One-Year Anniversary of Israel’s Attack on Gaza: An Interview with Max Blumenthal
One year ago today, Israel invaded, bombed and shelled Gaza, and continued to do that for the next seven weeks. According to the U.N., at least 2,104 Gazans were killed — 1,462 of whom (69 percent) were civilians, including 495 children…. Read More ›
TRANSCRIPT: An Interview with Max Blumenthal on the One Year Anniversary of Israel’s Attack on Gaza
This is the full transcript of our interview with Max Blumenthal. To listen to the audio, click here. This transcript has been edited for clarity. GREENWALD: This is Glenn Greenwald with The Intercept, and my guest today is Max Blumenthal, who,… Read More ›