Tag Archives: Middle East

For about as long as I can remember, Beirut has been the go-to comparison for describing another place as desolate and dangerous. As in “the Bronx is the Beirut of America.” But according to a lengthy travel piece in yesterday’s New York Times, Beirut is now the “Provincetown of the Middle East.” While homosexual activity (technically, sexual relations that officials …

Attending a protest on anniversary of the Six Day War, this time Max Blumenthal talks to some native Israelis and finds strong support for Barack Obama. You may recall that in his previous clip, Blumenthal interviewed many anti-Obama dual American-Israeli citizens. (Via JMG reader Osman)

On the eve of the president’s speech in Cairo last week, filmmaker and writer Max Blumenthal and blogger/Israeli peace activist Joseph Dana took to the cafe-laden streets of Jerusalem to ask young people one simple question: “What do you think of Obama and Israel?” The video they captured is very disturbing. NSFW. Joseph Dana: Most of the people that we …

Yesterday the Israeli army launched their own channel on YouTube so the world can witness the mighty mighty power of their American-made-and-paid-for technology.

Despite earning the wrath of the left and the right for meeting with Hamas, Jimmy Carter seems to have made some progress where others could not. Jimmy Carter says Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, and other senior members of the Islamic militant group he met with in Damascus have told him they are willing to accept a peace agreement negotiated by …