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As I catch up on reading and emails after a week off, I’ll probably add

Backspin’s on leave for the week, but we’ll be back and blogging away on Sunday,

Reuters cameraman Fadel Shana (pictured) unexpectedly filmed his own death while covering fighting between Israelis

Following up on yesterday’s communique, today’s Jerusalem Post reports that Mahmoud Abbas informed Israel that

J’lem-Based Journalist Wins Parliamentary Seat Jewish journalist, author, terrorism expert and unconscious fascist Fiamma Nirenstein

In today’s Jerusalem Post, Ilana Diamond describes the travails of campus hasbara, where Palestinian supporters

Towards the end of this Washington Post dispatch from Gaza, correspondent Griff Witte writes: “For

Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni’s successful vist to Qatar, where the news network is based, puts

UN Expert? No, a Conspiracy Crank Just look at who regards Richard Falk as an

The American Jewish Committee is hosting a video competition called MyIsrael. With related groups on

Add Bill Slavick to our list of “coming attractions” for Israel’s 60th Independence Day. He

Reuters: Western officials confirmed Israeli statements that some two days’ supply of gasoline and diesel

Last year’s 40th anniversary of the Six-Day War brought out plenty of criticism of Israeli

The House of Representatives recently passed a non-binding resolution recognizing Jewish refugees from Arab countries

AFP breaks out the violins for Palestinian kids caught up in Israeli military courts. But

Ronnie Kasrils is raising another stink in South Africa. The country’s Intelligence Minister penned a

NY Times correspondent Ethan Bronner gives an impressive amount of ink to a study by

Can anyone explain this muddled AFP sentence? Hamas did not claim the border attack but