When it comes to Palestinians there is a monumental double standard in the world, such that Israel gets condemned right and left for their supposed “treatment” of the Palestinians, while Arab countries get a complete free pass for doing the exact same things (and often worse). Squalid Palestinian refugee camps are not only found in... »
Archive for October 23rd, 2009
Komen Controversy
Friday, October 23rd, 2009
Susan G. Komen for the Cure just narrowly escaped from a major PR problem. They are holding a conference in Alexandria, Egypt which is being touted as an example of “unprecedented cooperation” in the region. The only problem with that regional cooperation is that Israeli doctors and participants were disinvited at the last minute by... »
Amherst, MA: Nuttyville, USA
Friday, October 23rd, 2009
The Boston Globe has this doozy of a story: The western Massachusetts university town of Amherst is mulling a resolution urging the Congress to release cleared Guantanamo Bay detainees into the United States and calling for the town to welcome those detainees into the community. The town’s Select Board voted 2-1 Monday night to endorse a... »

