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The Obnoxious Deborah Solomon

I'd never heard of Brigitte Gabriel, a Lebanese Christian immigrant who has just published her second book, They Must Be Stopped. It is a tocsin at the danger Muslim culture poses to liberalism, tolerance and democracy. Now, remember I didn't know this ...

From M PERETZ, The New Republic,  6 Sep 2008

Why Palin Should Win?

"Inexperience is no barrier, say admirers," reports an article by Andrew Ward in Friday's Financial Times. But there are also positive reasons. One informant gave Ward another explanation for he he supports Governor Palin. "It seems she is a pretty ...

From M PERETZ, The New Republic,  6 Sep 2008

Biden and AIPAC

Sometimes I speak for AIPAC. Other times I speak to AIPAC. Yet other   times I speak about AIPAC. I also contribute to AIPAC.  And there   are even times when I speak against AIPAC. In the next ten days I   will speaking at two events sponsored by ...

From M PERETZ, The New Republic,  6 Sep 2008

...And Now We Hear from a Lubavitcher Rebbe

Wherever you go they are there. Go to Kinshasa and you'll find an   emissary from Chabad. Go to La Paz and you'll find another one.    There are hundreds of them around the world. And sometimes they are   welcome welcomers, like when thousands of ...

From M PERETZ, The New Republic,  6 Sep 2008

My Daughter on Biden

I am deep in the Berkshires where, believe it or not, wi-fi internet service is very dicey. I am exasperated in not being able to discuss with you my thoughts and feelings about John McCain last night. I will do so as soon as my online service rights ...

From M PERETZ, The New Republic,  5 Sep 2008

Please God, Do Bless America and Rescue Us From These Swilly People!

The Republicans have always done well in the culture wars, and the Democrats have quite often been directly responsible for the dim and dreary consequences. But this is not at all the case during the current election season, and it has not been the ...

From M PERETZ, The New Republic,  4 Sep 2008

You Came By Boat? Leave By Boat

Tony Blair, who has been relegated to a message boy in the Middle East (shik yingel, as they say in Yiddish), has a sister-in-law who arrived in Gaza on two boats with 43 other so very idealistic meddlers. Their mission: "to break the siege of Gaza." ...

From M PERETZ, The New Republic,  2 Sep 2008

The Company Abbas Keeps

Yes, I know we're supposed to think of Mahmoud Abbas as a moderate. It may be the case that he actually does not have blood on his hands. So, given that Hamas is his sworn enemy (both ways), he is for all intents and purposes the moderate of the moment. ...

From M PERETZ, The New Republic,  2 Sep 2008

"Family is out of Bounds"

Now, working politicians are liable to be exposed if only their opponents can find journalists voracious enough to entrap for no other reason than to entrap. Tom Eagleton was dropped as second to George McGovern only because he had ...

From M PERETZ, The New Republic,  2 Sep 2008

Meshal Decamps for Sudan

Even Syria is now disposing of Khaled Meshal, the chief strategist of Hamas. You may recall that the Mossad once tried to kill him (by poisoning) on an Amman street but failed. Still, as he lay dying, Jerusalem was diplomatically coerced to provide the ...

From M PERETZ, The New Republic,  2 Sep 2008

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