"Will Israel Survive?"

The Israel Project invites you to a

telephone conference call and Q & A
with

Mitchell Bard, Ph.D.
author of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Middle East Conflict"
and numerous other books on the Middle East

speaking by phone about his new book
"Will Israel Survive?" 
(more info. and order online)

 Date:
 Tues., Aug. 7, 2007
Time:
12 p.m. (noon) EST

RSVP Required
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About Mitchell Bard:

Dr. Mitchell G. Bard is the Executive Director of the nonprofit American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE) and a foreign policy analyst who lectures frequently on U.S.-Middle East policy. Bard is also the director of the Jewish Virtual Library, the world's most comprehensive online encyclopedia of Jewish history and culture. For three years he was the editor of the Near East Report, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's (AIPAC) weekly newsletter on U.S. Middle East policy. Prior to working at AIPAC, Bard served as a senior analyst in the polling division of the 1988 Bush campaign.
 
Bard has appeared on Fox News, MSNBC, NBC, CBC, "The Jenny Jones Show," and other local and national television and radio outlets. His work has been published in academic journals, magazines and major newspapers. He is the author of 19 books including "The Water's Edge And Beyond: Defining the Limits to Domestic Influence on U.S. Middle East Policy," "Partners for Change: How U.S.-Israel Cooperation Can Benefit America," and "Myths And Facts: A Concise Record of the Arab-Israeli Conflict" (coauthor). Bard holds a Ph.D. in political science from UCLA and a master's degree in public policy from UC Berkeley. He received his B.A. in economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara.  For a full bio

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The camera always lies. So why deny it?

Anyone who has ever taken part in a TV documentary knows just how contrived is the whole exercise
Published: 31 July 2007

My friend the documentary programme maker is perplexed. In common with all independent production companies contracted by the BBC, his firm has received an email from the corporation's director of television, Jana Bennett, asking it to review its entire output, both past and pending, to establish whether it has any "faked footage". "This is madness," says my friend: "It's absolutely traditional that documentary makers manipulate footage to try to make the story better." continue...

All this moral posturing won't help Darfur

The President's megaphone diplomacy has led to a breakdown of communication with Sudan
Published: 31 July 2007

July was a pretty typical month in the fifth year of the war in Darfur. In the bloodiest reported incident, 16 people died in fighting between two Arab tribes armed by Khartoum to fight the rebels. An attack by an Arab militia on a government police force killed another eight people. "Unidentified" militias attacked government soldiers and police, villagers and displaced people, relief workers and convoys. continue...

Forget George Bush and America - the big foreign policy challenge for Brown is Europe

President Bush is a diminished figure, limping weakly towards the end of his second term
Published: 31 July 2007

Not so long ago, there was a fair amount of speculation that Gordon Brown would seek openly to distance himself from President Bush as a way of building support in Britain. There was never a chance of him making such a crude move. Instead, Mr Brown has brought his big tent to the United States, inviting in the likes of Winston Churchill and Ronald Reagan, before stepping out to speak with a relaxed confidence during his press conference with President Bush. continue...

Britain will take troops out of Iraq regardless of US, says PM

By Andrew Grice, Political Editor at Camp David
Published: 31 July 2007

Gordon Brown has paved the way for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq by telling George Bush he would not delay their exit in order to show unity with the United States. continue...

Discipline fears raised by lack of male teachers

By Richard Garner, Education Editor
Published: 31 July 2007

More than a million pupils in primary schools have no men teaching them. In addition, nearly 300,000 will end their six years of primary schooling without being taught by a male teacher. continue...

Daily glass of wine increases risk of bowel cancer, scientists find

By Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor
Published: 31 July 2007

The argument has raged for decades - is a daily alcoholic drink good for you or not? That pint of beer on the way home may set you up for the evening, but does it set you up for life? continue...

Cannabis joint 'as harmful as smoking five cigarettes'

By Jane Kirby
Published: 31 July 2007

A single cannabis joint damages the lungs as much as smoking up to five cigarettes at once, researchers say. The drug forces the lungs to work harder by obstructing the air flow and causes chest tightness and wheezing, a study found. continue...

O2 looks to iPhone to maintain growth

By Nic Fildes
Published: 31 July 2007

O2 expects the launch of broadband and Apple's iPhone to maintain its momentum during the second half of the year, after it outperformed the market over the past three months. continue...

Cohabitants set for same rights as married couples

By James Macintyre
Published: 31 July 2007

Unmarried couples could gain similar financial rights to those who are married under conclusive proposals released today by the Law Commission. The commission provides independent legal advice to Parliament which has a strong record of being implemented. continue...

US to arm Israel and Arab states in $60bn deal

Published: 31 July 2007

The US has announced military aid packages worth more than $60bn (£30bn) for Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and other key Arab allies in the Gulf. The aim is to boost regional defences against the growing power of Iran and to induce the Saudis in particular to cut back support for Sunni insurgent groups inside Iraq. continue...

Lies and outrages... would you believe it?

It was Israel which attacked Egypt after Nasser closed the straits of Tiran
Published: 09 June 2007

When I was a schoolboy, I loved a column which regularly appeared in British papers called "Ripley's Believe It or Not!". In a single rectangular box filled with naively drawn illustrations, Ripley - Bob Ripley - would try to astonish his readers with amazing facts: continue...

Doctor tells of his relief after being cleared of link to failed bomb plot

Published: 30 July 2007

An Indian doctor questioned in Australia over the failed bomb attacks on London and Glasgow said he was relieved to have been cleared and denied any links to terrorist organisations. continue...

Doctor tells of his relief after being cleared of link to failed bomb plot

Published: 30 July 2007

An Indian doctor questioned in Australia over the failed bomb attacks on London and Glasgow said he was relieved to have been cleared and denied any links to terrorist organisations. continue...

We Muslims are now guilty until proven innocent

Of around 1,200 arrested under the Terrorism Act, just 41 have been convicted
Published: 30 July 2007

Since the al-Qa'ida attacks in 2001, Muslims living in Western countries have been forced into a pen of collective blame and pre-emptive culpability, including those who are most loyal. We are guilty unless proven innocent, a reversal of natural justice, but who cares? The net has to be thrown wide, and we understand that. But not why every time Muslims under suspicion are rounded up, the media goes berserk, slapping pictures across the pages, as if there is no need for due process. And when most of them are freed, the public is not told. Of around 1,200 arrested under the Terrorism Act, 41 have been convicted of terrorism offences and 183 of other crimes. About 700 have been released without charge. It is the way things have to be, and there is no point in raising objections. We must know our constrained place in these difficult times. continue...

We Muslims are now guilty until proven innocent

Of around 1,200 arrested under the Terrorism Act, just 41 have been convicted
Published: 30 July 2007

Since the al-Qa'ida attacks in 2001, Muslims living in Western countries have been forced into a pen of collective blame and pre-emptive culpability, including those who are most loyal. We are guilty unless proven innocent, a reversal of natural justice, but who cares? The net has to be thrown wide, and we understand that. But not why every time Muslims under suspicion are rounded up, the media goes berserk, slapping pictures across the pages, as if there is no need for due process. And when most of them are freed, the public is not told. Of around 1,200 arrested under the Terrorism Act, 41 have been convicted of terrorism offences and 183 of other crimes. About 700 have been released without charge. It is the way things have to be, and there is no point in raising objections. We must know our constrained place in these difficult times. continue...

http://www.pluralism.org/affiliates/student/jamal/index.php

Muslims in America comprise a microcosm of the diversity of cultures, ethnicities, traditions, and practices that constitutes the global Muslim community.They participate in a multiplicity of adaptive processes to engage with the American context in which they are situated.Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in summer 2003, I explore how volunteerism among Nizari Ismailis and other Muslims in Houston, TX provides a lens to examine how they negotiate pluralism within their communities and in American society, and how they manage the intersection of religion, politics, and service in America

Zahra Jamal Pluralism Project at Harvard

Australian prosecutors drop terror charge against doctor

AP
Published: 27 July 2007

Australia's chief prosecutor today dropped a terror charge against an Indian doctor accused of supporting last month's failed bomb attacks on London and Glasgow. continue...

"...and there's three guys and a chick after me."

"...and there's three guys and a chick after me."

Girl: So you're saying there might be a chance?
Guy: Yeah...if her husband leaves her, I'm next in line.

--Lafayette St. at Cooper Square

Losing Mythic Authority

Losing Mythic Authority

by Michael Vlahos

04.25.2007

MOST NOW acknowledge that America has failed in its war. Some see that failure limited to Iraq, while others describe a larger strategic liability. Thus the question is in part: How big is America’s failure? But more significantly, what are the consequences? continue...