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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly, November 10, 2015. (Haim Zach/GPO)
Another Netanyahu lie at CAP
Netanyahu claims that more Arabs voted for him than Labor in the last election. That’s simply false. Think Progress, the internet news arm of the Center for American Progress, fact-checked Netanyahu’s talk at the influential Democratic think-tank yesterday. They found no less than 10 problematic statements on “the big issues.” As many observers were quick…
By Noam Sheizaf November 11, 2015
South Lawn of the White House (photo: C.M. Fitzpatrick / US government work)
The strategic use of the “anti-Israeli” label in US politics
Republicans recognize Israel as one of their most powerful tools in the coming elections. Liberals, and especially Jews, shouldn’t fall for this trap   No doubt, American election year is officially here. Two democratic organizations – Center for American Progress (CAP) and Media Matters – are under attack. The charge: anti-Semitism, no less. In a…
By Noam Sheizaf December 15, 2011
Coordinated American-Israeli effort working to smear critical voices
Last Friday evening, B’Tselem employees were busy sending out press releases and compiling media kits detailing the use of tear gas by the Israeli military in the West Bank.  For the past ten years, B’Tselem has been one of the only Israeli organizations documenting routine violations of military and civilian law by Israeli soldiers.  On…
By Joseph Dana December 13, 2011
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