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Weekly Notebook: On Bibi’s lies, BDS, reality shows, and more
New feature: A selection of Larry Derfner’s sociopolitical outbursts on Facebook (and one email) for the week ending Saturday, April 5.    WHAT HAVE THEY DONE FOR US LATELY? FB reaction to commenter who asks, “What have the Palestinians done to advance peace recently?” (Sunday, March 30): Close, daily security cooperation with the IDF and…
By Larry Derfner April 6, 2014
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The Washington witch trial of Chuck Hagel
Under pressure over the issues of Iran and Israel at his Senate confirmation hearing, Obama’s nominee for defense secretary caves in completely. Thursday’s Senate confirmation hearing of Chuck Hagel was something out of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible,” or the 1950s House Un-American Activities Committee sessions. “Senator Hagel, are you now or have you ever been…
By Larry Derfner February 1, 2013
Emergency Committee for Israel calls for U.S. war on Iran now
Cutting-edge neocon group runs scare ad “It’s Time to Act” in presidential election campaign. It doesn’t get any more blatant than this: The Emergency Committee for Israel, founded by the aristocrats of the “Commentary crowd,” the original Republican Likudniks, is now screaming for Obama to attack Iran.  ECI put out a press release yesterday announcing that “in light of yet another failed round of nuclear talks with…
By Larry Derfner June 23, 2012
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