Palestine

The Prime Minister's Brother Gets a Lot of Love in "Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story"

Is Debbie Wasserman Schultz a Self-Hating Jew? (Part Deux!)

Debbie Wasserman Schultz​(Note: This is the second part of a blog post, and I'm picking up en media res. If you haven't read the first bit, you probably won't understand what follows. Read the first part here.)Despite the ominous tone of Matt Brooks' letter, J Street isn't some kind of Arabic th ... More >>

Obama Hates Israel, According To Allen West

Reid Reprot​Allen West seems to be in a bad mood this week. In his Weekly Wrap Up, he says that Barack Obama hates Israel and the Jewish people and means to hasten their destruction. Jesus! I feel like a paranoiac for even typing that, but there it is in my inbox, beaming at my eyeballs in officia ... More >>

Four Thoughts For Islamophobes

​It's been a busy few weeks for Muslims, Muslim countries, and Islam in the news. Most of the coverage has not been favorable. Here, then, are four thoughts for readers who find themselves worrying about Muslims this Sunday. 1. Muslims serve in the military, too. Last week, the world learned that ... More >>

Allen West's Week #1: West to Receive "Defender of Israel" Award

Something to defend.​Calling Allen West a "Defender of Israel" is a little like calling Fred Phelps a "defender of Christianity." West thinks he's a defender of Israel, and he sure does seem to like the place, but his net impact on that country probably isn't so good.I made this point to a gentlem ... More >>

Allen West Back-Pedals; Challenges Me To a Debate

Allen West​Did I call it, or did I call it? Last week, in this very space, I predicted Congressman Allen West would retract his feeble support of the pro-democracy Egyptian protesters when he learned how, very, very much they were disliked by the conservative Israeli punditry. And lookit this! I ... More >>

Letter to Allen West (Re: "Slapping Israel in the Face")

JoinRick, via Flickr​Letter sent to Rep. Allen West of Florida's 22nd District. Awaiting response. Col. West:Greetings. My name is Brandon K. Thorp, and I covered the last month of your campaign for New Times. As you know, I think that you are a disingenuous and bloodthirsty man and that you have ... More >>

Westworld, Part I: A New Year's Appraisal of God, Good, and Evil in Allen West's America

​Congressman-elect Allen West was interviewed on Fox News Sunday this weekend. He was surprisingly mellow. The barn-burning campaigner who called for an armed march on Lexington and Concord was nowhere in evidence. Despite interviewer Chris Wallace's best efforts at incitement, West remained poise ... More >>

Allen West Rewrites Two Millennia of Muslim Versus Christian History

Maryland radio station WCBM 680 posted a brief video this week of Congressman-elect Allen West that is 50 percent history lesson, 50 percent political polemic, and 100 percent classic Allen West. West, as it turns out, believes that the United States has been at war with Islam for a very, very long ... More >>

Courtney Love Gets the Hole Band Back Together (Sorta)

Maryland radio station WCBM 680 posted a brief video this week of Congressman-elect Allen West that is 50 percent history lesson, 50 percent political polemic, and 100 percent classic Allen West. West, as it turns out, believes that the United States has been at war with Islam for a very, very long ... More >>

Citizens for National Security Finds Islam Propaganda in Florida Textbooks

Dr. William Saxton, saving Florida children's hearts and minds from Islam​Dr. William Saxton is sitting at a Starbucks in West Boca Raton, clutching a bulging black briefcase. But he's having trouble concentrating on our conversation. He keeps looking around for a better table. "I'd prefer to have ... More >>

"Ajami" Brings an Israeli Arab and an Israeli Jew Together for Cross-Cultural Crime

Dr. William Saxton, saving Florida children's hearts and minds from Islam​Dr. William Saxton is sitting at a Starbucks in West Boca Raton, clutching a bulging black briefcase. But he's having trouble concentrating on our conversation. He keeps looking around for a better table. "I'd prefer to have ... More >>

Flat-Screen Computers, Leather Recliner...and a Bidet? Welcome to Dunkin' Donuts

The height of luxury in the women's restroom.​The Dunkin' Donuts off State Road 84 in Davie has a lot of perks for a 24-hour fast-food joint -- two flat-screen computers, a couch, a leather recliner, conference rooms available for rent at $8 or $12 an hour. Its brightly-lit dining room full of pat ... More >>

Lake Worth City Commissioner Jennings Cleared of Charges

Jennings, second from left, in her cheerleading days​The case against Lake Worth City Commissioner Cara Jennings, who was arrested during a peaceful vigil outside the Israeli Consulate in Miami last March, has been dismissed today. Jennings was arrested for "Resisting an Officer without Violence ... More >>

In Case You Missed It, This Week's Best News Video

Miami-Dade CorrectionsJenningsLake Worth Commissioner Cara Jennings apparently has some strong feelings about Israeli aggression in Palestine, because on Sunday, she headed down to the Israeli Consulate in downtown Miami, painted her face, climbed up on some stilts, and stood by the entrance, chanti ... More >>

Local Lebanese-American Tells Fellow Arabs to Let Money Do the Talking

Ali Elhajj, a 35-year-old software engineer who lives in Weston, grew up Muslim in Lebanon. Eight years ago, he converted to Christianity. He found peace in his new religion, but he was also alarmed by how American Christians spoke of circumstances in Palestine. "I find ... More >>

Letters for October 23-29, 2008

Ali Elhajj, a 35-year-old software engineer who lives in Weston, grew up Muslim in Lebanon. Eight years ago, he converted to Christianity. He found peace in his new religion, but he was also alarmed by how American Christians spoke of circumstances in Palestine. "I find ... More >>

The Greatest Lesson

Ali Elhajj, a 35-year-old software engineer who lives in Weston, grew up Muslim in Lebanon. Eight years ago, he converted to Christianity. He found peace in his new religion, but he was also alarmed by how American Christians spoke of circumstances in Palestine. "I find ... More >>

Obsession: Local Newspapers Distribute Right-Wing Propaganda

Ali Elhajj, a 35-year-old software engineer who lives in Weston, grew up Muslim in Lebanon. Eight years ago, he converted to Christianity. He found peace in his new religion, but he was also alarmed by how American Christians spoke of circumstances in Palestine. "I find ... More >>

K-Salaam and Beatnick

Ali Elhajj, a 35-year-old software engineer who lives in Weston, grew up Muslim in Lebanon. Eight years ago, he converted to Christianity. He found peace in his new religion, but he was also alarmed by how American Christians spoke of circumstances in Palestine. "I find ... More >>

The Jewish Problem

Rev up your Swift Boats, boys. The Obama campaign is coming to town.

Kids and Scoundrels

That other, smaller, more manageable film festival

Shooting the Moon

Aim high or aim low, you're bound to hit something, even if it's the sleep button

Egyptian Cock Rock

Nile's sausage fest collides with Ozzfest

In Defense Of The Play

Nile's sausage fest collides with Ozzfest

Spam Takes No Holiday

Nile's sausage fest collides with Ozzfest

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

Nile's sausage fest collides with Ozzfest

Not Meir-ly Another Play

Nile's sausage fest collides with Ozzfest

Don't Just Animate Me

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival Listings for the week of November 3-9,2005

Acidic Hasidic

The Chosen chooses

Comics from the Front

How Joe Sacco learned to stop worrying and love war

House of Marley

The dreadlocked progeny of reggae's biggest brightest icon carries the torch

War on War Songs

Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

Slick Rick

Why won't those mean, old, sniping critics just quiet down?

The Antiwarriors

Riding shotgun with Broward County's tiny but angry peace movement

Letters for October 31, 2002

When doves (and hawks) cry

Letters for October 10, 2002

Hawks versus doves versus free-weekly lovers versus anti-Semitic rag haters

Hawking for Israel

South Florida reps push for war. But who are they pushing for?

Letters for August 29, 2002

A whole lot of questionin’ goin’ on

Letters for August 22, 2002

Well-traveled and fundamental truth

The War Within

Listen to the leaders of two South Florida mosques tied to terror

Letters for February 21, 2002

Hip-hoppin' mad

A Bunker in Boca

High prices. Impressive gadgets. Even when it comes to terrorism, Boca is tops.

Fists of Jewry

Amy Touisithiphonexay brings krav maga, the Israeli art of self-defense, to South Florida

Fair Game

A terrorism survivor and expert digs into the bin Laden dilemma

Around the World in Ten Days

A terrorism survivor and expert digs into the bin Laden dilemma

Night & Day

October 29 - November 4, 1998

The Resurrection of Robert Tilton

On the trail of the elusive (yet surprisingly TV- friendly) Pastor Bob, fallen man of God and new South Florida resident