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Syrian President Bashar Assad's E-mail Hacked by Anonymous, Hilarity Ensues

Our favorite hacker group of questionable motivations, Anonymous, has set its sights on its next target: Syrian president Bashar Assad. Late on Sunday night, Anonymous gained access to 78 different e-mail accounts at the Syrian Ministry of Presidential Affairs, including that of the Minister of Pres ... More >>

Scientology in Israel: All Holy Hell Breaking Loose?

Benicio saw this one coming​Things have been a little quiet stateside for Scientology watchers (where's that next part of the Leiby saga, Marty?), but over in Israel, all hell has broken loose. For the last couple of weeks, we've been writing about what happens in the U.S. if Scientology cons ... More >>

A Cooper Union Student Lost an Eye Protesting in Israel—But None of Her Vision

Of Course VICE Scored One of Helen Thomas' Last Pre-Implosion Interviews

Photo by Richard KernVia VICE. Click to Enlarge.​Jesus. Apparently, we all need to take lessons in editorial foresight from the ether-huffing sellouts at VICE. Accompanied by Richard Kern photographs, Steve Lafreniere interviewed 89 year-old White House reporter Helen Thomas for an upcoming VI ... More >>

Noam Chomsky Denied Entry To Israel

​Lefty legend and distinguished linguist Professor Noam Chomsky was denied entry from Jordan into Israel, where he was scheduled to give a speech at Bir Zeit University outside of Jerusalem, Haaretz is reporting. Chomsky was told by an inspector that the reasoning for the denial would be sen ... More >>

Obama Anti-Semitic Shoe Shanda Gaffe!!!

You may have already seen this photo of Obama with his feet up in the Oval Office. Now Huffington Post lets us know that this is considered by some parties to be an offense against our allies in Israel: "A number of Israeli newscasters last night called the posture insulting," says HuffPo, "since in ... More >>

Obama: A president of the Hebrew persuasion

That is, a president who's finally trying to persuade Hebrews. George Mitchell, chatting last April at Leeds Met in the U.K. about brokering peace deals. With just a few big steps, Barack Obama has erased George W. Bush's plodding steps in the Middle East sands. After eight years of an administr ... More >>

Putting Hillary Clinton in her place -- and that doesn't mean the State Department

Daily Flog: Fuld shares his unbelievable pain with Congress

Daily Flog: Celebrity roast of Lehman on Capitol Hill

Daily Flog: White House on its knees, the rest of us on our backs, Wall Street zipping up

Barenboim gets guards after threats

Daily Flog: Crime, kvetching, corporate looting --and tanks for nothing, 'Times'

Obama's Goal: Peace in the Upper East Side

Hope for a Nuclear War Dims

Secret Agent Schmuck

The spooky truth behind the media's favorite 'spy'

Amo, Hamas, Amat

Morning Report 9/7/05
The POTUS As Putz

Morning Report 8/16/05
Unsettling Developments

Standing Still Is Drama in Gaza

Morning Report 8/9/05
The Atoms Family

Morning Report 3/10/05
Smells Like Bush Team 'Spirit'

Keepin' It Israel

Entreaties to the almighty and bumper stickers from the would-be Roots of Jerusalem rap

Mourning Report 1/17/05
King Speaks to Us

Waking Yasir

Dear Bush Beat:
Prompt replies appreciated . . .

The Campaign Enters Its Prime Time

Hard Decisions in Iraq, U.S.

The Spy Who Blew The Whistle

Mordechai Vanunu spilled Israel's nuclear secrets and was jailed for 18 years. Get ready for the fallout.

This Year in Jerusalem

Sites You Need

Where to Find the Best War Reporting

Escaping the Hell of the Holy Land

Israelis Contemplate the Unthinkable—Moving Out

Refuseniks

Draft Resistance Grows in Israel