The Times’ Islamic Republic of Economics
Should the U.S. let Iran control Hormuz? A New York Times op-ed suggested it should, but the logic it employs is questionable.
Thomas Friedman
The Old News of the “New Physics of War”
A New York Times op-ed claims the recent wars in the Middle East demonstrate "the new physics of power." But these allegedly new physics are actually quite old.
Confusing Times
The New York Times keeps trying to figure out why the U.S. went to war with Iran. Having proposed multiple answers, it now offers another one -- producing confusion instead of clarity.
The Thomas Friedman Spin Cycle: Repeat, Recycle, Blame the Jews
Thomas Friedman served up the familiar regurgitation of blaming Jews for the scourge of antisemitism in his latest for The New York Times.
CAMERA Op-Ed: The Rise of Fatah, Fifty Years On
Widely overlooked by the press, Fatah’s rise to power fifty years ago was one of the most important events in the modern Middle East, entrenching an authoritarian model of political rule for Palestinians. The media, and Arafat's skills at self-promotion, played an important role.
Thomas Friedman, Anachronism
Tom Friedman is unmoved by all that has changed in the Middle East over the last three decades, invoking obsolete facts and incomplete history. CAMERA Op-Ed: Thomas Friedman and the “Israel Lobby”
In the latest of his self-referential columns, Thomas Friedman once again invokes the ugly, anti-Semitic specter of a nefarious “Israeli lobby” that uses Jewish money and votes to corrupt American lawmakers in order to mold U.S. policy to Israel’s benefit and American harm. Thomas Friedman and the “Israel Lobby”
In the latest of his self-referential columns, Thomas Friedman once again invokes the ugly, anti-Semitic specter of a nefarious “Israeli lobby” that uses Jewish money and votes to corrupt American lawmakers in order to mold U.S. policy to Israel’s benefit and American harm. Daylight Between Friedman and Kristof on Egypt
The New York Times' Thomas Friedman and Nicholas Kristof operate as a tag-team attacking the government of Benjamin Netanyahu. But on the Arab Spring, differences among the two have emerged. CAMERA Op-Ed: With Friends Like These
As condemnation of the Jewish state in the media becomes more and more extreme, those leveling the charges are proclaiming themselves to be the true friends of Israel.
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