I looking at today's NYT. There's an opinion piece by Robert L. Bernstein. He was HRW's Chairman from 1978 until 1998. The key point is his agreeing with the critics that "Human Rights Watch has lost critical perspective on a conflict in which Israel has been repeatedly attacked by Hamas and Hezbollah, organizations that go after Israeli citizens ( Read more... )

Mark and I were laughing over the last few days about the Israeli cabinet minister who said we shouldn't call it swine flu. Why? Because referring to swine is an insult to Jews and Muslims. Oy ( Read more... )