Copyright 2010 Jonathan Schanzer Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:40:01 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jonathan Schanzer :: Writings http://schanzer.pundicity.com js@defenddemocracy.org (Jonathan Schanzer) webmaster@pundicity.com en-us http://schanzer.pundicity.com/7916/the-iran-houston-connection Wed, 1 Sep 2010 09:00:00 EST Energy companies continue to leave the Iranian market in response to a series of new sanctions laws passed by the United States, the European Union, Canada and Australia, all of which are eager to stop Iran's nuclear weapons program. Some of these... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/7915/mideast-peace-talks-hidden-threat Wed, 1 Sep 2010 09:00:00 EST Some 46 percent of Israelis believe that President Barack Obama is "pro-Palestinian," according to a Smith Research poll this summer. Since then, that figure most likely has ticked higher. After all, in July, the president upgraded the Palestinian... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/7861/will-the-turkish-flotilla-group-be-named-as Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:00:00 EST It's not every day that House Foreign Affairs Chairman Howard Berman (D-CA) and Ed Royce (R-CA), the ranking member of terrorism subcommittee of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, agree on anything. But, when it comes to the terrorist connections of... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/7855/texans-have-opportunityto-deter-irans-enablers Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:00:00 EST In the coming weeks, the State Department will provide President Obama with recommendations on how to implement Washington's tough new sanctions on Iran. The law imposes severe financial penalties on Tehran in hopes of preventing it from acquiring a... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/7840/an-endorsement-for-ground-zero-from-gaza Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:00:00 EST Mahmoud al-Zahar, a co-founder of the Hamas terrorist group in the Gaza Strip, reportedly weighed in over the weekend about the controversial mosque slated to be built two blocks from Ground Zero. Muslims "have to build" it there, said al-Zahar, who is... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/7839/ahmadinejads-iran-and-bin-ladens-al-qaeda Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:00:00 EST Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad infuriated Americans last week when he claimed that America had exaggerated the death toll from al-Qaeda's September 11, 2001 attacks. "They announced that 3,000 people were killed in this incident, but there were no... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/7789/do-gaza-flotillas-provide-material-support-to Thu, 5 Aug 2010 09:00:00 EST Former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy recently argued at National Review Online that the federal government has reason to investigate Rashid Khalidi, an activist Middle Eastern studies professor at Columbia University. What prompted this? Khalidi's... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/7746/the-continued-ineptitude-of-our-jihadi-enemies Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST A senior Taliban commander killed himself and his assistant when a bomb they were assembling prematurely detonated, the BBC reported yesterday. Several of Irshad Khan's family members were also wounded at the explosion in his home in northwest Pakistan.... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/7742/should-france-ban-the-burqa Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST On July 13, France's lower house of parliament voted 335 to 1 in favor of a law that would prohibit wearing the burqa, or any other clothing "intended to hide the face," in public. If the ban becomes law, will it liberate women or inflame religious... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/7720/the-end-of-palestinian-democracy Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST Saturday, July 17, was the day Palestinians were slated to hold a municipal election in the West Bank. But the elections were scrapped. Initially, only groups like Hamas rejected the vote. Then, last month, the Palestinian Authority (PA) opted to... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/7686/significance-of-us-treasurys-iran-sanctions Wed, 7 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST The U.S. Treasury Department recently announced targeted financial sanctions on a long list of Iranian companies, people, and entities. Some of the designations specifically target Iran's nuclear and missile programs, while others target its energy... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/7685/bibi-and-baracks-smiles-cannot-erase-challenges Wed, 7 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama were all smiles in front of a sea of cameras at the White House yesterday. The president's press team was not kidding when it told journalists beforehand that the summit would be... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/7669/dont-let-hezbollah-off-the-hook Thu, 1 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST The Israelis have vowed to intercept the latest "peace flotilla" now en route to Gaza from Lebanon, as they have other would-be blockade-busters -- and they have every right to, since new evidence shows that some of the money and planning behind it came... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/7626/treasurys-new-sanctions Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:00:00 EST On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury announced targeted financial sanctions on a formidable list of Iranian companies, persons, and entities. Some of the designations specifically target Iran's nuclear and missile programs, while others target the country's... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/7600/the-islamic-republic-of-sudan Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:00:00 EST The Sudanese newspaper Rai al-Shaab (Opinion of the People), owned and controlled by Sudanese opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi, recently published an article that potentially provides new and important insight into Sudan's terrorist ties to Iran. The...