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1967 oPt: Israeli occupied Palestinian territory, MearWalt book tour (2007-2008)

2007: interviews, news, events, comment, context

Mearsheimer/Walt, The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy

 

by Charles Judson Harwood Jr.

 

Scope: Also reporting on Jimmy Carter’s book, Palestine Peace Not Apartheid (published November 15 2006), subsequent to these detailed pages (by month), 2006: 1+, 11, 12, 2007: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, the first page reporting earlier events, including Jimmy Carter’s harbinger speech, “The Major Obstacles to Peace in the Holy Land” (Council on Foreign Relations, New York City, March 2 2006), Mearsheimer/Walt’s original paper, “The Israel Lobby” (28:6 London Review of Books, March 23 2006), and their public remarks (radio/TV/meetings/interviews). –CJHjr

 

2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec., 2007 Jan., Feb., March, April, May, June, July, August, Sept., Oct, Nov., Dec., 2008 Jan., Feb., March, April, May, June, July

< July 2007 >

 

• Avi Shlaim {14:43, 8.4mb.mp3}, Rashid Khalidi {22:46, 13.0mb.mp3}, Ilan Pappé {20:15, 11.5mb.mp3}, Ahmad Khalidi {20:07, 9.74mb.mp3}, remarks, “The Situation in Israel and Palestine” (Oxon: University of Oxford, St Antony's College, MEC: Middle East Centre, Nissan Lecture Theatre, 62 Woodstock Road, Oxford England, Sunday July 1 2007, 11:15am) (“the oldest university in the English-speaking world”), part of a 3-day conference, in its 50th anniversary year, “Middle East Centre Antonian Conference (Gaudy) 2007” (29 June-July 1 2007), keynote address by Hanan Ashrawi {62:22, 35.7mb.mp3}, reported, Wade R. Goria, “Reflections on the 2007 MEC Gaudy” (St Antony's College Newsletter, Autumn 2007, pages 4-6) {1.3mb.pdf} {sAnt: events, archive, calendar, source, search, search, search, search, search} {Oxon: events, search, search, search, search, search}, comment, Philip Weiss, “Are Leftleaning American Jews in Denial About the Zionist Dream's Tailspin?,” “There Won't Be Peace in the Middle East Till There's a Naqba Museum in the U.S.,” “An Antisemitic Joke From My Youth, and What It Says About the Elite,” “I'm Wrong About 'Nakba.' The Spelling, Anyway” (Mondoweiss, blog, New York City, January 22-23 2008). “I’m afraid that the question and answer sessions were not recorded” (Debbie Usher, archivist, Middle East Centre Archive, St Antony’s College, Oxford, email, January 25 2008).

• Three Years Later: The Humanitarian Impact of the Barrier Since the International Court of Justice Opinion {1.5mb.pdf} (U.N. OCHA/oPt: Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, occupied Palestinian territory, East Jerusalem, Special Focus, July 9 2007) (maps), copy {1.5mb.pdf, source} (U.N. OCHA, ReliefWeb, New York City, Geneva, Kobe, Complex Emergency: Occupied Palestinian Territory (CE)) (maps).

 

2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec., 2007 Jan., Feb., March, April, May, June, July, August, Sept., Oct, Nov., Dec., 2008 Jan., Feb., March, April, May, June, July

< August 2007 >

 

• John Dugard (UNHRC: U.N. Human Rights Council, Special Rapporteur), Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied Since 1967 (U.N. Doc. A/62/275, U.N. General Assembly, 62nd session, New York City, distributed Friday August 17 2007, 22 pages) {UNBISnet, browse, also via this, this, this, OHCHR, this, this, and ODS}.

 

2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec., 2007 Jan., Feb., March, April, May, June, July, August, Sept., Oct, Nov., Dec., 2008 Jan., Feb., March, April, May, June, July

< September 2007 >

 

• John J. Mearsheimer (professor of political science, co-director, Program on International Security Policy, University of Chicago), Stephen M. Walt (professor of international affairs, academic dean 2002-2006, KSG: John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University), The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York City, published Tuesday September 4 2007), chapter 1 {copy, pf}, book tour schedule {book, source, Mearsheimer, Walt, source, MW}.

• Stephen Walt, interviewed by Terry Gross, “Author Stephen Walt Takes On 'The Israel Lobby'” (Radio WHYY, Fresh Air, Philadelphia, Tuesday September 4 2007, 3-4pm ET), audio (rm, wm) {21:19, 9.9mb.rm, 26.3mb.wma}, followed by, Abraham Foxman (national director and chairman, ADL: Anti-Defamation League), interviewed by Terry Gross, “Anti-Defamation League Takes On Stephen Walt”, audio (rm, wm) {18:54, 8.8mb.rm, 23.3mb.wma}, entire hour audio (omitting news, station IDs, funding credits, promos, music interludes) {48:18, 22.1mb.mp3 rss menu, news rss}, broadcast by more than 400 U.S. radio stations (205 listed here) of the 800 {110kb.pdf, source} affiliated to NPR: National Public Radio, and by NPR itself, by satellite radio in North America (Sirius channels NPR Now 134, NPR Talk 135), by NPR Worldwide (schedule), via satellites (audio channel on TV tuners and feeds to cable radio and some broadcast radio) and satellite radio (NPR, WorldSpace channel 301) (Afristar-1 east beam, parts of western Africa and Europe, footprint), by AFN Radio: American Forces Network (base cable radio schedule).

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, Dennis Ross (WINEP), Aaron David Miller (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars), interviewed by Tom Ashbrook, “Debating 'The Israel Lobby'” (Radio WBUR, On Point, Boston Massachusetts, Wednesday September 5 2007, 10am-noon ET, first hour) (“Boston’s NPR news station”), audio (omitting news, station IDs) (rm, wm) {48:21, 7.3mb.rm, 20.7mb.mp3 rss menu, rss menu, rss}, broadcast by 97 U.S. radio stations (57 also listed here) of the 800 {110kb.pdf, source} affiliated to NPR: National Public Radio, by satellite radio (XMPR: XM Public Radio, XM channel 133, 4-6am, 11am-noon, 9-11pm ET), and by NPR Worldwide (schedule), via satellites (audio channel on TV tuners and feeds to cable radio and some broadcast radio) and satellite radio (NPR, WorldSpace channel 301) (Afristar-1 east beam, parts of western Africa and Europe, footprint), by AFN Radio: American Forces Network (base cable radio schedule).

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, book signing and remarks (speech, Q&As) (Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington D.C., Wednesday September 5 2007, 7-8:30pm), C-Span video (copy, request) {1:24:15, smil, 555801093, 200243-1, rss, search, search: Mearsheimer, Walt, Carter, IsPal, library: Mearsheimer, Walt, Carter, IsPal} (C-Span, Book TV, Washington D.C., broadcast Sunday October 7 2007, 9am/7pm ET, Sunday October 14 2007, 4:30am ET), audio simulcast (October 14) by C-Span Radio (Radio WCSP-FM, Washington D.C., schedule), and by satellite radio in North America (C-Span Radio, XM channel 132), comment, Philip Weiss, “C-Span Shows Us Walt/Mearsheimer's Cheerleading Audience (At Last)” (Mondoweiss, blog, New York City, October 7 2007).

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, interviewed by Uwe Kröger (ZDF, New York City), introduced by Andrea Meier (presenter), “Israel Lobby, Eine Kontroverse über den Einfluss Israels auf die USA” {pf} (en: Israel lobby, A controversy about the influence of Israel on the USA) (3Sat, Kulturzeit, “Lesezeit,” Mainz Germany, Friday September 7/8 2007, 7:20-8pm, 3:00am, 6:20am, 9:05am CET) (en: Culture Time, “Reading Time”), YouTube video {8:12, 19.2mb.flv, .flv, search, search, search, search} (includes video from Politics and Prose, the bookstore event).

• M.J. Rosenberg (director, Washington Policy Center, IPF: Israel Policy Forum), “It’s Lobbying, But Is It Really Pro-Israel?” {pf, copy} (IPF Friday, “M.J. Rosenberg’s weekly opinion column,” issue number 337, Washington D.C., September 7 2007) (archive), copy (The Huffington Post), copy, “Walt-Mearsheimer's Best Seller: Why the Hysteria?” (TPMCafe).

• Jimmy Carter (U.S. President, Jan. 20 1977-1981 Jan. 20), interviewed by Amy Goodman, “Fmr. President Jimmy Carter on Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, Iraq, Greeting the Shah of Iran at the White House, Selling Weapons to Indonesia During the Occupation of East Timor, and More” (Democracy Now! The War and Peace Report, New York City, September 10 2007), video {39:32, entire hour: 117.8mb.mp4}, audio {39:32, entire hour: 26.7mb.mp3}, DemNow transcript, broadcast by 197 U.S. TV stations and cable channels, 231 U.S. radio stations, 23 Canadian radio stations, by Free Speech TV in North America (schedule) (8-9am, 12-1pm, 7-8pm, 12-1am ET), via the Dish Network satellite, and 170 public access TV cable channels (included in the 197, above), reaching 25 million U.S. homes, by Link TV in North America (schedule) (11-noon, 6-7pm ET) via satellites (DirecTV and Dish Network), by WRN: World Radio Network in parts of Europe, Africa, Asia (schedule) (4-5pm GMT), via 10 satellites (audio channel on TV tuners and feeds to cable radio) and via satellite radio (WRN, WorldSpace channel 305) (Afristar-1 east beam, parts of western Africa and Europe, footprint), by radio stations in the CBAA network: Community Broadcasting Association of Australia.

• John Mearsheimer, interviewed by Anna Maria Tremonti (CBC Radio One, The Current, Toronto, Wednesday September 12 2007, 8:37-10am ET), audio {23:57, 5.6mb.rm, archive, search, search, search, search}, and by satellite radio in North America (CBC Radio One, Sirius channel 137).

• Tony Karon (senior editor for world coverage, TIME.com), “Tomgram: Tony Karon on Growing Dissent among American Jews” {pf} (TomDispatch, “a project of The Nation Institute,” September 13 2007), copy, “Celebrate Jewish Glasnost!” (Rootless Cosmopolitan, “Analysis and commentary by Tony Karon,” New York City).

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, interviewed by Ian Masters (Pacifica, radio KPFK, Live from the Left Coast, 3729 Cahuenga Boulevard West, North Hollywood at Century City, Los Angeles California, Sunday September 16 2007, noon-1pm PT), repeater station in Santa Barbara, archived audio (nb, bb) {56:57, 9.8mb.mp3, 32.6mb.mp3, source, rss} (hour-2 of Background Briefing, Sundays, 11am-1pm PT), broadcast audio (both hours, 5-6 week archive) {2:01:04, 27.8mb.mp3, kpfk, rss} (112,000 watts FM, the most powerful radio transmitter on Mount Wilson, “a superpower site, with typical coverage footprints of 5,000 square miles”), Sean Mitchell, “Radio: At KPFK, Ian Masters amps up the debate” {pf} (Los Angeles Times, calendarlive.com, Sunday May 13 2007).

• John Mearsheimer, interviewed by Michael Smerconish (website) (CBS Radio WPHT, “1210 AM, The Big Talker,” The Michael Smerconish Morning Show, “Headlines Redefined,” Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Monday September 17 2007, 5-9am ET), audio {19:00, 17.4mb.mp3, copy, rss, rss, menu}, and see, “Michael Smerconish on the controversy surrounding The Israel Lobby” {9:49, 8.09mb.mp3, copy, rss} (Wednesday September 12 2007, at 7:49-7:59am ET).

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, book signing and remarks (speech, Q&As), moderated by Bruce Hamilton (vice-chairman) (WAC/DFW: World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, Hotel Crescent Court, 400 Crecent Court, Dallas Texas, Monday September 17 2007, 6pm) (events archive), audio {1:13:16, Q&As at 41:59, 33.5mb.mp3, source, rss, menu}.

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt (studio), Richard Cohen (Washington D.C.) (columnist, Washington Post) interviewed by Patt Morrison (Radio KPCC, Patt Morrison, Pasadena California, Tuesday September 18 2007, 1-3pm PT, first hour) (“Southern California’s premiere public radio news station”), audio {36:38, 9.3mb.rm}, entire first hour (omitting news, station IDs) {52:52, 24.2mb.mp3, rss, source}.

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, book signing and remarks (speech, Q&As), moderated by Ian Masters, “The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy” (UCLA: University of California, Los Angeles, Hammer Museum, Hammer Forum, 10899 Wilshire Boulevard at Westwood Boulevard, Los Angeles California, Tuesday September 18 2007, 7-9pm PT) {rss, KCET podcasts menu, archive}. This event was recorded and offered as a CD as part of the annual fund-drive for the nation’s first public radio station, to fund it’s annual expenses ($250,000/month). KPFK (Los Angeles) invented public radio, radio supported by public contributions, which today dominates news and public affairs programming on U.S. radio, a field long since virtually abandoned by the original U.S. news networks, which today mainly supply short headline news to commercial U.S. radio stations. This CD can be ordered from KPFK for $35. They’re offering 12 different items, and packages of items, in support of Ian Masters, his Sunday radio program. Included are the Mearsheimer/Walt book and the not-yet released DVD of the feature-length film documentary, No End in Sight: The American Occupation of Iraq by Charles Ferguson (writer, director, producer), previously interviewed by Ian Masters (Pacifica, radio KPFK, Background Briefing, 11am-1pm, second hour Live from the Left Coast, Los Angeles, Sunday August 19 2007, noon-1pm PT), audio (nb, bb) {57:17, 9.8mb.mp3, 32.8mb.mp3, source, rss}.

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, interviewed by Harry Kreisler (IIS executive director), “Domestic Politics and International Relations: Conversation with John Mearsheimer and Steve Walt” (UCB: University of California, Berkeley, IIS: Institute of International Studies, Conversations with History, blog, Berkeley California, Wednesday September 19 2007), YouTube UCB events video (larger) {1:01:00, 142.5mb.flv, .flv, source, source, source, search, search, search}, UCTV audio {58:52, 26.9mb.mp3, copy, source, rss, rss, menu}, UCTV video (none), omitted from normal CwH archives {CwH, Google, UCTV: vod, podcast, rss, rss, rss}, broadcast, week of November 26 2007 (broadcast schedules deleted): November 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, December 1, 2 (UCTV: University of California Television, program/show id# 13568, earlier), via satellite (Dish Network, public service channel 9412, on the EchoStar 8 satellite, and on free digital C-band satellite), via cable, via IPTV on OSTN CableTV (“41 million users at 4,500 university member campuses and 36 countries”) and on VDC (Virtual Digital Cable: “live cable television through broadband connected computers in the United States,” $8.95/month).

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, book signing and remarks (speech, Q&As), moderated by Michael Lerner (rabbi, editor, Tikkun) (sponsors: Cody's Books and Tikkun magazine, venue: First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way at Dana, Berkeley California, Wednesday September 19 2007, 7:30pm PT) {583kb.pdf}, audio (omitting Q&As) {58:01}: 1/2 (Walt) {29:00, 4.5mb.mp3, 9.9mb.mp3, source}, 2/2 (Lerner/Mearsheimer) {29:01, 4.98mb.mp3, 9.96mb.mp3} (TUC Radio, San Francisco, audio posted October 10/11, introduced by Maria Gilardin, producer) {archive}, audio copy {58:01}: 1/2 (Walt) {29:00, 9.96mb.mp3, source, source, rss, TUC archive}, 2/2 (Lerner/Mearsheimer) {29:01, 9.96mb.mp3, source} (A-Infos Radio Project, radio4all, Watkins Glen New York).

• John Mearsheimer (radio KQED studio, Seattle), Aaron David Miller (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington D.C.), interviewed by Neal Conan, “Debate over Controversial 'Israel Lobby' Continues” (blog, blog) (NPR: National Public Radio, Talk of the Nation, Washington D.C., Thursday, September 20 2007, 2-4pm, at 2:06-2:36 p.m. ET) (hour-1, segments a+b) {208kb.pdf}, NPR transcript, audio (rm, wm) {30:12, 14mb.rm, 30mb.wma, rss, menu}, entire 2 hour audio (omitting news, station IDs, funding credits, promos, music interludes) {1:34:31, 43.2mb.mp3 rss, menu}, broadcast by U.S. radio stations (136 listed here) from the 800 {110kb.pdf, source} affiliated to NPR: National Public Radio, and by NPR itself, by satellite radio in North America (Sirius channels NPR Now 134, NPR Talk 135), by NPR Worldwide (schedule), via satellites (audio channel on TV tuners and feeds to cable radio and some broadcast radio) and satellite radio (NPR, WorldSpace channel 301) (Afristar-1 east beam, parts of western Africa and Europe, footprint), by AFN Radio: American Forces Network (base cable radio schedule).

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, remarks (speech, Q&As), moderated by Jane Wales, (president/CEO) (WAC/SF: World Affairs Council of Northern California, Fairmont Hotel atop Nob Hill, Terrace Room, 950 Mason Street, San Francisco California, Thursday September 20 2007, 6-7pm PT) (events), video {1:06:34, 56.6mb.rm, source}, video highlight (bin Laden Q&A) {2:07, 2.14mb.flv, source}, KQED audio {1:06:33, Q&As at 47:30, 60.9mb.mp3, source, archive, rss, source}, broadcast by 20 U.S. radio stations (8 also listed here) (Radio KQED, It's Your World, San Francisco, Monday September 24 2007, 8-9pm PT, Tuesday September 25, 2-3am, Saturday September 29, 4-5am) (last-broadcast listing archive), reported, Stacey Palevsky, “In S.F., authors restate case against Israel lobby” {pf} (Jewish News Weekly of Northern California, September 27 2007) (“a standing-room-only crowd of 450”).

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, book signing and remarks (speech, Q&As), moderated by Heidi Shoup (executive director) (WAC/WDC: World Affairs Council of Washington DC, CSIS Conference Center, 1800 K Street NW, Washington D.C., Monday September 24 2007, 6-7:30pm) (events archive), Fora.tv video {1:40:00, 19 Q&As at 41:14, 274.31mb.flv, 327mb.mp4, source, rss, rss, menu}, audio {47.7mb.mp3, rss, rss}.

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt (studio), interviewed by Jerome McDonnell (Radio WBEZ, Worldview, CPR: Chicago Public Radio, broadcast Tuesday September 25 2007, 12-1pm/9-10pm CT), audio {35:50, 41.5mb.mp3 rss, archive, rss}, and by satellite radio (XMPR: XM Public Radio, XM channel 133, 1-2am ET), Worldview satellite broadcasts began March 7 2007 {21kb.pdf}.

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, interviewed by Alison Weir (executive director, If Americans Knew) (INN: International News Net, INN World Report, New York City, broadcast Tuesday/Friday September 25/28 2007) (“news the networks won't tell you”), INN video {15:55, 29.5mb.wmv, archive}, INN/Google video {16:32, 49.57mb.mp4, 38.2mb.flv, search, search, search}, entire 30-minute news broadcasts (including the interview), presented by Mizan Nunes (anchor), INN video: Tuesday {31:49, 56mb.wmv}, Friday {31:44, 53mb.wmv}, broadcast by Free Speech TV (schedule), Tuesday INN edition (September 25/26 2007, 6:30-7pm, 1-1:30am, 1-1:30pm ET), Friday INN edition (September 28/29, 6:30-7pm, 2:30-3am ET), via 35 of the 172 U.S. public access TV cable channels, and via Dish Network (2007: 13 million household subscribers, from $32/month), public service channel 9415, on the EchoStar 8 satellite (KPFK: “free speech ain’t cheap”).

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, remarks (speech, Q&As), moderated by Nicole Braden Lewis (The City Club of Cleveland, New Leaders program, 850 Euclid Ave, Cleveland Ohio, Wednesday September 26 2007, noon-1pm CT) (“The Citadel of Free Speech” “founded in 1912 ... the oldest continuous free speech forum in the country ... generally considered among the top three speaking platforms in the nation”), audio {59:13, Q&As at 29:17, 20.33mb.mp3, rss, source, menu}.

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, remarks (speech, Q&As), moderated by Adele Simmons (University of Chicago, CIS: Center for International Studies, WBH: World Beyond the Headlines, International House Assembly Hall, 1414 East 59th Street, Chicago Illinois, Thursday September 27 2007, 6-7:30pm CT), IH calendar {589kb.pdf}, CIS events, audio/video (CHIASMOS: University of Chicago Area and International Studies Multimedia Outreach Source), video {1:21:11, 336mb.mov, source, source, archive, rss, rss}, audio {1:22:03, 75.1mb.mp3, rss}, UC audio {1:22:57, Q&As at 42:22, 38mb.mp3, ditto, source, source, rss}, UC video {rss} (UChannel: University Channel, audio/video streaming/download/broadcast archive, managed by Princeton University, WWS: Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs).

 

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< October 2007 >

 

• John Mearsheimer, interviewed by Stephen Colbert (Comedy Central, The Colbert Report, New York City, Tuesday October 2 2007, 11:30pm-midnight ET), CC video {4:56, 28.5mb.flv, source, source, source, rss menu, search, search, copy: 7.12mb.mov, source} (“Oct. 2, 2007: John Mearsheimer, author of The Israel Lobby, says concern for Israel influences our foreign policy. Stephen thought it was Dick Cheney.”).

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, remarks (speech, Q&As), Bruce Riedel (Brookings Institution, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Washington D.C.), discussant, moderated by Richard Samuels (professor of political science, CIS director) (MIT: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, CIS: Center for International Studies, Starr Forum, Kirsch auditorium, Ray and Maria Stata Center, Room 32-123, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge Massachusetts, Wednesday October 3 2007, 6-7:30pm CT), MIT:World video/audio {1:37:39}: video (nb, bb) {28.4mb.rm, 157.1mb.rm}, audio {11.6mb.rm}, MIT:CIS video {1:25:59, 193mb.mov}: Richard Samuels (introduction) {2:59, 6.46mb.mov}, Stephen Walt {.rm at 2:55, 17:17, 37.22mb.mov}, John Mearsheimer {.rm at 20:14, 19:28, 41.93mb.mov}, Bruce Riedel {.rm at 39:35, 17:34, 37.84mb.mov}, Q&A-1 {.rm at 57:12, 17:43, 38.17mb.mov}, Q&A-2 {.rm at 1:22:55, 14:58, 32.24mb.mov}.

• Uri Avnery, “Two Knights and a Dragon: The Power of the Israel Lobby” {copy} (CounterPunch, October 4 2007).

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, interviewed by Eric Chinski (FSG editor, The Israel Lobby), “Breaking the Taboo: Why We Took On the Israel Lobby” {pf, copy} (Truthdig, “drilling beneath the headlines,” October 4 2007).

• Daniel Levy, “Time to weigh in on the Israel lobby debate” (TPMCafe, October 5 2007). Daniel Levy is director, middle east policy initiative of the American Strategy Program, NAF: New America Foundation, Washington D.C., director, prospects for peace initiative, TCF: The Century Foundation, New York City, Washington D.C., U.K. national, emigrated to Israel in 1991, lead Israeli drafter of the 2003 Geneva Accord, member of the Israeli delegation to the 2001 Taba Summit, Israeli negotiator at the 1995 Oslo-2 negotiation.

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, remarks (speech, Q&As), moderated by John H. Coatsworth (professor of history, international and public affairs, acting SIPA dean (Columbia University, SIPA: School of International and Public Affairs, Morningside Campus, Alfred Lerner Hall, Roone Arledge Auditorium, 2920 Broadway, New York City, October 8 2007, 6-8pm ET), SIPA video {1:32:51, source}, UC video {1:33:00, 236mb.mp4, ditto, source, source, rss}, UC audio {1:33:17, Q&As at 41:30, 21.3mb.mp3, ditto, source, source, rss} (UChannel: University Channel, audio/video streaming/download/broadcast archive, managed by Princeton University, WWS: Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs), Google video (The Morningside Post): Walt {40.3mb.flv, source, archive}, Mearsheimer {46.8mb.flv, source}, reported, Philip Weiss, “Harvard Prof Says Google Cancelled His Talk on Israel Lobby,” “On Upper Broadway: Mearsheimer Unbound,” “Steve Walt, Leftist” (Mondoweiss, blog, New York City, October 8-10 2007).

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, interviewed by Mike Schneider (Bloomberg Television, Night Talk, New York City, October 8 2007, 8-9pm ET), “Walt, Mearsheimer Say 'Israel Lobby' Sways U.S. Media,” video {22:01, 31.7mb.asf}, and see, Charles Taylor (Bloomberg critic), “Deceitful Academics Spin Paranoid Fantasy of Pro-Israel Lobby” {pf} (Bloomberg News, September 10 2007).

• John Mearsheimer (studio), Abraham Foxman (New York City), interviewed by Margaret Warner, “Dueling Books Reignite Debate Over Israeli Lobby in United States” (PBS: Public Broadcasting Service, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Washington D.C., Tuesday October 9 2007, 7-8pm ET), PBS transcript, video (nb, bb) {11:43, 4mb.rm 18mb.rm}, audio {11:25: 1.4mb.rm, 11:53: 4.76mb.mp3 rss rss rss source}, and a subsequent online forum of 6 Q&As, “Authors Debate Israeli Lobby's Role” (posted October 16), the largest U.S. TV network, “reaching nearly 90 million people each week” with 348 U.S. TV stations, and via satellites in the western hemisphere (PBS national feed to Dish Network, DirecTV, AMC-3, AMC-4), by Orbit News on satellites (Europe, Middle East, channel 27, 5am/3pm GMT), by SBS TV (Australia, 5pm), by Triangle TV (New Zealand, Auckland/Wellington, 10pm via VoA), by AFN TV: American Forces Network (schedule, AFN News, 4am GMT), audio broadcast by some NPR radio stations (10 listed here), by satellite radio in North America (XMPR: XM Public Radio, XM channel 133, 11pm ET), by WRN: World Radio Network in parts of Europe, Africa, Asia (schedule) (3-4am GMT), via 10 satellites (audio channel on TV tuners and feeds to cable radio) and via satellite radio (WRN, WorldSpace channel 305) (Afristar-1 east beam, parts of western Africa and Europe, footprint).

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, questioned online, “John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, Authors, The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, Tuesday, October 9, 2007; 3:00 PM” (The Washington Post, “Discussions,” “Book World Live,” Washington D.C., October 9 2007, 3pm ET), WaPo transcript {pf}.

• Justin Webb (BBC radio news, chief Washington correspondent, now BBC News north america editor), interviewing Carla Cohen, Anatole Lieven, Stephen Walt, Mitchell Bard, Ralph Nader (speech excerpt), John Mearsheimer, Alan Dershowitz, “Israel Lobby,” introduced by Sarah Montague, followed by John Humphrys (presenters) (BBC Radio 4, Today, London, Wednesday October 10 2007, 7-9am at 8:34-8:39 a.m. BT) (BBC radio flagship news program, 6 million listeners) {BBCcat}, audio {5:10, 1.67mb.rm, archive, mp3, rss, rss, podcasts, podcasts, feeds, rss, search, search, search rss, search rss, a/v, a/v} (“Does the Israel lobby have too much power over US foreign policy? Our Washington Correspondent Justin Webb reports on a controversial new book from America.”).

• Stephen Walt (Cambridge), Mitchell Plitnick (studio) (blog, MuzzleWatch) (director of administration and policy, JVP: Jewish Voice for Peace, San Francisco), interviewed by Rose Aguilar, “The Israel Lobby” (Radio KALW, Your Call, San Francisco, Wednesday October 10 2007, 10-11am PT), audio {53:15, 24.38mb.mp3, rss, menu}.

• Nina Teggarty (reporting), introduced by Kylie Morris (presenter), and interviews of Christopher Walker, Anthony Julius, David Hirsch, Seumas Milne, “Criticising the pro-Israel lobby” (Channel 4 News, Channel 4 TV, More4 News, London, Friday October 12 2007, 8-8:30pm, U.K. freeview channel 13), C4TV video {4:55, 17mb.wmv, copy, source, search, search}. “Is it anti-semitic to criticise the pro-Israel lobby in the US?”

• John Mearsheimer, remarks (speech, Q&As), a panel-member at this event: In Defense of Academic Freedom (venue: University of Chicago, Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago Illinois, Friday October 12 2007, 2-7pm at 2:13-6:15pm CT), video {4:01:51, 977mb.mov, source, rss}, audio {4:01:51, 221mb.mp3, rss} (CHIASMOS: University of Chicago Area and International Studies Multimedia Outreach Source, UChannel id=2423), audio in segments {4:01:51, source, source, source, source} (Chicago IMC: Chicago/Independent Media Center): Tariq Ali (moderator) {5:10, 2.36mb.mp3, play}, Noam Chomsky {27:56, 12.7mb.mp3, play}, panel-1: Akeel Bilgrami {21:11, 9.69mb.mp3, play}, Tony Judt {22:43, 10.4mb.mp3, play}, John Mearsheimer {30:12, 13.8mb.mp3, play}, Q&As (panel-1), audio {32:52, 15.0mb.mp3, play}, panel-2 {at 2:20:02}: Evan Lorendo {18:57, 8.68mb.mp3, play}, Mehrene Larudee {19:57, 8.91mb.mp3, play} — broadcast, on 8 radio stations {58:29 at 2:30-22:10, 40.16mb.mp3, rss} (Pacifica, radio KPFK, Uprising Radio, weekly edition, Los Angeles, Saturday October 27 2007) — Neve Gordon {23:42, 10.8mb.mp3, play}, Norman Finkelstein {38:30, 17.6mb.mp3, play}, event sponsors: Diskord Magazine (University of Chicago, RSO), Verso Books (London), student Academic Freedom Committee (DePaul), University of Chicago, these departments: Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Center for International Studies, International House Global Voices Program, DePaul University, these departments: International Studies Program, Islamic World Studies Program, Department of Philosophy, JVP-Chicago: Jewish Voice for Peace (Chicago), AFSC: American Friends Service Committee, CJPIP: Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine, preview, Philip Weiss, “We Live in a Dark Time--Yet Brave People Stand Up” (Mondoweiss, blog, New York City, October 10 2007) (“I wish I could be in Chicago this Friday. A murderer’s row of intellectuals ... will be speaking at a forum on academic freedom”).

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, interviewed by Ian Masters (Pacifica, radio KPFK, Background Briefing, Los Angeles, Sunday October 14 2007, 11am-noon PT), audio (nb, bb) {53:20 at 0:00-26:57, 9.15mb.mp3, 32.52mb.mp3, source, rss} (hour-1 of Background Briefing, 11am-1pm) (second hour, Live from the Left Coast), both hours audio {1:56:31 at 19:45-49:51, 26.6mb.mp3, 58:10 13.3mb.mp3, source, rss} (2 hours extended to 3, by segments of KPFK annual fund drive talk).

• John Dugard (UNHRC: U.N. Human Rights Council, “Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967”), interviewed by Jon Snow (presenter) (Channel 4 News, Channel 4 TV, London, Monday October 15 2007, 7-8pm), C4TV video, “Rice: 'time for Palestinian state'” {6:51, 20.4mb.wmv, copy, source}.

• John Mearsheimer, remarks (speech, Q&As) (UI: University of Iowa, Department of Political Science, Bose Lecture Series, Room W10 Pappajohn Building, Clinton Street, Iowa City, Monday October 15 2007, 7pm CT, cosponsor: Prairie Lights Books), flyer {35kb.pdf}, audio/video (none posted), video broadcast (UITV, Live from Prairie Lights, November 12-13, 17 2007) (schedule deleted), audio not broadcast (IPR: Iowa Public Radio, Live From Prairie Lights, Radio WSUI, University of Iowa Broadcasting Services, Iowa City) (archive 2007).

CJHjr (email question, January 9 2008): “Greetings. Can you confirm that your department disassociates itself from this event, the Prairie Lights event (John Mearsheimer, October 15 2007). Prairie Lights advertised, it was cosponsored by your department, but nothing from your department, or the university, mentions this event, the u.iowa calendar did not mention it, your list of Bose Lectures doesn’t mention it, UITV broadcast it, but nobody posted video/audio. ... Can you explain why, Jimmy Carter’s video/audio was not posted? And, furthermore, why all reference to that “Distinguished Lecture” has been erased from history.”

Tom W. Rice (executive officer, u.iowa department of political science) (email reply, January 9 2008): “The department was happy to associate itself with the Mearsheimer lecture. We cosponsor lots of events through our Bose Lecture Series and not all of these events get posted on our web site, especially if the primary sponsor is outside the department, as was the case with Mearsheimer and Carter.”

• John Dugard, Statement by Prof. John Dugard {817kb.rtf} “Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” (U.N. General Assembly, 62nd session, Third Committee, 23rd Meeting, agenda item 70(c), “Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives,” conference room 1, New York City, Wednesday October 24 2007, 3:10-6:15pm), summary record, U.N. Doc. A/C.3/62/SR.23 (12 pages) {UNBISnet, browse, 76kb.pdf, also via this, this, this, view, search, and ODS, OHCHR}, reported, “New human rights council could help put rights abusers on notice, Third Committee told; Quartet has paid little attention to human rights of palestinians” (GA/SHC/3893, U.N. DPI: Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, October 24 2007), “UN official voices concern at humanitarian conditions facing Palestinians” {pf} (U.N. News, October 24 2007), “Programme of meetings and agenda” (Journal of the United Nations, No. 2007/205, page 5, Wednesday October 24 2007, U.N. Department for General Assembly and Conference Management) {308kb.pdf}. Third Committee summary records, John Dugard speaking, 2001-2008+.

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, book signing and remarks (speech, Q&As), moderated by Maria Wulff (president) (WAC/Oregon: World Affairs Council of Oregon, Hilton Portland & Executive Tower, Grand Ballroom, 921 SW Sixth Avenue, Portland Oregon, Wednesday October 24 2007, 7-8:30pm) (events archive), Fora.tv video {1:44:17, 19 Q&As at 54:03, 280.6mb.flv, 306.5mb.mp4, source, rss, rss, menu}, audio {1:44:17, 60.25mb.mp3, rss, rss}, Google video (pdxjustice.org) {1:41:00}, excerpt, “Author and political scientist John J. Mearsheimer argues that neoconservative and pro-Israel lobby groups were both greatly influential to the U.S. decision to go to war in Iraq,” video excerpt {6:38, 22.3mb.mp4}, audio excerpt {6:31, 2.98mb.mp3}, YouTube ForaTV video excerpt {6:24, 14.24mb.flv, flv, search, search, search, search}.

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, remarks (speech, Q&As), and remarks by George Bisharat (professor of law, UC Hastings: University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco), moderated by Saba Mahmood (associate professor, social cultural anthropology, UC Berkeley) (Boalt Hall: University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Booth Auditorium, Berkeley California, Thursday October 25 2007, 7-9pm PT, sponsors: BTIAW: Berkeley Teach-In Against the War, MELSA: Middle Eastern Law Students Association) (UCBerkeleyNews, October 17 2007), Google video {2:04:03, Bisharat at 48:00 (2880 seconds), Q&As at 1:06:20 (3980 seconds), 281mb.flv, source, source, rss}, broadcast (1-hour edit, omits Q&As), introduced by Malihe Razazan, Khalil Bendib, audio {59:56, 10.3mb.mp3, rss, podcasts, source, archive} (Pacifica, radio KPFA, Voices of the Middle East and North Africa, Berkeley California, Wednesday December 26 2007, 7-8pm PT, and KFCF, Fresno California) (“59,000 watts ... our signal reaches one third of the state ... founded in 1949 ... the first community supported radio station in the USA”).

• Desmond Tutu, “Realizing God's dream for the Holy Land” {pf} (The Boston Globe, October 26 2007).

• John Dugard, Leila Farsakh, Jeff Halper (panelists), moderated by Phyllis Bennis (“This panel addresses the applicability of using the apartheid model of ethnic/racial segregation in South Africa to the situation in Israel/Palestine”) (Panel-1: “The Apartheid Paradigm: How Does It Apply to Palestine/Israel?,” Friday October 26 2007, 7:30-9:00pm, Sabeel Conference: The Apartheid Paradigm in Palestine-Israel: Issues of Justice and Equality, FOSNA: Friends of Sabeel-New England, venue: Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston Massachusetts, Friday-Saturday October 26-27 2007), AH video/audio {58:56, Dugard at 42:00-56:44, source, archive, search} (truncated, at the end of the program, with John Dugard speaking), introduced by Louay Al-Jondi, video {187mb.wmv}, audio {20.6mb.wma} (The Arabic Hour, cable TV, West Roxbury Massachusetts, broadcast Sunday November 10 2007).

• John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, remarks (speech, Q&As), moderated by Wendy Perlman, “The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy” (Cambridge Forum, First Parish Cambridge Unitarian Universalist, 3 Church Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge Massachusetts, Monday October 29 2007, 7:30-9:00pm ET), co-sponsored by Harvard Book Store, WGBH Forum video {1:21:32, 134mb.rm, source, source, menu, rss, rss, rss menu}, WGBH Forum audio {1:21:38, 37.98mb.rm, 37.3mb.mp3, rss, menu, menu}, distributed by the Forum National Network video/audio streaming/download archive, managed by WGBH Forum Network (WGBH TV/radio, Boston Massachusetts).

• John Dugard (New York City), interviewed by Ghida Fakhry (Washington D.C.) (Al Jazeera English, News, Wednesday October 31 2007, YouTube AJ video {6:15, 14.6mb.flv, flv, search, search, search, search}.

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• New York Times “Bestsellers,” “Hardcover Nonfiction”:

•• 6 weeks: The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, by John J. Mearsheimer, Stephen M. Walt (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, published Tuesday September 4 2007) (Sunday editions, week:rank): September 16 (1:17), September 23 (2:12), September 30 2007 (3:18), October 7 (4:24), October 14 (5:20), October 21 (6:absent), October 28 (7:30).

Mearsheimer and Walt, their book, The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, was on the “New York Times Bestsellers” list for 6 weeks and was a “New York Times Bestseller” for 1 week.

•• 15 weeks: Palestine Peace Not Apartheid, by Jimmy Carter (Simon & Schuster, published Wednesday November 15 2006) (Sunday editions, week:rank): December 3 2006 (1:11), December 10 (2:17), December 17 (3:7), December 24 (4:5), December 31 (5:5), January 7 2007 (6:5), January 14 (7:5), January 21 (8:6), January 28 (9:5), February 4 (10:6*), February 11 (11:2), February 18 (12:3), February 25 (13:3), March 4 (14:9*), March 11 (15:11), March 18 (16:11), March 25 (17:17), April 1 (18:22), April 8 (19:35). Notes: “An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above”. “The exact methodology used in creating the list is classified as a trade secret.”

In New York Times speak, “bestsellers” are the 15 top-selling books of the 35 it lists, the remaining 20 it labels “also selling.”

Jimmy Carter’s book, Palestine Peace Not Apartheid, was on the “New York Times Bestsellers” list for 19 consecutive weeks and was a “New York Times Bestseller” for 15 weeks. His book “debuted” at 11, dropped out of the top-15 the second week (at 17), rejoined the “bestsellers” for the next 14 consecutive weeks, and then remained on the list afterwards, “also selling,” for the next 3 weeks.

November 2007

 

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Charles Judson Harwood Jr.

Posted Oct. 13 2007. Updated May 29 2009.

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