Links 18 November 2010

• This racist’s salary is paid with our taxes
  Israelis decrying that racist, anti-Arab chief rabbi is a senior civil servant. Just like Sheikh al-Azhar!
• Destined to Fail: US Policy in the Middle East and Where it has Gone Wrong - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  Interesting nuggets in this interview with Carnegie's Marina Ottaway on US democracy-promotion in the Arab world.
• Israel says in talks on more F-35 fighter jets
  Can you believe that Obama actually offered an ADDITIONAL 20 F-35 fighter jets to Israel in his cockamamie deal?
• George Soros Tells Progressive Donors Obama Might Not Be The Best Investment
  Soros tells donor to dump Obama, says he doesn't like to lose without fighting.
• BBC - Adam Curtis Blog: FROM PIGEON TO SUPERMAN AND BACK AGAIN
  Adam Curtis on David Cameron's behaviourist revolution.
• U.S. taxpayers are paying for Israel's West Bank occupation - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
  Last year American taxpayers funded the paving of 63km of roads facilitating occupation in the West Bank.
• The two prime ministers
  Angry Arab: "Daily Star is now owned jointly by the PM of Lebanon and the PM of Qatar."
• Jeffrey Feltman to Syria's Faisal Mekkdad: "Let us proceed as agreed... all the rest is for Lebanese consumption!"
  Jeffrey Feltman tells Syrian diplomat what US says about Lebanon means nothing.