Links August 6-10 2010

• When The ADL Gave White Nationalism A Free Pass, Did “Pro-Israel” Politics Play A Role?

  Max Blumenthal digs up more ADL racist dirt.

• Egyptian minister calls on Muslims to flood J’lem

  For once I agree.

• Gaza power plant shuts down for lack of fuel (AFP)

  So much for the relaxing of that blockade.

• Israel: The Alternative | The New York Review of Books

  Classic Tony Judt.

• American VIP humiliated at airport

  Former Clintonista against BDS gets a taste of what she supports.

• Was the tree really on Israeli territory? Not quite. « P U L S E

  An important note on the Lebanese-Israeli border.

• Salafism as a Utopian Movement

  Anthropological approach.

• Alex Higgins | The Economist

  Wonderful obituary of the snooker player.

• David Hirst: the voice of reason in Middle East journalism - The National Newspaper

  My piece on Hirst and his new book.

• Egypt's restive Bedouin: Triangle of trouble | The Economist

  Good piece on the complicated picture in Sinai.

• Lexington: Build that mosque | The Economist

  In support of Cordoba House

• Egyptian woman tells TV of alleged police rape

  It keeps getting worse.