Monthly Archives: May 2015

‘Palestine’ is a Civil War Waiting to Happen

COMMENTARY by Evelyn Gordon May 18, 2015 ….But I’d like to go into more depth on one point he[Pope Francis] raised: the question of which “Palestine” the [Catholic] Church is recognizing. Because “Palestine” isn’t merely split between the Fatah-controlled West Bank … Continue reading

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11 Christians Are Killed Every Hour, Says Irish Catholic Bishop Who Warns Persecution Has Reached ‘Unprecedented’ High

CHRISTIAN POST by Vincent Funaro May 19, 2015 Bishop John McAreavey, chair of the council for Justice & Peace of the Irish Catholic Bishop’s Conference, told the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade that Christian persecution is at an … Continue reading

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In New York, Many Holocaust Survivors Struggle to Get By

WALL STREET JOURNAL by Sophia Hollander May 19, 2015 José Urbach’s earliest memories come from a concentration camp in Poland, where he and other children survived by hiding between flea-bitten mattresses during the daily SS officer inspections. After the war, Mr. … Continue reading

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The redoubtable Colonel Kemp

JERUSALEM POST by Paul Alster May 12, 2015 One man goes against the flow and challenges the majority view of Israel’s role in the Middle East. IT’S ALWAYS easier in life to go with the flow. Follow the crowd and … Continue reading

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Happy Nakba Day!

ISRAEL THRIVES by Michael Lumish May 14, 2015 I love Nakba Day. I understand that that many Arabs are not happy about the fact that the Jewish people escaped from the Islamic system that we call dhimmitude after thirteen centuries of second … Continue reading

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EVENT 2nd Annual Kosher Chicago BBQ Festival Competition to benefit Maot Chitim

2nd Annual Kosher BBQ Festival Anshe Emet Synagogue 3751 N. Broadway Chicago Sunday, June 14, 2015  11:30am – 4:00p Kosher BBQ Competition Live Music & Entertainment Dunk Tank Chicago Boyz Acrobatic Team Pickle & Hot Dog Eating Contests Face … Continue reading

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Curbing the self-loathing Jewish defamers of Israel

CANDIDLY SPEAKING FROM JERUSALEM by Isi Leibler May 19, 2015 Most of us are thoroughly exasperated with the obnoxious Jewish deviants who are demonizing Israel with their global campaigns, falsely defaming the IDF as monsters and war criminals. Such reprehensible … Continue reading

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Mossad chief: Israel must retrieve Eli Cohen’s body from Syria

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Marissa Newman May 18, 2015 Marking 50 years since legendary spy’s execution, widow appeals to government to ‘do all you can to bring him home’ Mossad Director Tamir Pardo on Monday said Israel has “an obligation” to … Continue reading

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Robert Wistrich, leading scholar of anti-Semitism, dies of heart attack

JERUSALEM POST by Staff May 20, 2015 Robert Wistrich, widely considered one of the world’s leading experts on anti-Semitism, died of a sudden heart attack in Rome late Tuesday, Italian media is reporting. He was 70 years old. According to a news … Continue reading

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Everything Is Awesome, Mideast Edition

WALL STREET JOURNAL by Bret Stephens May 18, 2015 It takes a special innocence to imagine that the chaos unfolding in the Middle East can be put right. Ben Rhodes, President Obama’s deputy national security adviser, has been offering a … Continue reading

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