Monthly Archives: July 2015

The Closed Covenants

NEW YORK SUN Editorial Board July 29, 2015 A remarkable four minutes of video has emerged from Secretary of State Kerry’s testimony before the Senate. It shows the Secretary squirming under the questioning of Senator Cotton on what the agile … Continue reading

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Fear and loathing in the US-Israel alliance

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Haviv Rettig Gur July 29, 2015 …Conservative leaning, an Israeli patriot proud of his decades of service to his country, [Michael] Oren finds a great deal about Obama troubling – what he considers Obama’s stumbles and … Continue reading

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Menendez: Iran letter undermines Obama’s argument on sanctions

WASHINGTON TIMES by Susan Crabtree July 29, 2015 A leading Democratic critic of the Iran nuclear deal warned Wednesday that the Obama administration will never want to reimpose sanctions against Iran, since Iran has said in a letter to the … Continue reading

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Who Bamboozled Whom ?

MOSAIC by Michael Doran July 30, 2015 Those who think the Iranians outwitted us fail to recognize one very important thing: the White House never intended to contain Iran. ….both parties are reinforcing the fiction that Obama is truly interested … Continue reading

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J Street Just Ain’t It! [VIDEO]

Is J Street really pro-Israel? Is J Street really for a 2-state solution? Who is really funding J Street?

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Canadian police: Couple plotted to kill Jewish children at synagogue

JTA July 28, 2015 A Canadian couple convicted of plotting to bomb the British Columbia legislature wanted to infiltrate a synagogue and kill “small Jews” to save the children from going to hell, according to court documents. Police notes presented in … Continue reading

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Is Schumer a Shomer or a Shande?

THE JEWISH VOICE by JV Staff July 29, 2015 The hotshot senator from New York exactly five years ago was quoted in the Huffington Post as bragging: “You know, my name comes from the word shomer, guardian, watcher. My ancestors … Continue reading

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Illinois Needs To Have A Scott Walker Moment

INVESTORS.COM Editorial Board July 29, 2015 Illinois’ new sheriff can be forgiven if he’s feeling as underappreciated as the marshal Gary Cooper played in “High Noon.” Let’s hope his movie ends as happily. Gov. Bruce Rauner is fighting almost single-handedly against … Continue reading

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The Iran Deal and the Rut of History

THE ATLANTIC by Leon Wieseltier July 27, 2015 Has the Obama administration’s pursuit of new beginnings blinded it to enduring enmities? …The adversarial relationship between America and the regime in Tehran has been based on the fact that we are … Continue reading

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It’s Time to Evict J Street From the Jewish Communal Tent

ALGEMEINER by Charles Jacobs and Elliott Hamilton July 27, 2015 The recent announcement of the P5+1 nuclear deal with Iran has sparked deep concern and even outrage in the Jewish community. In an almost unprecedented moment for American Jewry, the … Continue reading

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