Monthly Archives: July 2015

One Year After Protective Edge, IDF Set to Launch New Detection System for Gaza Tunnels

ALGEMEINER by David Daoud July 7, 2015 The IDF will activate in the coming days a new detection system for underground tunnels running between the Gaza Strip and Israel, a senior Israeli military official said on Tuesday, according to Israel’s Channel 2 news. Marking … Continue reading

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The Jewish Left Loves Israel to Death

THE OBSERVER by Jonathan Greenberg July 7, 2015 Peter Beinart and other leftists believe American cultural tide is shifting against Israel, but there’s little evidence for that ….This has been the mantra of the Jewish Left for some time: If … Continue reading

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Revisiting the ugly Vassar College anti-Israel academic boycott

LEGAL INSURRECTION by William A. Jacobson July 5, 2015 In the spring of 2014, a series of ugly incidents rocked the campus of Vassar College, a small liberal arts college just north of New York City. It started with a boycott … Continue reading

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Your Jerusalem, My Jerusalem

THE MEDIA LINE by Robert Swift July 6, 2015 Keep Jerusalem is an organization founded by Chaim Silberstein in order to advocate for the continued unification of the city. “If you mention the words “east Jerusalem” most people think it … Continue reading

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The Idea Of Defeating Ideologies With Ideas Is A Bad Idea

TRUTH REVOLT by Caleb Howe July 6, 2015 President Obama today made yet another statement that is sure to follow him for some time. There can be little doubt the President wanted this line to go down as part of … Continue reading

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Congresswoman Schakowsky’s Convicted Felon Spouse Heading Progressive-Financed Non Profit

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON by Morgan Chalfant July 7, 2015 The husband of Illinois Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Robert Creamer, who committed $2.3 million in bank fraud in the 1990s, is currently leading the anti-conservative Americans United For Change, the Illinois Review … Continue reading

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Has the Obama Administration Become Iran’s Lawyer?

TABLET MAG by Lee Smith July 6, 2015 A dispatch from Vienna, where the White House continues to cover for the Iranians who refuse to come clean The smart money here in Vienna is on the likelihood of a nuclear deal … Continue reading

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India’s Abstention Against Vote on Israel Significant Shift

NEW INDIAN EXPRESS by Press Trust of India July 7, 2015 India’s abstention in a vote at the UNHCR on a UN report critical of Israel’s Gaza war last year is being seen here as a “significant shift” in New … Continue reading

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Islamists only want one thing. We cannot appease them

THE TELEGRAPH by Charles Moore July 3, 2015 David Cameron calls Isil an “existential threat” to the Western way of life. On the face of it, that seems ridiculous. How could a bunch of relatively poor, ill-armed fanatics and psychopaths … Continue reading

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Costa Rica becomes 33rd country to launch pro-Israel caucus

JERUSALEM POST by Gil Hoffman July 6, 2015 The 20 Parliamentarians signed a foundation document reaffirming Israel as a Jewish state with Jerusalem as its capital. Costa Rica launched an official Israel Allies Caucus in its parliament last week, becoming … Continue reading

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