Monthly Archives: February 2016

If Iran uses 90 percent of its released assets peacefully, it could still spend fifty times as much money on terrorism as it used to

WORLD AFFAIRS Iran Gets its Blackmail Money by Michael J. Totten February 1, 2016 The Iranian sanctions are over. The United States has now officially returned 100 billion dollars in frozen assets to the Iranian government as required by last … Continue reading

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Calling out Students for Justice in Palestine members (at Brown and elsewhere) as anti-Semitic and racist

OBSERVER Don’t Tolerate Intolerance at Brown University The Editors February 2, 2016 Free speech and the free exchange of ideas in higher education were under attack Thursday evening as anti-Israel forces attempted to thwart a conversation about Jewish identity at … Continue reading

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In this “most pro-Israel” administration, DOJ looks the other way on Palestinian terror [VIDEO]

FREE BEACON Obama Admin Has Not Prosecuted a Single Palestinian Terrorist Who Killed Americans by Adam Kredo February 2, 2016 The Obama administration has not prosecuted a single Palestinian terrorist responsible for killing Americans abroad, despite a congressional mandate ordering … Continue reading

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Haute couture headscarves won’t counter violent extremism

WASHINGTON TIMES The Islamist wears Dolce & Gabbana by Clifford May February 3, 2016 In the “culture” section of the venerable Atlantic magazine last month, there was a news item I wouldn’t want you to miss: “The Italian fashion house … Continue reading

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In the final stretch, Obama as much as concedes he had it all wrong

COMMENTARY Accepting the World as It Is by Noah Rothman February 2, 2016 In hindsight, the fragile naiveté that typified President Barack Obama’s approach to geopolitics when he first came to office seems like even more of a ponderous folly … Continue reading

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Hamas is refreshingly transparent about its ambition, the elimination of Israel

GATESTONE Hamas: The “Merchants of War” Who Seek to Destroy Israel by Khaled Abu Toameh February 2, 2016 The myth that Hamas uses tunnels to smuggle food and other necessities to the “besieged” Gaza Strip has been buried under the … Continue reading

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Sen. Tom Cotton introduces legislation to rescind Obama administration’s regulation forbidding labeling any goods produced beyond the “Green Line”

JEWISH PRESS Bill Introduced to Undo US Ban on Label ‘Made in Israel’ if Beyond Green Line by Lori Lowenthal Marcus February 2, 2016 U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AK) introduced legislation on Monday, Feb. 1, that would undo a regulation … Continue reading

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“Turkey is a country where politics cannot be discussed freely and people are marginalized for their political views”

MEDIA LINE Erdoğan’s Next Target to Muzzle: Turkey’s Academics by Nick Ashdown January 31, 2016 The Turkish government’s latest target in its campaign to silence critical voices is the country’s academics. Many of the 2,212 Turkish academics who signed a strongly-worded … Continue reading

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Taking apart Vox’s dishonest “Israeli-Palestinian Conflict” [VIDEO]

THE FEDERALIST Vox’s History Of The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Is Complete Garbage by David Harsanyi January 21, 2016 Vox, the Internet’s most popular anti-Israel site, has produced an easily digestible ten-minute history of the entire Arab-Jewish conflict for progressives who find Wikipedia too … Continue reading

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Highland Park EVENT: ISIS, an Ascendant Iran, and the Road Ahead in the Middle East

JEWISH POLICY CENTER What Now: ISIS, an Ascendant Iran, and the Road Ahead in the Middle East Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 7:00 pm (registration begins 6:30 pm) North Suburban Synagogue Beth El 1175 Sheridan Road Highland Park, IL 60035 … Continue reading

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