Monthly Archives: February 2016

Ten years ago a gang led by a Muslim French man abducted Ilan Halimi, who, because he was a Jew, was grotesquely tortured for 24 days, then left to die

JEWISH PRESS 10 Years Since the Gruesome Murder of French Jew Ilan Halimi by Lori Lowenthal Marcus February 19, 2016 It began on Jan. 20, 2006. A 23 year-old-clerk in a Parisian cell phone store, Ilan Halimi, was caught in … Continue reading

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Bernie Sanders and socialism: The picture is pretty but the message is dismal

FRONT PAGE MAG The Lure of Socialism by Thomas Sowell February 19, 2016 Many people of mature years are amazed at how many young people have voted for Senator Bernie Sanders, and are enthusiastic about the socialism he preaches. Many … Continue reading

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Hillary tells voters she would be tough on Iran. Then she does a fundraiser for a pro-Tehran lobby group

FREE BEACON Clinton Teams Up With Pro-Tehran Lobby For Fundraiser by Adam Kredo February 19, 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is scheduled to host a fundraiser this weekend with key members of a pro-Tehran lobbying outfit that is working … Continue reading

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Jackie Mason: Anti-Israel Hollywood actors have profited all their lives from Jewish people, Jewish directors, Jewish producers.

BREITBART Jackie Mason: Hollywood Should Blacklist Celebs Who Boycott Israel by Staff February 14, 2016 When it comes to tackling the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement targeting the Jewish state, Israel and its champions should start fighting fire with … Continue reading

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Jewish Alums continue to support alma maters which condone anti-Semitism. Just say no

TIMES OF ISRAEL Jewish Donors: Stop Funding Anti-Semitism – Divest From Universities by Rachel Lefkowitz February 15, 2016 Paul Bronfman is a hero to the Jewish people. He gave York University an ultimatum: Take down the anti-semitic mural within 24 … Continue reading

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How our “first Jewish president” engages in BDS against Israel

NATIONAL INTEREST How the United States Mislabels Israel by Asaf Romirowsky and Benjamin Weinthal February 16, 2016 In a move uncharacteristic of U.S. policy as it has been carried out for decades, the Obama administration recently endorsed Europe’s version of … Continue reading

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NOW can we finally stop taking about a “peace process?”

TIMES OF ISRAEL PA: Palestinians to ‘never’ again negotiate directly with Israel by AFP and Staff February 15, 2016 In a striking rejection of relentless international efforts to broker new talks, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said Monday that … Continue reading

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The Bromance gone wrong

THE OBSERVER Cory Booker Scrubs Mentor Shmuley From His Memoir by Paul Miller February 16, 2016 At a time of historic political and social divide in our nation, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker is putting himself out there as a … Continue reading

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Egypt textbooks begin teaching school children about Israel and Peace Treaty, drops Morsi content

TIMES OF ISRAEL In a first, new Egyptian schoolbook teaches peace deal with Israel by Staff February 17, 2016 The peace treaty signed between Israel and Egypt in 1979 will for the first time be taught in Egyptian schools, Army … Continue reading

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Bernie Sanders: Why bog down in the grubby details of political life, when you can ride a single idea all the way home to utopia ?

WALL STREET JOURNAL Bernie and the ‘Lunatic of One Idea’ by Joseph Epstein February 16, 2016 In his poem “Esthétique du Mal,” Wallace Stevens refers, in a memorable and useful phrase, to a “lunatic of one idea.” The phrase refuses … Continue reading

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