Most Clicked This Week
- "When I spoke to the prime minister, it was clear that Lauder’s intervention with Trump angered and distressed him"
- "We have enough crazies of our own who were born in the United States; we don’t need to import any more"
- Syria: "The U.S. should do everything in its power to ensure Israel’s success in its growing confrontation with #Iran, which serves U.S. interests, and those of our other Sunni Arab allies"
- The Middle East Masquerade Party
- "Israel’s confusing plethora of small parties actually keeps Ḥaredim and Israeli Arabs, in particular, from becoming too alienated"
- The Saudis Team Up With Israel
- “The visit of two anti-Israel members of Congress is an opportunity for them to see the real Israel, and perhaps learn a thing or two”
- Survey Finds 85% of European Jews Fear Bringing Children to Rosh Hashanah Services
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Israel’s Foreign Ministry: “Israel and the EU are back to good and close relations”
ISRAEL HAYOM EU backs down from product-labeling bid by Shlomo Cesana, News Agencies and Staff February 14, 2016 The Foreign Ministry reported that relations with the European Union are “close and friendly” again after tensions arose last year over the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Emmanuel Nahshon, European Union, Federica Mogherini, labeling
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Double standards at the Pentagon
NEW YORK POST The Pentagon’s vile ‘divided loyalty’ rules for Jews by Avi Schick February 11, 2016 The Pentagon’s vile ‘divided loyalty’ rules for JewsCongress is rarely called upon to dispel conspiracy theories. But it needs to teach the Pentagon … Continue reading
Hillary: They don’t like her. They really don’t like her
WEEKLY STANDARD Grim Tidings for Hillary by Jonathan V. Last February 22, 2016 Hillary Clinton’s loss to Bernie Sanders in the New Hampshire primary wasn’t as bad as she’d feared. It was worse. Sanders’s margin of victory — 60 percent … Continue reading
“The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia doesn’t merely mark a tragedy for Constitutional philosophy – it may mark the death of American Constitutionalism as a whole”
BREITBART Antonin Scalia’s Death Could Mark End of Constitution by Ben Shapiro February 14, 2016 Scalia’s philosophy of jurisprudence is well-known and shaped two generations of conservative thinkers: the Constitution ought to be interpreted according to its original meaning. This … Continue reading
The latest twist in the Highland Park 112 Referendum
Material changes to the district’s financial projection On February 9, 2016 during the District 112 school board meeting, CFO Mohsin Dada contradicted previous district assumptions about the long-term financial viability the $198 million (plus $165 interest) referendum will buy us. … Continue reading
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From an IDF Vet to his American friends: Wake up to what is happening on your college campuses
ALGEMEINER How I Was Harassed by UCLA’s Jewish Community for Being an IDF Veteran by Avi Dorman February 11, 2016 In 2007, I was severely wounded and nearly killed by a Hamas rocket while serving in the IDF. I eventually recovered (from … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Hamas, Hillel, Muslim Brotherhood, Open Hillel, SJP, Students for Justice in Palestine, UCLA
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Deferring to Iran, US meddles in Israel-Gulf States alliance
IMRA U.S. Blocks Israel-GCC Ties February 11, 2016 Israel has determined that the United States was trying to block relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council. A senior official responsible for relations with the Arab world said the administration of President Barack Obama was … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayoub Kara, Gulf Cooperation Council, Iran, Obama Administration
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Israel’s partners in peace: When not glorifying or inciting terrorists, the PA is actually paying them
THE HILL Palestinian official takes time off from glorifying terrorists by Sean Durns (CAMERA) February 12, 2016 H.E. Shukry Bishara, a finance minister for the Palestinian Authority (PA), omits much while claiming that “Aid to Palestine promotes peace and prosperity” (February … Continue reading