Monthly Archives: December 2016

Keith Ellison: “In the immortal words of former NY Knicks star Michael J. Richardson, for the Democrats, “the ship be sinking”

AMERICAN THINKER Keith Ellison: The Democrats Just Don’t Get It By Jerrold L. Sobel December 19, 2016 You might think that, having just suffered a shellacking for the ages, the DNC would moderate its stance, sense the pulse of the … Continue reading

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Israel: A preview of likely Trump policies

TRUMP ISRAEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Joint Statement from Jason Dov Greenblatt and David Friedman, Co-Chairmen November 2, 2016 It has been an exhilarating election cycle. Approximately seven months ago, we were blessed to have been tapped by Donald J. Trump to … Continue reading

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“In clandestine visit, head of Mossad and security delegation organized by Netanyahu travelled to US to meet with President-elect Trump’s staff and brief him on security issues”

YNET Mossad chief and security delegation meet with Trump team by Itamar Eichner and Tzipi Shmilovitz December 17, 2016 Director of the Mossad, Yossi Cohen, clandestinely visited the United States to meet with President-elect Donald Trump’s staff and brief them … Continue reading

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“All one needs to know to understand Palestinian intentions ‎is their decades of commitment to “resistance,” better described as violence and ‎terrorist attacks against Jews to keep the pressure pot boiling”

ISRAEL HAYOM Draining the swamp by Richard Baehr December 19, 2016 In the final months of the presidential campaign, a popular refrain at Donald Trump rallies, ‎second only perhaps to “Lock Her Up,” was “Drain the Swamp.” The chant ‎ostensibly … Continue reading

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Pettiness Trumps Gratitude “11 Boycotters of DC Azerbaijan Hanukkah Party: ADL, HIAS, Union for Reform Judaism, Hadassah, Central Conference of American Rabbis, Americans for Peace Now, Ameinu, Workmen’s Circle, Jewish Women International, and National Council of Jewish Women”

ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA Groups Boycotting Azerbaijan-Hanukkah Party Hurt Both U.S-Israel & Muslim Azerbaijan Relations by Morton A. Klein December 15, 2016 Eleven Jewish organizations have hurt and embarrassed the President-elect and Azerbaijan – a friendly Muslim country with an … Continue reading

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“The Jewish conservatives and ‘nation builders’ who led us into Iraq and Afghanistan bet the farm against Donald Trump, and lost. What now?”

TABLET MAG Bye-Bye, Neocons by David P. Goldman December 14, 2016 Israeli leaders of all major parties warn of two existential threats to Israel: a U.N. resolution forcing Israel back to the 1967 armistice line, and a nuclear-armed Iran. With … Continue reading

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“The Founding Fathers got it right, and California is proof” [VIDEO]

MARKET WATCH Hillary Clinton supporters need to quit whining about the Electoral College by James E. Campbell December 19, 2016 Shocked and appalled by the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency, some supporters of Hillary Clinton have turned to minimizing … Continue reading

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Season’s Greetings

I’ll be spending time with family the next two weeks so expect reduced content (fewer postings and/or fewer emails). Appeals for partial refunds will not be entertained. All the best :) AG

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“Russia’s presence in Syria has given the strongman Assad the confidence to act with more strength”

OBSERVER Will an Emboldened Syria Attack Israel? by Micah Halpern December 15, 2016 The most worrisome byproduct of Russia’s involvement in Syria is that Russia’s very presence has emboldened dictator Bashar Al Assad. Russia now occupies a prominent place at … Continue reading

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#Rabbi Foreman, Ex-World Champion #Boxer [VIDEO]

ALGEMEINER Ex-World Champion Boxer Rabbi Yuri Foreman Will Seek to Regain Title in Miami Bout Next Month by Barney Breen-Portnoy December 16, 2016 Former world champion boxer and ordained Orthodox Rabbi Yuri Foreman will seek to regain the junior middleweight … Continue reading

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