Most Clicked This Week
- Pensacola Saudi gunman's Twitter account "condemned US support for Israel and included a quote from Al-Qaeda’s deceased leader, the Saudi Osama bin Laden"
- Israel to no longer bar travelers from US and UK
- CBS, NBC Bash Netanyahu on Election Night; ‘Could Destroy’ Chances for Peace with Obama, Palestinians
- An otherwise positive story from #NYT about Israel's battle against coronavirus "marred by its opening" which has now been changed online
- 49 US Republican senators say they will not back new #Iran nuclear deal. This Isn’t #Obama’s Iran Deal. It’s Much, Much Worse.
- Harold Rhode: Critical thinking on Islamic Law was shut down by Sunni leaders 1000 years ago. This meant the end of progress, situation continues to this day
- “Most radical leftists believe this noxious legacy foretells our future and will continue unabated unless American politics is fundamentally overturned”
- As small but growing numbers of Haredi men enlist in the Israeli military, attitudes in their strictly observant communities start to shift
Monthly Archives: June 2017
“As Trump administration conducts routine review of its Iran policy, senior officials are hinting that they’re open to toppling the country’s clerical regime”
POLITICO Trump allies push White House to consider regime change in Tehran by Michael Crowley June 25, 2017 As the White House formulates its official policy on Iran, senior officials and key Trump allies are calling for the new administration … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East
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“It is time to move past affirmative action to confront the real issue: economic inequality”
THE ASPEN INSTITUTE Moving On to Address Economic Inequality by Pastor Corey B. Brooks June 26, 2017 …No doubt, there is an ugly historical legacy of American slavery, and of its progeny, Jim Crow. But society as a whole is … Continue reading
An #Illinois default: “It’s a safe bet that everyone will share in the pain—taxpayers, bondholders, and public pensioners alike”
WEEKLY STANDARD Will Illinois Need a Federal Bailout? by Ike Brannon June 27, 2017 …If the federal government were to intervene in an Illinois budget crisis, it’s likely that its bondholders will take a hit, but it is also likely … Continue reading
“Decision to suspend the plan prompted warnings that it may spark a crisis with Diaspora Jews, especially in the US” [VIDEO]
ISRAEL HAYOM Decision to nix Western Wall compromise riles Diaspora by Shlomo Cesana, Mati Tuchfeld, Yehuda Shlezinger, Yori Yalon and Staff June 26, 2017 The government on Sunday shelved a long-overdue plan to open a mixed-gender prayer area at the Western … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish
Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Kotel, Reform Jews, Shas, Western Wall
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Chicago ‘Dyke March’ removes participants waving Jewish Pride flags “because they were ‘triggering'”
HAARETZ Chicago ‘Dyke March’ Bans Jewish Pride Flags: ‘They Made People Feel Unsafe’ June 25, 2017 Three people carrying Jewish Pride flags were asked to leave the annual Chicago Dyke March on Saturday. The Chicago-based LGBTQ newspaper Windy City Times … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish
Tagged A Wider Bridge, Chicago, Gay Pride Month, LGBTQ
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BDSFail Radiohead stands up to BDS; “ZOA calls on concert facilities not to give a platform to anti-Israel activist Roger Waters”
JERUSALEM POST Radiohead withstands pro-Palestinian jeers at Glastonbury Festival by Ariane Mandell June 24, 2017 Rock legends Radiohead were harassed by pro-Palestinian hecklers during their set at Glastonbury Music festival on Saturday, photos from the Facebook group “Radiohead fans for … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged BDS, Boycott Divest Sanctions, Radiohead, Roger Waters
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“Trump team obsessing over Thucydides, the ancient historian who wrote a seminal tract on war”
POLITICO Why the White House Is Reading Greek History by Michael Crowley June 21, 2017 The Trump White House isn’t known as a hot spot for Ivy League intellectuals. But last month, a Harvard academic slipped into the White House … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Athens, Donald Trump, Graham Allison, H.R. McMaster, James Mattis, Peloponnesian War, Sparta, Thucydides
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“A century after the murder of Leo Frank, ‘Parade’ — now staged in Chicago — is a devastatingly relevant piece of drama”
TIMES OF ISRAEL Powerful musical recounts Atlanta lynching of falsely accused Jewish man by Ronit Bezalel June 25, 2017 Chicagoland theater goers have a must-see play in their midst. Even a century after the events that inspired it, the suburban … Continue reading
“Many apologists insist that violence in the name of Islam is a relatively recent development; Warraq makes it crystal clear that it’s prescribed in the Koran and has been practiced from the outset”
FRONT PAGE MAG Yes, It Is All About Islam by Bruce Bawer June 23, 2017 Douglas Murray, whose book The Strange Death of Europe I applauded here the other day, has called him “one of the great heroes of our … Continue reading
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“For years, the Israeli government has been urging these and other European governments to stop funding Palestinian hate groups to no avail. What explains their abrupt change of heart? In two words: Donald Trump”
JERUSALEM POST Israel, American Jewry and Trump’s GOP by Caroline B. Glick June 23, 2017 Earlier this month Norway, Denmark and Switzerland did something surprising. Norway announced that it was demanding the return of its money from the Palestinian Human … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged BDS, Boycott Divest Sanctions
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