Author Archives: ArchitectGuy

“The prosecution of researchers and journalists who deal with Polish involvement in the Holocaust constitutes a “real threat to academic and press freedom,” says the museum”

JNS Yad Vashem ‘deeply disturbed’ by Polish court verdict in Holocaust libel case February 14, 2021 Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial center said on Thursday that it was “deeply disturbed” by the implications of a Polish court’s recent ruling in … Continue reading

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“The result of the 2006 election showed that majority of Palestinians fully supported Hamas’s call for ending corruption in the Palestinian Authority, imposing Islamic law and, most importantly, continuing the armed struggle against Israel”

GATESTONE Palestinians: What Real Education Means by Khaled Abu Toameh February 16, 2021 The last Palestinian parliamentary election, held on January 25, 2006, resulted in a victory for Hamas, the Islamist movement controlling the Gaza Strip. The next parliamentary election … Continue reading

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Chicago’s teachers’ union’s outsize power “comes at the expense of students, parents, and taxpayers”

CITY JOURNAL Chicago’s Big Education, Inc. by Adam Andrzejewski February 17, 2021 On Super Bowl Sunday, the Chicago Teachers Union announced its intention to return to the classroom. Finally, Chicago’s 347,476 public school students can receive the same in-person instruction … Continue reading

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“Last week, the US Department of Transportation officially complained to its Israeli counterpart after only El Al was granted an exception to continue flying into Israel despite the border closure, Israeli government sources confirmed”

JERUSALEM POST US threatens to ban Israeli planes landing in America – report by Lahav Harkov, Eve Young February 14, 2021 If American planes are not allowed to operate emergency flights to Israel, Israeli planes will not be allowed to … Continue reading

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“President Joe Biden has made a flurry of phone calls to American allies around the world. There has been one notable omission”

NBC NEWS Biden hasn’t called Israel’s Netanyahu yet, raising fears of a frosty four years to come by Raf Sanchez February 11, 2021 In his first three weeks in office, President Joe Biden has made a flurry of phone calls to American allies … Continue reading

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UAE—now at peace with Israel—won’t resume UNRWA funding

REUTERS UAE halts funding to UN Palestinian agency in ‘reset’ of aid programme February 8, 2021 The United Arab Emirates does not plan to resume funding to the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, which was halted last year, until … Continue reading

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What a difference a month makes: Biden Press Sec Jen Psaki Refuses to Say Israel Is An Ally

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#Antisemitic violence and threats originate across political spectrum: “white supremacists, extreme anti-Zionists and marginal black nationalist groups alike”

ALGEMEINER Jews ‘Taking Ownership of Their Own Security’ Is Key to Countering Antisemitic Threat in US, Top Community Official Argues by Ben Cohen February 11, 2021 Over the space of less than three years, the challenge of securing Jewish communities … Continue reading

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#BretStephens on the corruption of journalism, woke politics and virtue signaling at the #NewYorkTimes (the very same publication that ignored the Holocaust and lies about Israel)

NEW YORK POST Read the column the New York Times didn’t want you to read By Bret Stephens February 11, 2021 Last weekend, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens wrote a piece criticizing the rationale behind the forced ouster of … Continue reading

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CNN’s Kiley recites B’Tselem’s charges but “gives just one paragraph of response to Israeli government officials who answer in broad-brush terms; thus nearly 90% of the article lists unchallenged and grave allegations against the nation”

CAMERA CNN’s Sam Kiley Parrots B’Tselem’s Slanders by Andrea Levin February 8, 2021 In a January report titled “Israel isn’t a democracy, ‘it’s an apartheid regime’, rights group says,” CNN’s Sam Kiley relays baseless charges against the Jewish state and … Continue reading

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