Category Archives: Islam

Chuck Schumer’s profile in courage moment

Posted on July 20, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

JEWISH JOURNAL by Douglas J. Workman July 20, 2015 Dear Senator Schumer: I write to you in desperation.  Somehow I believe that the fate of the Iran Agreement will come down to you.  As the foremost defender of the State … Continue reading →

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Germany tells Iran: Improve ties with Israel in order to gain favor with West

Posted on July 19, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

JERUSALEM POST by Reuters July 19, 2015 German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel is on a three-day visit to the Islamic Republic. …..Gabriel, who is also economy minister, is the first senior figure from a large western government to visit Iran … Continue reading →

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Why the Iran deal leaves Israelis feeling abandoned

Posted on July 19, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

NEW YORK POST by Daniel Gordis July 18, 2015 …It was no surprise, of course, but the finality was still sobering. The overwhelming sense was one of alone-ness. Few Israelis believe President Obama’s protestations that he has Israel’s back. He … Continue reading →

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Yes, there is an Alternative

Posted on July 19, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

ISRAEL HAYOM by Ret Ambassador Yoram Ettinger July 19, 2015 ….A reasonable alternative to the July 2015 agreement with Iran would reject the Carter state of mind, resurrecting U.S. confidence in its moral and strategic exceptionalism and restore U.S. power-projection … Continue reading →

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Charlie Hebdo Editor: No More Mohammed Cartoons

Posted on July 19, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

MIDDLE EAST FORUM by Raheem Kassam July 17, 2015 The editor of satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo has declared that he will not publish any more cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, just six months after the Islamist terrorist attack on … Continue reading →

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It’s Not a Deal – It’s a new, and appalling, partnership

Posted on July 18, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

WEEKLY STANDARD by Lee Smith July 27, 2015 It’s not hard to figure out why the Obama administration is lashing out at critics of the deal it signed with Iran last week. The White House has been pretending it’s a … Continue reading →

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It Just Got Easier for Iran to Fund Terrorism

Posted on July 18, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

FOUNDATION FOR DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES by Jonathan Schanzer, Mark Dubowitz July 17, 2015 The more than $100 billion in sanctions relief is just one reason Tehran agreed to the nuclear deal. Its readmission into an obscure financial network is the … Continue reading →

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Obama Turns to U.N. to Outmaneuver Congress

Posted on July 16, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

Do we still live in a Democracy ? We grew up learning that there were three branches of government, each with checks and balances. Now we learn that the United Nations, which is dominated by the non-aligned non-democracies, hostile to … Continue reading →

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From Ari Shavit no less: Five reasons to worry about the Iran deal

Posted on July 16, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

HAARETZ by Ari Shavit July 16, 2015 Experience reveals a yawning gap between the way the United States and Europe understand the Middle East and the way the Middle East understands itself. The first cause for concern is nuclear proliferation. … Continue reading →

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Forget the Palestinians: Arab states have too much else to worry about

Posted on July 16, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

NEW YORK POST by Amir Taheri July 12, 2015 ….But there are other reasons the Palestine issue has lost much of its luster for many Arabs. One reason was cited the other evening by a Jordanian businessman, Abu Furas, at … Continue reading →

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