Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“In keeping with the expectations of Democrat voters, Biden and his team are making efforts in domestic and foreign policy to erase the entirety of Trump’s record in office”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Biden abandons Middle East peace by Caroline B. Glick March 5, 2021 The Trump administration was on the verge of securing a peace agreement between Israel and Indonesia in its final weeks in office, … Continue reading

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“According to Fortune, other OPEC ministers largely went along with the Saudi gamble on price increases”

BREITBART Saudi Energy Minister Declares End of American Energy Revolution: ‘Drill, Baby, Drill Is Gone Forever’ by John Hayward March 5, 2021 Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, crowed at Thursday’s OPEC meeting that the American energy revolution … Continue reading

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Nikki Haley asks “If China, Russia, and Cuba started an organization that celebrated their tyranny in the name of human rights, would the United States want to join?”

ARUTZ SHEVA Nikki Haley lambasts Biden for rejoining UNHRC, renewing funding to UNRWA by Elad Benari March 5, 2021 Former US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, on Friday blasted US President Joe Biden for rejoining the UN Human Rights … Continue reading

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A champion of the rights of American Jews, Dr Seuss himself experienced anti-Semitism (though he was a practicing Lutheran)

JEWISH PRESS Dr. Seuss And The Jews By Saul Jay Singer March 3, 2021 …Many of Seuss’s whimsical children’s books contain serious political themes: Yertle the Turtle is a cautionary tale against fascism and dictators (Seuss later stated that Yertle … Continue reading

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In South Africa, “a form of institutional cancel culture against judges who publicly express the Christian beliefs that underpin their support for Israel and peace”

ALGEMEINER Fury as South African Chief Justice Is Ordered to Apologize for Pro-Israel Comments by Ben Cohen March 5, 2021 South Africa’s chief justice has been ordered by a judicial oversight committee to apologize publicly for criticisms he made last … Continue reading

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“Judges say converts through non-Orthodox denominations in Israel must be considered Jews for citizenship purposes; chief rabbis fume”

JERUSALEM POST Court rules: Recognize Reform, Conservative conversions done in Israel for citizenship by Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jeremy Sharon March 1, 2021 An expanded nine justice panel of the High Court of Justice ruled on Monday to recognize conversions by … Continue reading

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Professor #EugeneKontorovich: “The decision has no basis in law or precedent; rather, the ICC has become just another anti-Israel international organization”

JNS ICC opens war-crimes probe; Netanyahu blasts it as ‘anti-Semitic’ and ‘hypocritical’ by Sean Savage March 3, 2021 The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in the Hague announced on Wednesday her intention to open an investigation into war … Continue reading

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“These congresswomen represent a growing segment of the US population, as well as legislators and staffers, who are estranged from the 400-year-old historical, cultural, moral and civic foundations of the US-Israel kinship”

THE ETTINGER REPORT Congress – Israel’s Most Systematic Ally by Yoram Ettinger March 2nd, 2021 …The 17 House Representatives, who supported the anti-Israel BDS, included Congresswomen Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Betty McCollum (D-MN). The former is the new chairperson of … Continue reading

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When it comes to Iran, the historical record carries some important lessons for today

AMERICAN PURPOSE Lessons from the Past by Michael Mandelbaum March 1, 2021 …Whatever Biden decides to do, the decision will necessarily form part of a broader policy toward the Islamic Republic. To be effective, that policy must take into account … Continue reading

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“As Secretary of State, Shultz was the friend and protector of Soviet Jews, and particularly the Jewish Refuseniks sentenced to monstrous, long terms in the gulag”

JUF NEWS Reflections on the passing of George Shultz by Dr Steven B. Nasatir March 2021 On Feb. 6, the world learned that former Secretary of State George P. Shultz had passed away at age 100. Shultz was a U.S. … Continue reading

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