Most Clicked This Week
- Italian historian Carlo Vecce set out to debunk rumors of Leonardo da Vinci’s foreign origins, but a newly discovered document changed his mind
- Harvard has adopted race-conscious hiring policies, potentially in violation of civil rights law.
- What six years of ‘reset’ have wrought
- Dore Gold resigns: "The role of director-general of the foreign ministry was a professional and personal peak in all the years that I served on the diplomatic front"
- "On its face, Trump’s announcement that he is pulling US forces out of Syria seems like an unfriendly act toward Israel. But it isn’t"
- "Health Ministry to file police complaint against passenger who flew United from Newark to Israel knowing he’d tested positive, didn’t notify crew"
- Hamas holds conference to plan for which Jews they will murder once Israel is destroyed; entrapping others to prevent a “brain-drain”
- Could Obama be ready to stop blaming Israel ?
Category Archives: Israel & Middle East
“What is really bothering the Palestinians is that Israel, with Jews, exists, period”
GATESTONE Palestinians: Israel is One Big Settlement by Bassam Tawil February 26, 2018 …Let us be clear about this: When Palestinians — and some of their supporters in the international community, including Europe — say that they want an end … Continue reading
“When mass shootings take place in the U.S., commentators routinely raise Israel as a case study to prove that guns in the hands of citizens save lives”
BREITBART What America Can Learn from Israeli Gun Laws by Caroline Glick February 26, 2018 …The widespread conception in the U.S. in particular is that Israeli gun laws are liberal. This is incorrect. Israel has strict gun laws. But at … Continue reading
Abbas in Baltimore
JEWISH INSIDER Mahmoud Abbas spotted in Baltimore by Jacob Kornbkuh and Staff February 22, 2018 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was sighted on Wednesday in Baltimore, Maryland. According to a source, Abbas is receiving medical treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital. … Continue reading
US State moving faster on #Jerusalem embassy than expected
US DEPARTMENT OF STATE Opening of U.S. Embassy Jerusalem Heather Nauert, Dept Spokesman February 23, 2018 In May, the United States plans to open a new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. The opening will coincide with Israel’s 70th anniversary. The Embassy … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Jerusalem, US State Department
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The 5 fronts Israel faces: Lebanon, Syria, West Bank, Gaza and Sinai
BEGIN – SADAT CENTER How the IDF Is Preparing for Multi-Front War by Yaakov Lappin February 19, 2018 The IDF is implementing a plan to improve its ability to operate on multiple battle fronts simultaneously. While there is no indication … Continue reading
Al Jazeera Poll: Israel preferred over Iran in conflict
EVELYN GORDON BLOG Do Arabs Back Israel in a Clash with Iran? February 21, 2018 After issuing a rare rebuke of Iran’s repeated calls for Israel’s destruction on Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov added that Moscow also opposes “attempts … Continue reading
Brilliant unpacking of Hannah Arendt’s “Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil”
COMMENTARY The Enduring Outrage of Hannah Arendt’s ‘Eichmann in Jerusalem’ by Ruth R. Wisse February 16, 2018 …When it became known that Hannah Arendt would be covering the trial for the New Yorker, there was great anticipation. “A foolproof choice,” wrote Marie … Continue reading
Cape Town — running out of water — blows off Israel’s offers of assistance
FINANCIAL POST How dirty politics and attacking Israel worsened South Africa’s dangerous water-shortage crisis February 22, 2018 News reports have been covering the looming water-shortage crisis in Cape Town, South Africa’s second-largest city. The focus of the stories, understandably, has … Continue reading
After 5 years in an Egyptian prison for his extremism, Maajid Nawaz became an outspoken critic of Islam, and pro-Israel advocate
TIMES OF ISRAEL The British activist who went from radical Islam to staunch Israel ally by Robert Philbot February 19, 2018 In the summer of 2001 Maajid Nawaz traveled to Jerusalem for the first time to visit the Al Aqsa mosque. … Continue reading
Abbas: “I’m writing off Washington”; Haley: “I will not shut up” [VIDEO]
WASHINGTON POST Abbas, Haley exchange strong criticism over Middle East at U.N. Security Council by Anne Gearan February 20, 2018 With President Trump’s Middle East peace envoys looking on, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday accused the Trump administration … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Links
Tagged Mahmoud Abbas, Nikki Haley, United Nations
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