Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“Roseaenne Barr blasts New Zealand pop singer Lorde over her decision to cancel Israel show following pressure from BDS”

ARUTZ SHEVA Comedian Roseanne Barr slams ‘bigot’ Lorde over Israel boycott by David Rosenberg December 26, 2017 Jewish American actress and comedian Roseanne Barr took aim at 21-year-old New Zealand pop star Lorde on Monday, blasting the singer over her … Continue reading

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“Haley plainly outshines Tillerson, a hapless if well-meaning secretary of state who has managed to wow neither the president nor the public”

BOSTON GLOBE Nikki Haley, the Trump administration’s breakout star by Jeff Jacoby December 24, 2017 …Nearly a year into the job, America’s ambassador to the UN comes across as refreshing, unabashed, principled, and savvy. She is one of the most … Continue reading

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“The Palestinian Authority has been disappointed that only several thousand Palestinians rioted in the wake of Trump’s Jerusalem proclamation”

ISRAEL HAYOM Displeased with Palestinians, Arab states chart new Jerusalem policy by Daniel Siryoti December 25, 2017 Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia are displeased with the way the Palestinian Authority has reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem … Continue reading

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Rick Richman: ‘Racing Against History: The 1940 Campaign for a Jewish Army to Fight Hitler’

FREE BEACON A Failed Attempt by David Isaac December 24, 2017 Why wasn’t there a Jewish army in World War II to fight the Nazis? No group had more motivation to do so. Well, it’s not that they didn’t want … Continue reading

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#BDSFail “I’m glad Denmark has realized the Danish taxpayer does not wish to fund – directly or indirectly – Palestinian organizations with ties to terrorism”

YNET Denmark halts aid to Palestinian NGO over terror ties by Itamar Eichner December 23, 2017 Danish Foreign Ministry decides to stop funding for 14 Palestinian organizations in the wake of an internal investigation that found these groups used the … Continue reading

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“Joel Pollak, senior editor-at-large of the ‘alt-right platform,’ speaks about volunteering with ANTIFA’s predecessors, getting woke in South Africa, and his shift rightward”

TIMES OF ISRAEL How an Orthodox journalist went from far-left activist to Breitbart editor by Amihai Zippor December 22, 2017 The course that landed Orthodox Jewish journalist Joel Pollak behind the senior editor’s desk at staunchly conservative Breitbart News was … Continue reading

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“PA President Abbas said Friday his people would “no longer accept” any peace plan proposed” by the United States following Washington’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel

TIMES OF ISRAEL In France, Abbas rails against ‘dishonest mediator’ US by AFP December 22, 2017 …The Trump administration has been preparing a plan in secret which is expected to be presented to the two sides in 2018. “The United … Continue reading

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Gatestone’s Khaled Abu Toameh: “For the mainstream media in the West, the conflict…is only between good guys and bad guys. The good guys being the poor oppressed Palestinians and the bad guys are the Israelis” [VIDEO]

FRONT PAGE MAG Khaled Abu Toameh on the Life of a Pro-Israeli Arab-Muslim December 20, 2017 …I first met my friend Nina Rosenwald in Jerusalem and we were chatting and she asked me, “Why are you so unhappy? What’s going on over here?” … Continue reading

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“Austria’s Jewish community of just over 10,000 is tiny relative to the more than half a million Muslims who live in the nation of almost 9 million, many of whom are Turkish or of Turkish origin”

ALGEMEINER Austria’s Kurz Vows to Fight Antisemitism, After Israel Voices Concern Over Inclusion of Far-Right Party in His Coalition December 21, 2017 by Reuters and Staff Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Wednesday his new coalition would focus on fighting … Continue reading

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“For decades, the United Nations has spit in the face of the United States” [VIDEO]

BREITBART Nikki Haley Nailed It: President Trump, Make the UN Pay by Anne Bayefsky December 21, 2017 …The demonization of the Jewish state – modern antisemitism – has been one of many UN policy priorities totally antithetical to American values … Continue reading

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