Category Archives: Politics

VDH: New alliances with Arab nations are positive but unstable, and old enemies are most dangerous when in a weakened state

NATIONAL REVIEW Israel’s Good and Bad New Realities by Victor Davis Hanson September 3, 2019 …Indeed, if there exists a continuing strategic threat to Israel from the Arab world, it will be its increasing pressure on the Jewish state to … Continue reading

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Elon Musk and Jack Ma: “The two billionaire businessmen agree on the biggest problem the world will face in the future: not enough people”

CNBC Elon Musk and Jack Ma agree: The biggest problem the world will face is population collapse by Catherine Clifford August 30 2019 …“Most people think we have too many people on the planet, but actually, this is an outdated … Continue reading

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“NYT exposé reveals extent of Netanyahu-Obama rift on stopping Iranian nukes; PM himself tells paper he’d ‘unequivocally’ have ordered strike in 2012 if cabinet had backed him”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israel said again mulling raid on Iran; thinks Trump, unlike Obama, won’t oppose by Michael Bachner September 4, 2019 Israeli officials are currently considering the possibility of conducting a military strike on Iran, with or without the … Continue reading

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UN report “marked the first time the panel had criticized Palestinian officials”

TIMES OF ISRAEL In first, UN panel calls on Palestinians to halt hate speech against Israelis by Staff August 31, 2019 The United Nation’s anti-racism committee criticized Palestinian authorities in a Thursday report, calling on the “State of Palestine” to … Continue reading

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Palestinian Authority: “That Oslo deal? Yeah we don’t like that deal any more”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) ‘PA will build in Israeli-controlled parts of Area C’ by Daniel Siryoti September 1, 2019 The Palestinian Authority announced on Sunday that it was unilaterally canceling the division of Judea and Samaria into Areas … Continue reading

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“It is a common canard among the educated cognoscenti that all cultures are equal”

FRONT PAGE MAG Daring to Suggest that All Cultures Aren’t Equal by Professor Jason D. Hill August 30, 2019 …Sudan, Nigeria, Mauritania, Libya and Algeria —all countries which still practice and/or tolerate chattel slavery by Arab and black Muslims against … Continue reading

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“If we are going to be serious about squashing health-care costs and improving the quality of care, we need to foster intense competition among health-care providers”

MARKET WATCH The U.S. can slash health-care costs 75% with 2 fundamental changes — and without ‘Medicare for All’ by Sean Masaki Flynn Aug 29, 2019 As the Democratic presidential candidates argue about “Medicare for All” versus a “public option,” … Continue reading

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Bibi unable to get hold of Trump to convince him not to meet with top Tehran diplomat Zarif at G7

TIMES OF ISRAEL Netanyahu said to have ‘frantically’ tried to reach Trump over Iran talks fears by Staff August 30, 2019 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly urgently tried to dissuade US President Donald Trump from meeting with Iran’s foreign minister, … Continue reading

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IfNotNow activist asks Democrat Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) how his Israel positions differ from Trump’s

JNS IfNotNow activist hurls dual-loyalty charge at Democratic Jewish congressman August 28, 2019 An activist with the anti-Israel group IfNotNow accused Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) of dual loyalty during a town hall last week with constituents. The organization posted on … Continue reading

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“Bret Stephens, it seems, was offended by my lack of decorum online”

ESQUIRE I Called Bret Stephens a Bedbug. Then He Tried to Squelch My Freedom of Speech. What a Day. by David Karpf August 27, 2019 Bret Stephens is above me in the status hierarchy. He knows this. I know this. … Continue reading

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