Category Archives: Politics

“How can people of faith continue to back President Donald Trump?”

NEW YORK JEWISH WEEK Why People Of Faith Stick With Trump by Jonathan S. Tobin April 24, 2018 …But while Trump’s behavior is often indefensible, it isn’t as simple as that. Like most things in life, politics is a series … Continue reading

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A textbook example of how lies, distortions, half-truths, missing context and Israel-hate continue to inform the readers of the #NewYorkTimes presenting #MichelleGoldberg

NEW YORK TIMES A Grotesque Spectacle in Jerusalem by Michelle Goldberg May 14, 2018 From the second paragraph, you see where this train wreck is headed: The [Jerusalem embassy opening] event was grotesque. It was a consummation of the cynical alliance … Continue reading

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“Just as Guatemala was the second country in 1948, after the United States, to recognize Israel, it is now the second country, after the US, to move its embassy to Jerusalem”

JERUSALEM POST Guatemalan president arrives to reopen embassy in Jerusalem by Herb Keinon May 16, 2018 Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales arrived in Israel on Tuesday to take part in the official reopening of the Central American country’s embassy in Jerusalem’s … Continue reading

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Adviser to Foreign Affairs Minister #Zarif threatens to expose who was bribed to make the #IranDeal. Yes, please.

THE JEWISH VOICE Iran Says US Diplomats Were Bribed To Pass Deal , IAEA Chief Suddenly Quits by Jared Evan May 14, 2018 An adviser to H.J.Ansari Zarif, the deputy for parliamentary and Iranian affairs within Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, specifically … Continue reading

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“To understand Netanyahu’s success, a comparison with the late Shimon Peres is in order”

JERUSALEM POST Netanyahu’s Finest Hour by Caroline Glick May 13, 2018 … Republicans aren’t the only ones who admire [Netanyau]. World leaders from Russian President Vladimir Putin to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Chinese Premier Xi Jinping welcome him … Continue reading

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Obama “alienated our allies, waged a political war against Israel, used the NSA to spy on domestic opponents of the deal, including members of Congress, and lied repeatedly to the American people about the #IranDeal”

SULTAN KNISH Trump Ends Iran’s Hostage Crisis by Daniel Greenfield May 10, 2018 …The billions he [Obama] poured into Iran rescued the regime and allowed it to hold off the next wave of political protests. The Iran deal killed Iranians, … Continue reading

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“To go to Trump parties in the 1980s was to be surrounded by C-list celebrities and shady business types voted Most Likely to be Arraigned in high school”

NEW YORK TIMES Donald Trump’s Lizard Wisdom by David Brooks May 10, 2018 We’re all educated by our peers, and, over the years, a good portion of Donald Trump’s peers have been thugs. Operating in the New York construction world … Continue reading

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“The message to the world: The era of appeasement is over” [VIDEO]

NEW YORK POST Trump now needs to bring Iran’s economy to its knees by Richard Goldberg May 8, 2018 President Trump’s declaration Tuesday that he would exit the 2015 Iran nuclear deal was more than just a fulfillment of a campaign promise; it … Continue reading

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“Yossi Klein Halevi’s ‘Letters to a Palestinian Neighbor’ may not reach its intended audience, but it may well have another closer to home”

TABLET MAG Return to Sender by Liel Leibovitz May 4, 2018 The title of Yossi Klein Halevi’s new book gives you some idea about its intended reader. It is Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor, and while the recipient of Halevi’s moving … Continue reading

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“New report says Trump’s peace plan will include Israel gifting four Jerusalem neighborhoods to Palestinian Authority”

JERUSALEM POST Trump to ask Israel to withdraw from 4 east J’lem neighborhoods by Yanir Cozin, Maariv Hashavua May 4, 2018 The Trump administration will ask Israel to withdraw from four Arab neighborhoods in east Jerusalem, which will likely become … Continue reading

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