Category Archives: Politics

#BDSFail “For the Democrats to respond to events quickly and decisively was crucial”

THE TOWER Illinois Democrats Take Stand against Anti-Israel Boycott Campaign by Josh Block September 19, 2017 The Democrats scored an important victory against hatred and intolerance earlier this month when State Senator Daniel Biss announced that he had dropped his … Continue reading

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“For #Plame, a former CIA operative, to claim that she was unaware of the anti-Semitic content of Giraldi’s article is to blink reality”

GATESTONE Plame Knew What She Was Tweeting by Alan M. Dershowitz September 22, 2017 Valerie Plame had to know what she was tweeting. Plame retweeted a virulently anti-Semitic article by a well-known bigot, which she characterized as “thoughtful.” Now she’s … Continue reading

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“Cairo leadership builds ties with Israel and fosters Palestinian unity” while it sidelines Abbas [VIDEO]

TIMES OF ISRAEL Egyptian leader Sissi is showing his mettle by posing with Netanyahu by Avi Issacharoff September 19, 2017 In meeting publicly with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has once again proved that he is the … Continue reading

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#FreeSpeech #Censorship “It is essential that the culture of victimhood, in which people think they can silence others on the grounds of “identity,” is dismantled”

GATESTONE Campus Censorship: Orwell Ignored by Robbie Travers September 13, 2017 …To begin with, just about any idea can be found “offensive” by someone. To devout conservative Muslims and Christians, homosexuality may be offensive; to anti-Semites, Jews; to white racists, blacks; … Continue reading

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Trump ignore’s Obama admin MOU which limited Israel aid

JERUSALEM POST Trump supports $75M supplemental aid to Israel beyond Obama-era MOU by Michael Wilner September 11, 2017 The Trump administration will support Congress’s effort to provide Israel with more aid than was guaranteed in a formal defense package negotiated … Continue reading

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“Shame on the US Holocaust Memorial Museum,” said Leon Wieseltier, the literary critic and fellow at the Brookings Institution, who slammed the Museum for “releasing an allegedly scientific study that justifies bystanderism”

NY POST EDITORIAL BOARD Playing politics with the Holocaust Museum Editorial Board September 9, 2017 What will it take to keep the United States Holocaust Museum free of political interference and manipulation? The problem first popped up soon after its … Continue reading

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“In addition to cutting payments to UNRWA, House amendment would also end funding to the UN Human Rights Council and UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights”

JEWISH INSIDER Amendment cutting US aid to UNRWA & UNHRC advances by Aaron Magid September 7, 2017 An amendment from Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) that would sever U.S. aid to the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) — an agency that exclusively … Continue reading

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“US State Dept. wants Trump to demand money back from Israel, sparking fight in Congress”

FREE BEACON Trump Admin Considering Demanding Israel Give Back Key U.S. Military Aid by Adam Kredo September 8, 2017 The Trump administration is considering forcing Israel to hand back some $75 million in U.S. aid dollars that were awarded by … Continue reading

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Cory Booker attack ad: “he’s eyeing a run for president and throwing Israel under the bus” [VIDEO]

TIMES OF ISRAEL Attack ad targets Cory Booker for voting against Taylor Force Act by Eric Cortellessa September 7, 2017 A right-wing pro-Israel group in the US is turning up the heat on New Jersey Senator Cory Booker for not … Continue reading

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#BDSFail UC Irvine sanctions SJP for disrupting Israel-related event [VIDEO]

JERUSALEM POST California university puts Students for Justice in Palestine on probation by Danielle Ziri September 3, 2017 The University of California, Irvine has sanctioned its local chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine with disciplinary probation for two academic … Continue reading

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