Category Archives: Politics

UK Election: “In the year and a half since Corbyn became Labour leader, controversies about anti-Semitism in the party, and his continued criticism of Israel’s policies, have dogged media coverage”

TIMES OF ISRAEL UK Jewish leader: Election result a ‘loss’ for community, and Israel by Raoul Wootliff June 9, 2017 Many in the UK Jewish community had hoped Thursday’s general election would be the last nail in the coffin for … Continue reading

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Obama “systematically disbanded” U. S. terror investigations to protect Iran Deal

Last week all of Washington was breathless with the “Blockbuster Comey Story” while just a few feet away in another Congressional hearing, truly outrageous (and consequential) revelations about the Obama administration were coming to light. Apparently the MSM media had … Continue reading

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“In 1967 Israel was forced into a war against enemies who then begrudged it the peace”

NEW YORK TIMES Six Days and 50 Years of War by Bret Stephens June 2, 2017 …But before we fall prey to the lazy trope of “50 years of occupation,” inevitably used to indict Israel, let’s note the following: There … Continue reading

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The cultivated relationship between “the UAE and the pro-Israel, neoconservative think tank called the Foundation for Defense of Democracies”

THE INTERCEPT Hacked Emails Show Top UAE Diplomat Coordinating with Pro-Israel Think Tank Against Iran by Zaid Jilani, Ryan Grim June 3, 2017 THE EMAIL ACCOUNT of one of Washington’s most connected and influential foreign operatives has been hacked. A … Continue reading

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“Contemporaneous Left utilizes the same methods as its French progenitors and progeny: ridicule, slander, lies and threats” [VIDEO]

AMERICAN THINKER Beheading King Trump XVI By Fay Voshell June 4, 2017 …But his position was very like that of President Trump in that he had a mob calling for his beheading. That the mob succeeded in their efforts changed … Continue reading

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“Thursday, US President Donald Trump bowed to the foreign policy establishment and betrayed his voters”

JERUSALEM POST The Limits of Israeli Power by Caroline B. Glick June 2, 2017 …[John] Bolton then turned to his preferred policy for resolving the Palestinian conflict with Israel, which he dubbed “the three-state solution.” Under his plan, Egypt and Jordan … Continue reading

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#BDSFail Radiohead slams #BDS

DAILY MAIL Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke hits back at ‘divisive and patronising’ campaign to stop the band playing in Israel, calling it a ‘waste of energy’ by AFP June 2, 2017 Radiohead hit back Friday at a campaign urging the … Continue reading

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“Under Paris, as Trump noted, the United States would’ve had to close all its coal plants, even as China builds hundreds more — and coal still generates a third of US electricity”

NEW YORK POST In ditching Paris deal, Trump does right by America and the world Editorial Board June 2, 2017 In quitting the Paris Accord, President Trump on Thursday did nothing to shift the course of US environmental policy — … Continue reading

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“The occupation, like the need for military strength and to absorb casualties, is part of the price Israel has to pay to live here”

BEGIN-SADAT CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES The Over-Dramatization of Israel’s “Dilemma” by Max Singer May 28, 2017 Israel is not facing a dilemma about how much, if any, land to give up from the West Bank, because the Palestinians will not … Continue reading

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Today, neither side trusts government

REAL CLEAR POLITICS Why America’s Political Crisis Is So Profound by Charles Lipson May 30, 2017 …Few Americans have friends on both sides of this continental divide. Gone are the days when some friends voted for Ike, some for Adlai, … Continue reading

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