Category Archives: Politics

Ralph Nader to Keith Ellison: You’re too pro-Israel

OBSERVER Ralph Nader Slams Keith Ellison for ‘Toning Down’ His Stance on Israel By Madina Toure January 22, 2017 Former Green Party presidential contender Ralph Nader accused Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison yesterday of changing his stance on Israel to appease … Continue reading

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Obama’s “F*ck-It” List: Apparently it included Israel.

WASHINGTON POST Obama’s self-revealing final act by Charles Krauthammer January 19, 2017 At the 2015 White House correspondents’ dinner, he joked about whether he had a bucket list: “Well, I have something that rhymes with bucket list.”…Turns out, he wasn’t … Continue reading

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“I have seriously been told that under Trump, it is very possible that Jews, uppity blacks, and others will be placed in concentration camps!”

Abu Yehuda What’s up with my American friends by Vic Rosenthal January 23, 2017 It’s been almost three years since the day that I left the USA with no plans to return, almost three years since I got on a … Continue reading

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Dore Gold: “Settlements were a bigger issue to Obama than to the Palestinians”

THE LID Senior Israeli Diplomat Dore Gold Says Obama’s Arrogance Hurt Relationship W/Israel by Jeff Dunetz January 22, 2017 Now that Obama has been replaced by Donald Trump, those who served in the Israeli government can start to unburden themselves … Continue reading

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German government explores need for “centralized speech police”

GATESTONE The “Fake News” Censorship Industry by Robbie Travers January 21, 2017 Name a single person or organisation you trust to control your speech. Whom would you trust to control what you can read, or make decisions on what is … Continue reading

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J Street Obit: “An organization vilified by former friends, distanced from the left in Israel and distrusted by many more as a result of the mishandling of its own reputation”

THE HILL J Street’s dead end by Gregg Roman January 22, 2017 [With Obama as President] The fledgling J Street found itself at the top table with veteran Jewish and pro-Israel organizations at the White House, with almost unprecedented access … Continue reading

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#Trump will “lead a divided nation and lacks a popular mandate, just as President Bill Clinton did when he was elected with only a plurality of the popular vote”

REAL CLEAR POLITICS The Peaceful Transfer of Power — and Its Enemies by Charles Lipson January 22, 2017 We mouth the formulaic words but reflect too little on the political miracle that is the peaceful transfer of power. The enormous … Continue reading

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Palestinians (and Liberal American Jewish women) march against Trump

JERUSALEM POST Where do the Palestinians Stand on Trump? by Adam Rasgon January 21, 2017 Palestinian Authority police blocked traffic through downtown Ramallah’s Manara Square on Thursday to allow for hundreds of Palestinians and Palestinian leaders to protest President Donald … Continue reading

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“Did an anti-Zionist filmmaker from Oxford masquerade as his political opposite to get internships at lobbying outfits?”

TABLET MAG Pro-Israel Hoaxer Hits DC by Armin Rosen January 20, 2017 …[Anthony] Kleinfeld, who was also registered in a nondegree summer semester at Georgetown University through July and August, began reaching out to the city’s various pro-Israeli organizations. Over … Continue reading

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Our Jewish Presidents, past and present

TIMES OF ISRAEL Obama, Trump and the dangers of a ‘Jewish’ president by Yossi Klein Halevi January 17, 2017 …A recent op-ed on the Fox News website predicted that Donald Trump would so vigorously defend Jewish interests that he may well become … Continue reading

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