Category Archives: Politics

FBI, DOJ staff dismayed that powerful people should not be charged — decision came from the top down to not charge Hillary Clinton

FOX NEWS FBI, DOJ roiled by Comey, Lynch decision to let Clinton slide by on emails, says insider by Malia Zimmerman, Adam Housley October 13, 2016 The decision to let Hillary Clinton off the hook for mishandling classified information has roiled … Continue reading

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“There’s only one place on earth that makes Obama’s blood boil. It isn’t Iran or North Korea. It’s Israel”

FRONT PAGE MAG The Little Jewish Village That Makes Obama Boil by Daniel Greenfield October 13, 2016 Halfway to the sky sits a tiny village of little white houses that has attracted the ire of the White House. The village of … Continue reading

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United Nations continues efforts to erase connections between Jews and Jerusalem

ARUTZ SHEVA U.S. lawmakers urge UNESCO not to rewrite Jerusalem’s history by Ben Ariel October 11, 2016 U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) are leading a bipartisan effort to stop the United Nations Educational, Scientific and … Continue reading

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“Negotiations alone seldom turn terrorists and tyrants into partners and allies”

WASHINGTON TIMES The problem with peace processes by Clifford D. May October 12, 2016 …Within the European Union there is what might be called a faith-based belief in dialogue and soft power. The United States, as is so often the … Continue reading

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Atlantic’s new Editor in Chief Goldberg–who boosted his career at the expense of Israelis–posts rebuttal to his Netanyahu attack

JEFFREY GOLDBERG BLOG The Unbearable Misunderstanding of Goldberg by David Keyes October 6, 2016 Jeffrey Goldberg’s article “The Unbearable Smallness of Netanyahu” blames Prime Minister Netanyahu for stymieing peace, paralyzing pessimism, alienating Americans, scapegoating Arabs, misplaying Iran and fetishizing fear. … Continue reading

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Chicago Teachers Union decides “it is in their interest to restrict families’ choices and punish them if they are seeking charter-school education”

NATIONAL REVIEW Chicago Restricts Charter Schools to Stop a Strike by Unionized Teachers by Paul Crookston October 12, 2016 The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) got the tentative deal they wanted Monday night and a strike has been averted, but hidden … Continue reading

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“The White House seems to be setting up the Israelis to take the blame for a fabricated crisis, which could then be used to justify diplomatic action against Israel”

WEEKLY STANDARD Congress Blasts Obama for Preparing Anti-Israel Offensive by Jenna Lifhits October 9, 2016 The Obama administration is manufacturing a crisis with Israel in anticipation of a post-election diplomatic push targeting the Jewish state, and this past week launched … Continue reading

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Once again the #UnitedNations–funded generously by US taxpayers–conspires against Israel

YNET UN official demands ‘black list’ of Israeli businesses by Itamar Eichner October 9, 2016 The UN High commissioner on human rights—Jordanian Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein—called on the UN deputy secretary-general to prepare to publish “the Black List” of … Continue reading

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“Contrary to Obama’s assertion, Peres’s critics on the Right didn’t oppose his Oslo process because they saw “the true wickedness of the world.” They opposed the Oslo process because they saw the reality on the ground”

JERUSALEM POST Obama’s hostile eulogy by Caroline Glick October 7, 2016 US President Barack Obama’s eulogy to Shimon Peres last Friday at Mt. Herzl was a thinly disguised assault on Israel. And he barely bothered to hide it. Throughout his remarks, … Continue reading

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“Why J Street’s push to revoke tax exemptions for groups supporting Jewish communities in the West Bank is unconstitutional”

TABLET MAG The Problem With Using the Tax Code to Punish Israeli Settlements by Eugene Kontorovich October 6, 2016 J Street and like-minded progressives are campaigning to eliminate U.S. tax exemptions for charitable groups that provide support to Jewish communities in … Continue reading

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