Category Archives: Politics

Until #CAIR “stops trying to demonize Christian politicians, right-wingers, Muslim reformers, and US foreign policy, Americans will likely fall victim to more of these hate-driven terrorist attacks”

THE DAILY WIRE Three Tricks Islamists Use to Conceal the Truth about Orlando by David M. Swindle June 24, 2016 Hours after 49 innocent people were brutally killed during the Pulse massacre in Orlando, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) … Continue reading

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“Brexit, for all its drama, was merely a warning. The basic demand is for a moderation of the centralizing tendencies, unchecked immigration, runaway political correctness & metastatic government that have characterized the West in these last decades”

PJ MEDIA Forget the Lifeboat, It’s the Iceberg that Counts by Richard Fernandez June 24, 2016 Within 24 hours of the Brexit victory its disruptive effects made many argue it was a mistake; that it would not be long before a … Continue reading

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#Democratic Platform #JStreet joined #Sanders in lobbying for a “new consensus” approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

JEWISH INSIDER Dems Reject Sanders’ Platform Proposal on Israel by Jacob Kornbluh June 25, 2016 The Democratic Party’s platform drafting committee on Friday voted down an amendment that would have called for “an end to occupation and illegal settlements” and … Continue reading

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Crazy coincidence — #IranDeal supporter receives a little extra something in his paycheck courtesy of Chicago-based Boeing (makers of B-52 bomber and V-22 Osprey)

BLOOMBERG Oh. So That’s Why Boeing Wanted the Iran Deal. by Eli Lake June 23, 2016 Almost a year after the Iran nuclear deal, we’re getting a clearer picture of the coalition of activists who fought for the agreement, sparring … Continue reading

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Dershowitz: “BDS is immoral, discriminatory, and undermines US interests abroad”

JERUSALEM POST Combating BDS by legislation: Different approaches, same goal by Alan Dershowitz June 22, 2016 …Before examining these legal differences, I should state the obvious: governors and legislatures are morally and politically right to counter-boycott BDS. The so-called BDS … Continue reading

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“The Western world is floundering in its pathetic efforts to confront the demonic global forces threatening to plunge it back into the Dark Ages”

ISRAEL HAYOM Jews and Israel in a threatened, leaderless and delusional world by Isi Leibler June 22, 2016 …Its failure is largely due to the inability of democratic countries to face reality and devise a united strategy to vanquish these … Continue reading

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#Brexit “Earth to elites: Citizens of truly democratic countries don’t want unlimited immigration into their countries by people who couldn’t be less interested in democracy. They also don’t want to be governed by the rules and regulations of faceless bureaucrats whose not-so-hidden goals are power and riches for themselves and their friends. Simple, isn’t it?” [VIDEO]

PJ MEDIA Brexit Vote Has Huge Ramifications for U.S. Politics by Roger L Simon June 23, 2016 News flash: The revolt against elites is real in the UK and America and it’s only getting started. Maybe there will always be … Continue reading

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Israel’s Dilemma: “The problem is that in exchange for the expanded military aid, Obama is demanding that Israel surrender its diplomatic and military independence to the White House”

JERUSALEM POST Obama’s money and Israel’s sovereignty by Caroline B. Glick June 23, 2016 …The former ambassador to Washington [Michael Oren] urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to sign the multi-year security assistance deal that US President Barack Obama demands … Continue reading

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Contrary to narrative, this current government is “actually one of the more left-wing in Israel’s history”

COMMENTARY The Israel Narrative Is Wrong by Evelyn Gordon June 20, 2016 The standard narrative about Israel these days goes like this: The current government is the most right-wing ever, the public is increasingly racist and anti-democratic, and the prime … Continue reading

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“After the demise of nationalism, pan-Arabism and communism, #Islamism is now facing its inevitable decline”

MIDDLE EAST EYE Political Islam will go the same way as nationalism and communism by Moncef Marzouki June 15, 2016 Over the past half century, throughout which time I have been politically active, I have witnessed the rise and decline … Continue reading

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