Most Clicked This Week
- Italian historian Carlo Vecce set out to debunk rumors of Leonardo da Vinci’s foreign origins, but a newly discovered document changed his mind
- Joan Peters Caro, author of From Time Immemorial, has passed away in Chicago
- "Is it better for Israel to have the near-unanimous support of Jews (1.8 % of US) or the very substantial support of the 38 percent who are conservative?"
- US State Dept: Hamas’ control of Gaza is why we're reallocating $200m in aid
- Palestinian laws “used by the PA to punish Palestinians suspected of selling land and houses to Jews”
- Social psychologist Len Saxe says time is ripe for young Jews to make Birthright trip: "For this generation coming off the loneliness and emotional challenges of COVID, the hunger to engage with peers makes this a propitious moment to go to Israel"
- Paying Tehran’s Bills. Sanctions relief will only empower Iran
- "Thursday's Cape Canaveral explosion will delay any new satellite launches by at least two-and-a-half years, causing a major setback to Israel's space program"
Category Archives: Politics
Anti-BDS language being stalled by top senator, Patrick Leahy
FREE BEACON Senate Democrats Blocking Pro-Israel Effort to Combat Jewish Boycotts by Adam Kredo June 14, 2016 A congressional measure to combat economic boycotts of Israel is being blocked by a leading senator who recently called on the Obama administration … Continue reading
Paying Bill Clinton $16.5 million for 4 yrs as “honorary chancellor” of Laureate International Universities sounds perfectly reasonable
NEW YORK POST The Clinton university scandal Editorial Board June 12, 2016 Kudos to George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley for asking why the media aren’t asking about the $16.5 million paid to Bill Clinton by Laureate International Universities. For all … Continue reading
Millennials and Israel: “The end of the Biblically-inspired Protestant cultural and political dominance in America bodes ill in many regards, since it was that particular mindset that created the country’s unique institutions and values”
TIMES OF ISRAEL Why Millennials Dislike Israel by Alexander H. Joffe June 8, 2016 Many have taken notice of the recent Pew poll that shows decreasing support for Israel among millennials. Overall the poll showed solid American support for Israel; … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Millennials, multiculturalism
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It’s not a land conflict, contrary to what you may have been told — “Palestinian terrorism has plagued Middle East since the 1930s — before the 1948 establishment of Israel and the 1967 Six-Day War”
ISRAEL HAYOM Israel’s Odysseus vs. the Sirens by Yoram Ettinger June 10, 2016 …The modern-day Sirens attempt to allure Israel to join a tempting, seemingly unprecedented regional peace-for-our-time initiative, pampered by peaceful Arab talk, U.S. and NATO security guarantees, possibly … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Jerusalem, Judea, Palestinian, Samaria
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#IsraelFlag (and likely #USFlag) A trigger point for some
FRONT PAGE MAG The Israeli Left’s War Against the Israeli Flag by Steven Plaut June 9, 2016 The Israeli Left has a serious flag problem. Well, a problem with the Israeli flag to be precise. The one with the six-pointed … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Flag, Israeli Flag, Jerusalem Reunification Day, US Flag
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“The EU, the Swedish government and a vast majority of the Swedish press have no desire to hear critiques of a policy which they have created or applauded; the consequences will one day be laid at their door and they wish to postpone that day, even indefinitely”
GATESTONE The EU is Coming to Close Down Your Free Speech by Douglas Murray June 11, 2016 …But the German Chancellor was not interested in the reinforcement of Europe’s external borders, the re-erection of its internal borders, the institution of … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Angela Merkel, European Union, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Racism, Sweden
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Hanson: “Countries, ancient and modern, that have tried to unite diverse tribes have usually fared poorly”
NATIONAL REVIEW America: History’s Exception by Victor Davis Hanson June 9, 2016 …The United States has always cherished its “melting pot” ethos of e pluribus unum — of blending diverse peoples into one through assimilation, integration, and intermarriage. The history … Continue reading
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Tagged multiculturalism, multiracialism, United States, Victor Davis Hanson
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In 1976 Bernard Lewis wrote “The Return of Islam” when “nobody foresaw the rise of #RadicalIslam—except for the preeminent historian who both predicted and explained it, and much else besides”
MOSAIC The Return of Bernard Lewis by Martin Kramer June 1, 2016 As the year 1976 opened, the Middle East hardly seemed poised for a great transformation. The shah of Iran remained firmly seated on his peacock throne. Off in … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Bernard Lewis, Return of Islam, The Crisis of Islam, What Went Wrong?
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ArchitectGuy on Israel 