Category Archives: Politics

“They sit by the rivers of the Hudson, East, and Potomac [and Lake Michigan], and weep over the return of Jews to the Temple Mount and bemoan the splendor of a united Jerusalem”

JEWISH PRESS Out of Touch by Larry Domnitch June 5, 2016 …Some American Jewish leaders want to eradicate a significant Jewish holiday from the Jewish calendar: Yom Yerushalayim…Today, there are ‘prominent’ American Jews who seek to erase that monumental day, … Continue reading

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“When the law applies to some while not applying to others, it will lead to the people themselves putting the law into their own hands”

POLITICALLY SHORT The Perversion of the Law by Nick Short June 5, 2016 The law in America no longer confines itself to its proper functions as it has become the chief weapon of injustice acting in direct opposition to its own … Continue reading

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Forty-nine years ago this month, the #SixDayWar broke out

HUFFINGTON POST Why History Matters: The 1967 Six-Day War by David Harris June 1, 2016 …Today, there are those who wish to rewrite history.They want the world to believe there was once a Palestinian state. There was not. They want the … Continue reading

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American people overwhelmingly support Israel; American Jews not so much

ISRAEL HAYOM American Jewish leaders fail to confront the anti-Israeli bandwagon by Isi Leibler May 31, 2016 …Committed American Jews should be spearheading a massive campaign urging the U.S. government and Congress to stand by Israel diplomatically in this time … Continue reading

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“Ironic [yet predictable] that the most successful Jewish presidential candidate ever should be pushing the anti-Israel case”

WASHINGTON POST Lovable Bernie Whacks Israel by Charles Krauthammer June 2, 2016 Part of Bernie Sanders’ charm is that for all of his arm-waving jeremiads, he appears unthreatening. He’s the weird old uncle in the attic, Larry David’s crazy Bernie. … Continue reading

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Reality check Mr Sanders: “In 2015, the 400 richest people in the world had net losses of $19 billion. If they had rigged the system, surely they could have rigged it better than that”

NATIONAL REVIEW Socialism for the Uninformed by Thomas Sowell May 31, 2016 Socialism sounds great. It has always sounded great. And it will probably always continue to sound great. It is only when you go beyond rhetoric, and start looking … Continue reading

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#BDSFail Foreign investment in Israel has nearly tripled since anti-Israel ‘BDS’ movement launched in 2005

ARUTZ SHEVA Israel boycott campaign is failing miserably, study shows by Ari Soffer June 2, 2016 The anti-Israel boycott movement has been the topic of headlines recently, with the Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations hosting a major “anti-BDS” conference … Continue reading

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Nina Rosenwald: Facebook and the European Union thought they could shut us up. I want to prove them wrong [VIDEO]

GATESTONE CENSORED: Facebook deletes a Gatestone author’s page! June 2, 2016 On Tuesday, the European Union (EU) announced a new online speech code to be enforced by four major tech companies, including Facebook and YouTube. On Wednesday, Facebook deleted the account … Continue reading

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At the #UnitedNations of all places: “Building Bridges, Not Boycotts” [VIDEO]

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israel hosts first-ever anti-BDS conference at UN by Cathryn J. Prince June 1, 2016 More than 2,000 people attended on Tuesday the first-ever conference at the UN General Assembly aimed at combating the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement, … Continue reading

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“It’s difficult to change your mind when you’ve built a career around a certain set of theories” AKA When your only tool is a hammer….

BLOOMBERG Global-Warming Alarmists, You’re Doing It Wrong by Megan McArdle June 1, 2016 …The arguments about global warming too often sound more like theology than science. Oh, the word “science” gets thrown around a great deal, but it’s cited as … Continue reading

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