Category Archives: Politics

“Liberman is known for his fiery rhetoric, yet he has no ideological commitment to a greater Israel vision”

JERUSALEM POST Liberman won’t start a war tomorrow by Yaakov Lappin May 31, 2016 Contrary to past rhetoric and despite fears expressed by some of his opponents, Israel’s next defense minister, Avigdor Liberman, will not have the authority to lead … Continue reading

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“So long as people who claim to be Israel’s friends are carping about settlements or borders, or treating Israeli’s voters as if they were bigots or children rather than the realists most of them are, the Palestinians will never change”

COMMENTARY Some Help That Israel Doesn’t Need by Jonathan S. Tobin May 26, 2016 When it comes to reinventing the wheel, some people just never tire of the exercise. That’s the only way to view a new Middle East peace … Continue reading

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The #JStreet Philosophy: “Have President Obama use his clout to save us from ourselves”

TIMES OF ISRAEL J Street: For sale to the highest bidder by Shmuley Boteach May 26, 2016 …This idea that Israel must be saved from itself is not new. It has been a staple of Arabist thinking at the State … Continue reading

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“Netanyahu, dumped his ally, the generally respected defense minister Moshe Ya’alon, and replaced him with his foe, the generally reviled Avigdor Liberman”

JERUSALEM POST Democracy in Turmoil by Melanie Phillips May 26, 2016 The West is convulsing over a crisis of democracy…The reasons vary country by country. In Europe, it’s the scale of mass migration from the developing world and the fear … Continue reading

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Try this in any other Middle Eastern country and count the corpses. “‘If I had been in Palestine or in any other Arab country, I might have been in prison or murdered’” [VIDEO]

TIMES OF ISRAEL Israeli Catholic wins first ‘Miss Trans Israel’ pageant by AP and JTA May 27, 2016 An Israeli from a Catholic Arab family was crowned the winner of the country’s first transgender pageant. Ta’alin Abu Hanna, 21, from the … Continue reading

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“The road to the Iran nuclear deal was paved with lies” [VIDEO]

LEGAL INSURRECTION The Five Deceptions of Obama-Rhodes Echo Chamber by David Gerstman May 22, 2016 In his testimony last week before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, concerning the grand Iran deal deception described in a recent New York … Continue reading

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“The good news is that Israel has the capacity to adapt and forge constructive strategies for weakening and dividing our enemies. The bad news is that we insist on obsessing over ourselves”

JERUSALEM POST Liberman’s first challenge by Caroline B. Glick May 26, 2016 …As the states around us collapse or struggle to survive, our media and our security brass spend the better part of their time telling us that Israeli society … Continue reading

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“Those in the know want to “help” the new president with a plan for achieving a two-state solution”

ISRAEL HAYOM The ‘peace processors’ are back by Richard Baehr May 26, 2016 …The need for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is another one of those “big” stories that are never far from the news lead, on which … Continue reading

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Senators Kirk and Gillibrand Announce Key Senate Committee Approves $600 Million for Israeli Missile Defense

FREE BEACON Senate Appropriations Committee Approves $600 Million in Israeli Defense Funding by Natalie Johnson May 26, 2016 The Senate Appropriations Committee easily approved $600 million in funding for Israeli missile defense programs Thursday, moving the legislation to the floor … Continue reading

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#ADL Director–formerly of Obama admin–criticized for his #JStreet embrace

JERUSALEM POST I stand by my critique of ADL’s Jonathan Greenblatt by Isi Leibler May 25, 2016 Jonathan Greenblatt’s response (click here for link) to my criticism of his embrace of J Street, alleging that I distorted his message, is disingenuous … Continue reading

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