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- Italian historian Carlo Vecce set out to debunk rumors of Leonardo da Vinci’s foreign origins, but a newly discovered document changed his mind
- Obama's Deal: $150 Billion to Iran to Destroy Israel with Conventional Arms
- 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
Category Archives: Politics
Hillary tells voters she would be tough on Iran. Then she does a fundraiser for a pro-Tehran lobby group
FREE BEACON Clinton Teams Up With Pro-Tehran Lobby For Fundraiser by Adam Kredo February 19, 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is scheduled to host a fundraiser this weekend with key members of a pro-Tehran lobbying outfit that is working … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Hillary Clinton, Iran, National Iranian American Council, NIAC, Ploughshares
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NOW can we finally stop taking about a “peace process?”
TIMES OF ISRAEL PA: Palestinians to ‘never’ again negotiate directly with Israel by AFP and Staff February 15, 2016 In a striking rejection of relentless international efforts to broker new talks, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said Monday that … Continue reading
Bernie Sanders: Why bog down in the grubby details of political life, when you can ride a single idea all the way home to utopia ?
WALL STREET JOURNAL Bernie and the ‘Lunatic of One Idea’ by Joseph Epstein February 16, 2016 In his poem “Esthétique du Mal,” Wallace Stevens refers, in a memorable and useful phrase, to a “lunatic of one idea.” The phrase refuses … Continue reading
EVENT Schneider, Rotering to Debate at Highland Park Country Club
HIGHLAND PARK PATCH 10th District Democratic hopefuls will square off in League of Women Voters forum by Tim Moran February 12, 2016 Former U.S. Congressman Brad Schneider and Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering, the Democratic candidates for U.S. House of … Continue reading
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Tagged Brad Schneider, Congressman Bob Dold, Illinois 10th District, Nancy Rotering
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Israel’s Foreign Ministry: “Israel and the EU are back to good and close relations”
ISRAEL HAYOM EU backs down from product-labeling bid by Shlomo Cesana, News Agencies and Staff February 14, 2016 The Foreign Ministry reported that relations with the European Union are “close and friendly” again after tensions arose last year over the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Emmanuel Nahshon, European Union, Federica Mogherini, labeling
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Hillary: They don’t like her. They really don’t like her
WEEKLY STANDARD Grim Tidings for Hillary by Jonathan V. Last February 22, 2016 Hillary Clinton’s loss to Bernie Sanders in the New Hampshire primary wasn’t as bad as she’d feared. It was worse. Sanders’s margin of victory — 60 percent … Continue reading
“The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia doesn’t merely mark a tragedy for Constitutional philosophy – it may mark the death of American Constitutionalism as a whole”
BREITBART Antonin Scalia’s Death Could Mark End of Constitution by Ben Shapiro February 14, 2016 Scalia’s philosophy of jurisprudence is well-known and shaped two generations of conservative thinkers: the Constitution ought to be interpreted according to its original meaning. This … Continue reading
The latest twist in the Highland Park 112 Referendum
Material changes to the district’s financial projection On February 9, 2016 during the District 112 school board meeting, CFO Mohsin Dada contradicted previous district assumptions about the long-term financial viability the $198 million (plus $165 interest) referendum will buy us. … Continue reading
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ArchitectGuy on Israel 