Category Archives: Politics

EVENT: Dr Mordechai Kedar in Chicago January 20

STANDWITHUS Chicago Presents Dr Mordechai Kedar “Peace in the Middle East: What are we missing?” A briefing by one of Israel’s leading experts Wednesday January 20, 2016 7:30 PM Temple Jeremiah 937 Happ Road Northfield, IL Admission Free, registration suggested … Continue reading

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Erdogan: Turkey needs Israel

TIMES OF ISRAEL ‘Turkey needs Israel,’ says Erdogan as he pushes reconciliation by AFP January 2, 2016 Turkey must accept that it needs Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday, as the two countries seek to thrash out a deal … Continue reading

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani orders acceleration in missile production

REUTERS Defiant Iran pledges to ramp up missile program, in challenge for Obama BY Bozorgmehr Sharafedin January 2, 2016 A series of Iranian officials vowed on Friday to expand Tehran’s missile capabilities, a challenge to the United States which has … Continue reading

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ChIraq (Chicago + Iraq): The mess that Democrats made

FRONT PAGE MAG Escape From Chicago by Daniel Greenfield January 1, 2016 …Chicago Democrats ritualistically demand gun control, but carefully avoid cracking down on their own political base. Obama calls for “common sense solutions” after every shooting, but like a … Continue reading

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University of Wisconsin declares phrase “politically correct” to be politically incorrect

NATIONAL REVIEW The 13 Most Ridiculously PC Moments on College Campuses in 2015 by Katherine Timpf December 29, 2015 Warning: This article contains both pronouns and references to maracas. It seems like 2015 has just been so full of examples … Continue reading

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Who could have seen this one coming: Despite Tehran’s testing of ballistic missiles, Washington fears new measures will disrupt nuclear accord

TIMES OF ISRAEL White House said to delay new Iran sanctions by AFP and Sue Surkes January 1, 2016 The White House has delayed plans to slap new sanctions on Iran over its test-firing of ballistic missiles, a US news … Continue reading

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When Nixon spied on his enemies, the New York Times found this extremely newsworthy. This time around with Obama, not so much.

LETTER TO THE NEW YORK TIMES December 31, 2015 The Wall Street Journal ran a detailed report this week on how the President of the United States used national security assets to spy on not only the prime minister of … Continue reading

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Jewish extremists could “morph into equivalents of the jihadis”

ISRAEL HAYOM Cauterize the cancer of Jewish terrorism by Isi Leibler December 30, 2015 Israelis shuddered when viewing the widely publicized extracts of the wedding video in which youngsters in large white knitted kippot brandished knives like savages, sang a … Continue reading

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It’s worse now for Jews on campus

JNS Being Jewish and Pro-Israel In College: 2010 vs. 2015 by Eliana Rudee December 30, 2015 ….by far the greatest source of difficulty as a Jewish student on campus was the way I related to Israel. I remember receiving a terribly … Continue reading

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IDF Reservists challenge Breaking the Silence allegations; Im Tirtzu calls BTS members NGO-funded “moles”

ALGEMEINER IDF Reservists Call Comrade From Breaking the Silence ‘a Liar’ by Ruthie Blum December 30, 2015 A group of Israel Defense Forces reservists who served in the army with Avner Gvaryahu, a leading member of whistle-blowing group Breaking the … Continue reading

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