Category Archives: Politics

Open letter to BDS supporters Professors Steven Levitsky of Harvard and Glen Weyl of University of Chicago

YNET NEWS An open letter to the boycotting professors by Yoaz Hendel November 1, 2015 I write to you after reading an article you published in the Washington Post under the headline “We are lifelong Zionists. Here’s why we’ve chosen … Continue reading

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At Oxford University, Dershowitz prevails in BDS debate, observing it’s anti-peace, anti-negotiation and anti-Israel

BREITBART Dershowitz Wins Oxford Union Debate on Boycott Israel Movement by Jordan Schachtel November 1, 2015 Alan Dershowitz, a famed Harvard Law School professor and Middle East expert, won over Oxford University’s Oxford Union on Sunday in a debate over … Continue reading

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Listen to the Palestinian street: MSM refuses to acknowledge these inconvenient truths

JEWISH PRESS An Inconvenient Truth: Palestinian Polls by Paul Gherkin November 3, 2015 …Why all of the guessing for identifying the root cause when the Palestinians poll themselves every three months? The Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research conducts a poll … Continue reading

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Is there an Arab Yitzhak Rabin out there who wants to make peace ?

DAILY CALLER Prince Talal And The Future Of The Middle East by Abraham Miller November 3, 2015 Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was a military hero whose death is commemorated by Israelis of all political stripes. If Rabin had survived he … Continue reading

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Bill Maher interviews Democratic Congresswoman Gabbard: Why can’t Obama say “Islamic Extremism”? [VIDEO]

MEDIAITE Bill Maher Goes Off, Asks Dem Rep. Why Obama Won’t Say ‘Islamic Extremism’ by Josh Feldman October 30, 2015 Bill Maher tonight spoke with Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard about an issue they agree on: the frustrating refusal of President … Continue reading

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Big, Bad, Expensive & Tyrannical

WALL STREET JOURNAL The Tyranny of a Big Idea by Bret Stephens November 2, 2015 …embarrassed eulogies are being written for China’s one-child policy, which Beijing finally eased last week after a 35-year experiment in social folly and human cruelty. … Continue reading

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“Palestinians need reminding that throughout century-long history of the conflict they are the ones who have always rejected compromise”

COMMENTARY Sorry Bill, It’s Not Up to Israel by Jonathan S. Tobin November 1, 2015 …Bill Clinton spent the years after he left the White House loudly and bitterly lamenting the fact that Yasir Arafat cost him a Nobel Peace … Continue reading

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From MEMRI, the media research institute that translates Farsi stories: Everyone has swallowed the lie to allow the #IranDeal to proceed, for “peace in our time.”

MEMRI DAILY BRIEF The Emperor Has No Clothes by Yigal Carmon October 30, 2015 What is mistakenly perceived as an agreement under the title of “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action” (JCPOA), that was concluded on July 14 in Vienna, and … Continue reading

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WSJ reports Obama efforts to embarrass Israel, tied to suspicions over potential Iran attack

ISRAEL DEFENSE Spy Games by Amir Rapaport October 30, 2015 The latest leaks by the US government regarding Israel were intended, presumably, to embarrass the Israeli Minister of Defense and Prime Minister. The tension between the Obama administration and Netanyahu … Continue reading

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Arab world now appears to have little interest in the Palestinian “struggle”

ISRAEL HAYOM Extremists no longer welcome by Prof. Eyal Zisser October 28, 2015 The Arab world’s silence during this recent wave of terrorism, led mostly by knife-wielding Palestinian teenagers, is deafening, and it represents a certain lack of support for … Continue reading

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