Category Archives: Politics

The Progressive Left sees pretty much everything they hate in Israel

REAL CLEAR POLITICS The Progressive Left and Israel’s Right to Exist by Professor Charles Lipson October 1, 2015 A small incident during Bernie Sanders’ recent talk at the University of Chicago reveals how the progressive left has turned against Israel. … Continue reading

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Is Iran’s Hassan Rouhani ahead of himself ?

Asharq Al-Awsat Hubris puts Iran in danger by Amir Taheri October 3, 2015 …Obama is desperate to perpetuate the fiction that he has tamed revolutionary Iran and, as he claimed the other day, made “the world a safer place.” If the … Continue reading

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Israeli government action/inaction constrain Leviathan gas field development

REUTERS Insight – How Israel turned a gas bonanza into an antitrust headache by Steven Scheer October 1, 2015 When the Leviathan gas field was discovered off the coast of Israel in 2010, it was pitched as a game-changer — … Continue reading

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Tehran and Moscow join forces, Washington stands down

TIMES OF ISRAEL Persia, Putin and the Pansy by Irwin E. Blank October 3, 2015 In ancient times there was no greater empire then that of Persia. This imperial power stretched from the mountains of Afghanistan all the way to the … Continue reading

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Israel Allies Foundation: Governments need to turn tables on BDS’ers

JERUSALEM POST MPs from 18 countries call on governments to divest from companies that boycott Israel by Lahov Harkov October 1, 2015 Parliamentarians from around the world called on their governments to divest from any company that supports boycotts, sanctions … Continue reading

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Listen to the Deafening Silence; Short powerful video of Netanyahu addressing UN delegates on Thursday

COMMENTARY Listen to the Deafening Silence by Jonathan S. Tobin October 1, 2015 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is used to hostile receptions at the United Nations. But today he was able to use the animus toward the Jewish state on … Continue reading

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Yogi Berra’s passing and lessons for media watchers

ISRAEL BEHIND THE NEWS Yogi Bear, Yogi Berra, and the Misreading of Media Mishaps by David Bedein September 28, 2015 AP reported the sentimental passing of baseball star Yogi Berra at the age of 90 with the headline that cartoon … Continue reading

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Six-years-past-term Abbas: Guess I’ll hold off on bombshell for now

TIMES OF ISRAEL Following US pressure, Abbas said to shelve UN ‘bombshell’ by Elhanan Miller September 29, 2015 Despite reports to the contrary, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is unlikely to drop a “bombshell” at his speech in the UN … Continue reading

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Chicago’s bills are coming due

CITY JOURNAL Beneath Chicago’s Gloss by Aaron M. Renn September 24, 2015 How it is possible for a city this booming to be this broke?… Chicago’s Loop hums with life and commerce today. A parade of companies, including Kraft and … Continue reading

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Putin-Netanyhau meeting recommends coordination to assure ‘deconfliction’

DEFENSE NEWS Russian Bear Supplants American Eagle in Syria, Beyond by Barbara Opall-Rome September 27, 2015 American failure to militate against a Syrian regime deploying chemical weapons, barrel bombs and creating a deluge of refugees has all but paved the way … Continue reading

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