Category Archives: Politics

Partners in protest: The anti-Israel, cop-bash link

NEW YORK POST by William Jacobson December 26, 2014 One of the great under-told stories of the anti-police turmoil after the Michael Brown and Eric Garner grand-jury decisions is the instigating role played by anti-Israel activists. What, you ask, does anti-Israel … Continue reading

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India may end support to Palestine at U.N.

THE HINDU by Amit Baruah December 21, 2014 Delhi’s stance to factor in ties with Tel Aviv. In what could amount to a tectonic shift in the country’s foreign policy, the Modi government is looking at altering India’s supporting vote for … Continue reading

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George W. Bush’s Graceful Silence

BLOOMBERG by Cass R. Sunstein December 22, 2014 In the domain of foreign affairs, 2014 has brought heated national debates on an impressive range of subjects: Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Syria, Ebola, immigration policy and, most recently, torture, North Korea and … Continue reading

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The Only Anti-BDS Speech You’ll Ever Need

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Zach Scheinerman December 19, 2014 Next semester, more BDS resolutions are likely to surface on American college campuses. Pro-Israel students may be called upon to speak out against them. I encourage any student facing BDS at … Continue reading

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Night Thoughts

NATIONAL REVIEW by Jay Nordlinger December 21, 2014 When I write about our culture — and other cultures — I often quote a lyric: “You’ve got to be carefully taught.” Who taught yesterday’s murderer that cops were anti-black and at … Continue reading

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New Play Explores the ‘Arrogance’ of American Jews Critical of Israel, Playwright Says

ALGEMEINER by Shiryn Ghermezian December 18, 2014 In his new play Mr. Goldberg Goes to Tel Aviv, playwright Oren Safdie [son of famed Israeli architect Moshe Safdie] tackles an issue that he has a major concern with: the relationship between Israelis … Continue reading

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Germany, Anti-Islam, and Vladimir Putin

HUFFINGTON POST by Stephen Schwartz December 19, 2014 On Monday, December 15, as reported by the German news service Deutsche Welle (DW), some 15,000 people massed in Dresden, Germany, under the banner of a new and seemingly informal movement calling … Continue reading

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Representatives Issue Bipartisan Letter Urging Administration to Veto Palestinian UN Resolution

THE TOWER by Staff December 20, 2014 Representatives Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) and Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) issued a letter Friday calling on the Obama administration to “send a clear message” that it will veto any United Nations Security Council resolution that … Continue reading

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That’s rich! Why so many wealthy Americans think they’re middle class

SALON by David Sirota December 21, 2014 By Treasury Secretary Jack Lew’s reckoning, being a millionaire does not constitute living high above the ranks of ordinary people. Lew said last week that back when he was in the private sector … Continue reading

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Kerry warns E.U. ambassadors that Security Council action on Palestine will embolden Israeli hardliners

FOREIGN POLICY by Colum Lynch December 20, 2014 Secretary of State John Kerry has privately told European Union envoys that Washington will not permit the passage of any U.N. Security Council resolution on the Middle East peace process until after … Continue reading

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