Category Archives: Politics

Israel cries foul after EU strikes Hamas from terror list

TIMES OF ISRAEL by AFP and Staff December 17, 2014 The Palestinian Islamic group Hamas must be removed from the EU’s terrorism blacklist, but its assets will stay frozen, a European court ruled on Wednesday. The move, described by the … Continue reading

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The Arrogance of Martin Indyk

ALGEMEINER by Moshe Phillips and Benyamin Korn December 16, 2014 During an old controversy involving Martin Indyk, then the U.S. ambassador to Israel, one Israeli political official invoked a particularly nasty historical analogy. Indyk reportedly had been contacting individual Israel cabinet ministers to … Continue reading

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The Name that “Does Not Matter”

GATESTONE by Douglas Murray December 16, 2014 …..We also know that at best, many of these Mohammeds will experience a considerable struggle over their religious and cultural identities. How many go which way is anybody’s guess. Nobody could possibly say. … Continue reading

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I Am Not Sorry the CIA Waterboarded

WALL STREET JOURNAL by Bret Stephens December 15, 2014 I am not sorry Osama bin Laden died by an American bullet. John Brennan , the CIA director, delivered a master class in rhetorical obfuscation masquerading as epistemology when he waffled … Continue reading

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Former AP Reporter: I Didn’t Leave Journalism, It Left Me

JEWISH PRESS by Lori Lowenthal Marcus December 16, 2014 About mainstream media’s twisted reporting on Israel, Lavie says: ‘I was not sensitive to it because I am Jewish, I was sensitive to it because I’m a journalist.’….Outsiders have long believed … Continue reading

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I Wish That Bird Would Fly Away…

STEYN ON AUSTRALIA by Mark Steyn December 15, 2014 …..Muslims are not the victims here. Ms Dawson and Mr Johnson are the victims. And yet the urge to usher Muslims into the victim chair and massage their tender sensibilities is … Continue reading

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Obama Fails to Blame Taliban for Mass School Murder in Pakistan

WEEKLY STANDARD by Daniel Halper December 16, 2014 President Obama’s statement condemning the mass murder in a Pakistan school fails to blame the perpetrators, the Taliban….As NBC reports….The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the assault, which appeared to be targeting … Continue reading

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Caroline Glick tells off Danish ambassador [VIDEO]

Diplomatic drama during the Europe-Israel panel at The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference in Jerusalem on Thursday, moderated by Herb Keinon with The Jerusalem Post, JPost.com’s Senior Contributing Editor Caroline B. Glick and Danish Ambassador Jesper Vahr. CLICK FOR VIDEO

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Palestinian human rights activist implores Malala: No money to Hamas, UNRWA

THE MEDIA LINE December 12, 2014 Palestinian human rights activist Bassem Eid is asking Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai to keep her promise to share her award money with the children of the Gaza Strip but to prevent the … Continue reading

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DoJ study challenges accusations of ‘rape culture’ on campus

AMERICAN THINKER by Rick Moran December 12, 2014 A DoJ study conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics has some startling information on campus sexual assaults. It appears that a previous study that purported to show 1 in 5 female … Continue reading

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