Category Archives: Politics

Event at LA Westin hotel restricts participation by Israelis

WASHINGTON POST by Eugene Kontorovich October 17, 2014 In early November, the American Studies Association will be having its annual meeting at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. Per the ASA’s recently adopted policy, Israeli academics will be subject … Continue reading

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THIS SUNDAY Mark Kirk in Highland Park October 26

Senator Mark Kirk deserves our support ! Please join us in honoring and supporting Senator Mark Kirk,  a great champion for the U.S.-Israel relationship.   Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 5 P.M. Highland Park Arts Center 1957 Sheridan Rd., Highland Park, … Continue reading

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Ron Klain and Solyndra

NATIONAL REVIEW by Andrew McCarthy October 20, 2014 The administration’s point man on a solar fraud is now in charge of Ebola. Ron Klain is a sharp-elbowed Democratic political operative with no medical expertise. Tapping him as “Ebola czar” may … Continue reading

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Israel First Western Country To Impose Ebola Protocol On Arriving West Africans

JEWISH BUSINESS NEWS by Tibi Singer October 19, 2014 As of Sunday, all passengers arriving in Israel from Africa will have to undergo a medical examination, including checking their body temperature, according to an order of Israel’s Health Ministry. “The … Continue reading

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75% of Israeli Jews Oppose Palestinian State on ’67 Lines, withdrawal from Jordan Valley, division of Jerusalem [VIDEO]

JERUSALEM CENTER FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS by Staff October 19, 2014 Since 2005, the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs has conducted opinion polls on the peace process, Israeli withdrawal to the 1967 lines, continued Israeli control of the Jordan Valley, and … Continue reading

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Hamas Leader’s Daughter Treated in Israeli Hospital #BDSFail

JEWISH PRESS by Lori Lowenthal Marcus October 20, 2014 Oh, the magnificent irony. While bone-headed academics around the world bloviate about boycotting Israeli institutions because of Israel’s brutal treatment of the Palestinian Arabs, the daughter of the head of Hamas – … Continue reading

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NYPD to guard Metropolitan during ‘Klinghoffer’ debut

[Former New York City Mayor Rudy Guliani will speak at press conference prior to Monday’s protest] NEW YORK POST by Larry Celona and Natalie O’Neill October 19, 2014 Cops will guard the opening of a controversial opera about terrorists following months of … Continue reading

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Editorial: Schneider’s dirty campaign should stop

NORTHBROOK TOWER Editorial October 16, 2014 …..Here in Northbrook, Democrat Rep. Brad Schneider is firing the Democratic Party’s entire seamy lineup of misrepresentations at Robert Dold, his opponent. Let’s start with the “Tea Party” label — code in the Democrat Party’s … Continue reading

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DC Rabbi Gil Steinlauf Wins Support From Conservatives After Coming Out

THE FORWARD by Anthony Weiss October 13, 2014 Sea Change Toward Accepting LGBT People in Movement Gil Steinlauf, a nationally prominent Conservative rabbi, made headlines this month when he announced to his large Washington, D.C., synagogue that he is gay, … Continue reading

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Criminal Justice, The kings of the courtroom

THE ECONOMIST October 4, 2014 How prosecutors came to dominate the criminal-justice system CAMERON TODD WILLINGHAM was accused of murdering his daughters in 1991 by setting fire to the family house. The main evidence against him was a forensic report … Continue reading

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