Category Archives: Politics

The Barbarians Within Our Gates

POLITICO by Hisham Melhem September 18, 2014 Arab civilization has collapsed. It won’t recover in my lifetime. With his decision to use force against the violent extremists of the Islamic State, President Obama is doing more than to knowingly enter a … Continue reading

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Iran to Israelis, Jews, Gays, other minorities: Stay home

ALGEMEINER by Dave Bender October 13, 2014 The New York Times is offering a pricey, 13-day excursion to the “once-forbidden land of Iran,” one of a series of its Times Journeys tours. However, if you’re an Israeli, joining the “Tales of Persia,” … Continue reading

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Chicago Jewish Star joins Trib and Daily Herald endorsing Dold

RICHARD BAEHR October 15, 2014 The Daily Herald endorses Bob Dold. The Chicago Tribune endorses Bob Dold. And now the Chicago Jewish Star endorses Bob Dold. It is highly unusual for an incumbent to be rejected by the major local … Continue reading

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Klinghoffer Jews: Proud, Terrorist-Humanizing and Meek

JEWISH PRESS by Lori Loewenthal Marcus October 14, 2014 Peter Gelb has generated a drama worthy of an important new opera about the American Jewish community. And here, in The Jewish Press, is an exclusive of the cast and the … Continue reading

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A shanda of monumental proportions : Jews buy 6 buildings in Silwan

ALGEMEINER by Jerold Auerbach October 14, 2014 Anyone who is unfamiliar with the rhetoric of the Israeli left might want to check out responses from Peace Now and Haaretz to the recent purchase of homes in Jerusalem – by Jews. … Continue reading

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Shouts and stink bombs at Israeli film festival in France [VIDEO]

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Renee Ghert-Zand October 9, 2014 ‘Dancing in Jaffa’ director Hilla Medalia says she feared for her safety amid anti-Israel protest, police told her they couldn’t do anything. Award-winning Israeli filmmaker Hilla Medalia is used to her films … Continue reading

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Body and Soul: The State of the Jewish Nation [VIDEO]

ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS by Phyllis Chesler October 13, 2014 A review of the soon-to-be-premiered film by Gloria Z. Greenfield. Today, the assault upon Israel is not merely military, but also intellectual. This film shows the truth. Gloria Z. Greenfield‘s third … Continue reading

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British Parliament votes in favor of Palestinian State recognition

JERUSALEM POST by Reuters, Jerry Lewis October 14, 2014 Britain’s House of Commons votes 274-12 in favor of symbolic motion that stands as initial stage of UK recognition of a Palestinian state Britain’s House of Commons voted in favor of … Continue reading

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Red-Green Sweden Recognizes Palestine as ‘State’

PJ MEDIA by Michel Garfunkel October 10, 2014 It would be farfetched to expect most political leaders to be thoroughly knowledgeable of the issues they deal with, especially when it comes to international affairs; or to expect them to be … Continue reading

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Fixing Broken Government: Put Humans in Charge

THE ATLANTIC by Philip K. Howard September 22, 2014 A decades-long obsession with writing excessively detailed laws had made it impossible for real people to get anything done. The Veterans Affairs scandal of falsified waiting lists is the latest of … Continue reading

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