Category Archives: Politics

Why Obama Can’t Say His Spies Underestimated ISIS

THE DAILY BEAST by Eli Lake September 28, 2014 On “60 Minutes,” the president faulted his spies for failing to predict the rise of ISIS. There’s one problem with that statement: The intelligence analysts did warn about the group. Nearly … Continue reading

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The Obama narrative collapses

ISRAEL HAYOM  by Richard Baehr September 28, 2014 …….As several commentators have noted, as in pretty much every speech to ‎the U.N. or other international bodies or foreign audiences, Obama made sure [in this past week’s speech] to:‎ ‎Call on Israel to be more … Continue reading

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The good Dr Emanuel suggests we throw in the towel at 75

NATIONAL REVIEW by Victor Davis Hanson September 24, 2014 Normally, no one would care that in a recent Atlantic essay — “Why I Hope to Die at 75” — 57-year-old Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel argued that living to be 75 years … Continue reading

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Rabbi at NY Gay Synagogue offers special prayer, fireworks ensue

NEW YORK TIMES by Laurie Goodstein September 22, 2014 With the war in Gaza still raging, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum offered an unusual prayer for peace last month during a Friday night service at the large predominantly gay synagogue she leads … Continue reading

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Dershowitz: The right to protest the Met’s judgment

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS by Alan Dershowitz September 24, 2014 ‘The Death of Klinghoffer’ controversy is not about artistic freedom On Monday night, I stood in front of the Metropolitan Opera listening to hundreds of Jewish and non-Jewish protesters who … Continue reading

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Climate Change : Neither Settled nor a Hoax

WALL STREET JOURNAL by Steven Koonin September 19, 2014 We are very far from the knowledge needed to make good climate policy, writes leading scientist Steven E. Koonin The idea that “Climate science is settled” runs through today’s popular and … Continue reading

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A Prayer for 5775, Death of Klinghoffer & AJC’s David Harris

CAROLINE GLICK BLOG September 23, 2014 Despite the dangers mounting all around us, as we approach Rosh Hashana 5775, for Jews in Israel, in many ways things have never been better. On Sunday night, President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Binyamin … Continue reading

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Erdogan Fails to Conquer New York City

NATIONAL REVIEW by Daniel Pipes September 23, 2014 The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, appeared at an hour-long on-the-record event at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York yesterday afternoon. The complete — if not entirely coherent — transcript … Continue reading

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Priest tells UNHRC to ‘end witch hunt’ of Israel

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Marissa Newman September 23, 2014 A Greek Orthodox priest from Israel defended the Jewish state before the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday, arguing that it is the only country in the Middle East where Christians are … Continue reading

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The Parallels Between Bush and Obama

THE AMERICAN INTEREST by Walter Russell Mead September 23, 2014 As President Obama begins to bomb Syria (with no UN authorization and with a coalition of the willing), he is still bombing Iraq, Yemen, and Pakistan; he has U.S. forces spread out across … Continue reading

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