Category Archives: Politics

The Media Intifada: Bad Math, Ugly Truths About New York Times In Israel-Hamas War

FORBES by Richard Behar August 21, 2014 It’s a “media intifada,” notes Gary Weiss, an old colleague and one of the world’s top business investigative reporters. He is referring of course to the ongoing war in Gaza, where journalists working … Continue reading

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More ON the wagon than PULLING the wagon ?

INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY Editorial Staff August 22, 2014 Government Dependency In U.S. Nears The Tipping Point New data on federal public assistance programs show we’ve reached an ignominious milestone: More than 100 million Americans are getting some form of “means-tested” … Continue reading

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JUF Chicago rally disrupted by “courageous” Jews [CLICK FOR VIDEO]

We’ve met the enemy and he’s us Members of Jewish Voice for Peace – Chicago (JVP-Chicago) disrupt a Jewish United Fund Stand with Israel fundraiser at the Chicago Hilton on 21 August 2014. Among the speakers are Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel … Continue reading

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1,461 Days of Summer, Obama’s endless second-term vacation

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON by Matthew Continetti August 22, 2014 The headline was brutal. “Bam’s Golf War: Prez tees off as Foley’s parents grieve,” read the cover of Thursday’s New York Daily News. Obama’s gaffe was this: He had denounced the … Continue reading

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Chuck Hagel: ISIL ‘beyond anything that we’ve seen’

POLITICO by Jeremy Herb August 21, 2014 The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is “beyond anything that we’ve seen” and poses a greater terrorism threat than Al Qaeda, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday. “ISIL is as sophisticated … Continue reading

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America’s new toxic brew

ISRAEL HAYOM by Richard Baehr August 20, 2014 Two of the biggest news stories of the summer — the war between Israel and Hamas, ‎and now the shooting death of a young black man in Ferguson, Missouri and the ‎chaotic … Continue reading

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The two most disturbing aspects of the halted arms shipment

JEWISH JOURNAL by Shmuel Rosner August 17, 2014 The Obama administration’s decision to halt a transfer of Hellfire missiles requested by Israel – a decision first reported by the Wall Street Journal and later confirmed by administration officials in both governments … Continue reading

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The hate that starts with Jews never ends there

TIMES OF LONDON by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks August 16, 2014 As antisemitism rises, leaders of the great faiths must unite against the ruthless pursuit of power masquerading as religion  ……It has been this rush to judgment, the assumption that … Continue reading

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In failing to stop the Islamic State, U.S. ignores the lessons of Auschwitz

WASHINGTON POST by Marc Thiessen August 17, 2014 OSWIECIM, Poland Walking among the starvation cells and gas chambers where more than a million souls perished, it is hard to explain to my 12-year-old son how the free world allowed this … Continue reading

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Israel says it foiled Hamas plan for massive attacks on Israel, coup against Palestinian Authority

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Mitch Ginsburg August 18, 2014 93 arrests made, Shin Bet says, thwarting Hamas preparations for third intifada, terror strikes at Temple Mt. and other Israeli targets, ouster of Abbas Israel’s Shin Bet security service said Monday … Continue reading

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