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Israeli architect-designed glass pedestrian bridge opens in China [VIDEO]

DAILY MAIL China opens world’s longest glass-bottomed bridge by AFP August 21, 2016 The world’s highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge opened in China’s spectacular Zhangjiajie mountains — the inspiration for American blockbuster Avatar. Some 430 metres (1,400 feet) long and suspended … Continue reading

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“Sanders isn’t alone in trying to rehabilitate an ideology that is so frequently driven to murder and oppression in order to “liberate” the world from the shackles of capitalism that it is quite obviously a feature of the system and not a bug”

COMMENTARY Making Communism Great Again by Noah Rothman March 11, 2016 Writing in COMMENTARY, the columnist Ben Domenech recently identified a curious phenomenon. American political actors on the left, he observed, are engaged in a morally hazardous effort to rehabilitate socialism. … Continue reading

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Five young Kaifeng Jews made aliyah on Monday

TABLET MAG ‘I Have to Be Here’ by Jonathan Zalman March 2, 2016 On Monday, a small group of young women arrived at Ben Gurion International Airport. They pushed big carts filled with luggage. They were given roses. One of … Continue reading

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“The marxism taught in colleges and universities is anti-Western, seeing the West as no more than a source of conquest, oppression, and exploitation”

DAILY CALLER Marxism Failed In The World, But Conquered Western Academia by Philip Carl Salzman January 11, 2016 One of the great lessons of the 20th century, paid for with the suffering and blood of hundreds of millions, is that … Continue reading

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In 2012, Obama mocked Romney when he called Russia US No. 1 geopolitical foe

ASSOCIATED PRESS Carter says Russia, China Potentially Threaten Global Order by Robert Burns November 7, 2015 Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Saturday accused Russia of endangering world order, citing its incursions in Ukraine and loose talk about nuclear weapons, and … Continue reading

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Big, Bad, Expensive & Tyrannical

WALL STREET JOURNAL The Tyranny of a Big Idea by Bret Stephens November 2, 2015 …embarrassed eulogies are being written for China’s one-child policy, which Beijing finally eased last week after a 35-year experiment in social folly and human cruelty. … Continue reading

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Business as usual at the United Nations, preachy, hypocritical and anti-democratic

FORBES The U.N.’s Parade of Dictators by Claudia Rosett September 25, 2015 Founded in 1945 to promote global peace, human dignity and freedom, the United Nations is celebrating its 70th anniversary — with a parade of dictators. The ceremonies will … Continue reading

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US alienation leading to Israeli-Chinese renaissance

YNET NEWS by Yoram Evron April 18, 2015 Analysis: Relationship between Jerusalem and Beijing is blooming due to China’s growing self-confidence, its understanding that battle against Israel is no longer a uniting factor in Muslim world, and its desire to … Continue reading

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Iran’s no China

JERUSALEM POST by Caroline Glick November 24, 2014 The Obama administration will never abandon its courtship of Iran. On the eve of the extended deadline in the US-led six-party talks with Iran regarding Teheran’s illicit nuclear weapons program, the one … Continue reading

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Massive weapons cache headed for east Jerusalem uncovered among Christmas decorations

JERUSALEM POST by Ben Hartman November 20, 2014 Fireworks, knives and Tasers found in shipment from China apparently intended for Palestinian rioters clashing with Israeli security forces. A massive amount of fireworks, knives and Tasers police believe were meant in … Continue reading

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