Tag Archives: Islamic State

How President Obama turned over control of America’s Middle East policy to Vladimir Putin

MOSAIC Our Man in Moscow by Michael Doran December 1, 2015 …Obama’s headlong support for the Iran nuclear deal and his pursuit more generally of a concert system with Moscow and Tehran have encouraged the rise of a Russian-Iranian military … Continue reading

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Saying the Islamic State has nothing to do with Islam is like telling someone eating a burrito they bought at Burrito Brothers that Burrito Brothers has “nothing whatsoever” to do with burritos

NATIONAL REVIEW Why Does the Left Continue to Insist that Islamic Terrorism Has Nothing to Do with Islam? by Jonah Goldberg November 21, 2015 …What I find interesting is that many of the same people who clutch their pearls at … Continue reading

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Leave it to Israel’s partner in peace, the Palestinian Authority, to bring clarity to the Paris terror story

ALGEMEINER Palestinian Authority Compares Israel to ISIS, Publishes Article Blaming Mossad for Paris Attacks by Shiryn Ghermezian November 15, 2015 The Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Fatah movement of PA president Mahmoud Abbas responded to Friday’s terror attacks in Paris by … Continue reading

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News flash: Some of the Mideast “refugees” who traveled to Europe are jihadists with intention of murder

FRONT PAGE MAG The Migrant Jihad Has Begun in Paris by Robert Spencer November 14, 2015 That didn’t take long: one of the Islamic State (ISIS) jihadis who murdered at least 160 people in Paris on Friday held a Syrian … Continue reading

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No surprise: Paris Islamic terror targeted Jews, “We had planned an attack against the Bataclan because its owners are Jews”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Bataclan theater long a target of anti-Zionist groups, report says by Staff and AP November 14, 2015 French magazine Le Point said early Saturday that the Bataclan theater [site of annual IDF benefits], targeted in Friday night’s … Continue reading

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With Islamic State closing in, the last Syrian Jewish family in town makes their exit, assisted by Muslims

TIMES OF ISRAEL The stunning tale of the escape of Aleppo’s last Jews by Cathryn J. Prince November 12, 2015 And then there were none. Last winter, under cover of darkness, the Halabi family closed the door of their home and … Continue reading

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Moral equivalency on campus: We musn’t risk a microagression by offending supporters of radical Islamists who behead and enslave

SPECTATOR Why are student-union officials censoring criticism of Islamic State? by Brendan O’Neill November 6, 2015 Just when you thought the self-important, ban-happy uber-bureaucrats who run student unions couldn’t get any worse, they go and No Platform a guy who … Continue reading

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How stable is Sisi’s Egypt ?

JERUSALEM POST Israel worried Egypt’s Sisi might fall to jihadist insurgents by Staff November 7, 2015 Israeli officials are reportedly growing concerned over the long-term viability of the current Egyptian regime in light of gains made by Islamists in their … Continue reading

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Art Imitates Life on Homeland

TRUTH REVOLT ‘Homeland’ Speech Tells it Like it Is About ISIS by Mark Tapson October 7, 2015 ….Peter Quinn (played by Rupert Friend) is introduced to a room of important people as an agent on the ground in Syria for two years, including Al-Raqqah, the … Continue reading

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Tehran and Moscow join forces, Washington stands down

TIMES OF ISRAEL Persia, Putin and the Pansy by Irwin E. Blank October 3, 2015 In ancient times there was no greater empire then that of Persia. This imperial power stretched from the mountains of Afghanistan all the way to the … Continue reading

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