The bad drives out the good. Or what little there was of it in the first place. WSJ, Middle East News, August 2, 2011 Egyptians Turn Against Liberal Protesters By Yaroslav Trofimov CAIRO–Mobs of ordinary Egyptians joined with soldiers to
No sooner does Obama of Arabia throw Mubarak under the camel and Egypt’s Sinai is in play. According to this report from Israel’s Hayom newspaper, “Egyptian security sources [say] the new government in Cairo is losing control over part of
Here is a message I sent out to my list via email yesterday: Incredibly, all the items below are talking about the same Newsweek poll! Even more incredibly, to buttress his Pollyannaish fantasy, the Atlantic guy links to the Newsweek
Israel’s Abba Eban had it exactly backwards when he said “The Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.” It’s the Israelis who never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. For over sixty years the Jewish state has
With most eyes turned to our president playing chickie with the ship of state, and for the past few days the tragedy in Norway, it’s easy to lose sight of another monstrous Obama debacle unfolding right under our noses. Known
In his latest post on his Council on Foreign Relations blog, Middle East expert Elliott Abrams says “the Palestinian Authority is nearly broke and cannot meet its payroll… It is solely because Arab states are not paying up…” It’s time
Richard Starr of The Weekly Standard has uncovered The Manifesto Behind the Horror in Norway. Starr writes, “The Norwegian terrorist seems to have penned a long Unabomber-style manifesto, “2083: A European Declaration of Indpendence,” which can be downloaded, for now
On Israel, we have a sharply divided Jewish community dominated by liberals and leftists who are flirting with, encouraging, or married to, Obama’s dangerous brand of anti-Zionism. That means Christian Zionists are left with the job that Jews are meant
Norway has a big Muslim problem. Before long we should know if Norway’s problem has just blown up in its face. Just in from Reuters Bomb Blast rocks government buildings in Oslo, Norway July 22 – A huge explosion wrecks
I disagree with the proposition that Israel’s problems with the “international community” can be ameliorated by slicker, more professional hasbara (PR), because that presupposes hatred for Jews, and the Jewish state, can be corrected if only reasonable people among the
Events in Syria are moving at an increasingly rapid pace, perhaps reaching critical mass. But you have to wonder whether Obama & Co. has been caught napping. If there is a country in the Arab world where trying to shape
This Washington Times editorial highlights some tough words from new defense chief Leon Paneta regarding Iran’s material support for terrorists in Iraq. “We are very concerned about Iran and the weapons they are providing to extremists here in Iraq… We’re
Arab world opinion of the U.S. and President Obama … has dropped to an all time low. —dailycaller.com, 7/14/2011 This has to be understood for what it is: With the election of Barack Hussein Obama, the Arabs had every reason
If this leaves you a bit confused, imagine the muddled state-of-mind of our President. US aid to Palestinians in jeopardy over Hamas link WASHINGTON – American aid to the Palestinians is in jeopardy over their ties to the terrorist group
Here’s another sign of the growing political distance between America’s left-liberal Jews and the Jewish state. Glenn Beck, the conservative pundit generally demonized by everyone from J Street to the ADL to the New York Times, is in Israel receiving
As a liberal, Jew, and lesbian, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan would face three capital counts against her in a Sharia court of law. Though, my guess is the “liberal” and the “Jew” in her are enough to explain Justice
Blame it on sea sickness. Another “dire crisis” for Israel bites the dust. Wait till you see the next false alarm – the dreaded PLO “statehood” gambit at the UN in September. JPost, 7/7/2011 Gaza flotilla all but over as
At a time when the American Jewish organizational structure has been hijacked by Jewish leftwing apparatchiks who have decided to distance themselves from Zionism, deus ex machina, two strong counter-forces have emerged to nullify that trend. 1) The pro-Israel vacuum
Both good news and bad news here. The good news is the IDF is bulking up and adjusting its combat systems and its defense doctrine to reflect the turmoil and change Israel faces in the new Middle East. (Although, not
Failed peace processor and Obama cat’s-paw, Dennis Ross, addressed Shimon Peres’ Presidential Conference in Jerusalem and gave Israel some advice to help it commit suicide. Ross warned that unless peace talks with the Paleostinians resume soon, Israel would face “growing
Amidst the bilious anti-Zionism and the mindless Obama-worship coursing through the veins of big time legacy media, this piece by Jackson Diehl, Deputy Editorial Page Editor of the liberal Washington Post, comes as both a surprise and a relief. No
To justify our military involvement in Libya, Obama applied a completely prefabricated doctrine – Right to Protect (“R2P”) – with no legal status that was dreamed up in the leftist hothouses of academia. Then he skirted Congress and quickly passed
Shmuel Katz was a disciple of the great Zionist leader Ze’ev Jabotinsky, and was himself one of the great political minds modern Israel has produced. Katz, who passed away in 2008 at age 94, wrote Lone Wolf, the definitive account
More evidence of the waning Jewish influence in American academia – and who is filling the vacuum. Algemeiner Journal, June 15, 2011 Not Another Jewish Dime to Yale Arab donors are tougher customers, and more substantial donors, who wield significant
Robert Kennedy’s Yahrzeit (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968) Remembering the Words of a Friend of Israel A young Harvard graduate, Bobby Kennedy, defied his father and decided to visit Palestine in March 1948, before “Israel” had been proclaimed.
