
The “paper of record,” which did so much to bury news of the Holocaust during the Second World War, now tries to cover up the Iranian regime’s genocidal intentions, and blames American Jews for false impressions of hostility. It owes the Forward–and its own readers–an apology.
by Joel B. Pollak13 Aug 2015, 5:51 AM PST0

There is a strong case for cynicism about Schumer’s decision to oppose the Iran deal, but Schumer’s own essay on the deal is a potent weapon against Obama’s arguments. Obama’s army is in retreat on this issue. Forget Schumer himself. Fight.
by Joel B. Pollak12 Aug 2015, 7:52 AM PST0

Former Florida governor Jeb Bush spoke at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley on Tuesday night, focusing on foreign policy.
by Joel B. Pollak12 Aug 2015, 5:53 AM PST0

Hillary Clinton is going to prison–or would be, if she were an ordinary person. The FBI has reportedly taken possession of the emails on her home computer server, according to U.S. officials cited by the Associated Press.
by Joel B. Pollak11 Aug 2015, 4:05 PM PST0

A vote against the Iran deal will not bring war, in spite of what President Barack Obama says.
by Joel B. Pollak11 Aug 2015, 1:40 PM PST0

The states of Michigan, Kansas, and Missouri are considering new sanctions against the Iranian regime and companies doing business with it–whatever the fate of the Iran deal in Congress.
by Joel B. Pollak11 Aug 2015, 6:52 AM PST0

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law Monday that bans the word “alien” from the state’s labor laws.
by Joel B. Pollak10 Aug 2015, 9:58 PM PST0

Jonathan Chait of New York magazine attempts to defend President Barack Obama from charges that he is using antisemitism to sell the Iran deal.
by Joel B. Pollak10 Aug 2015, 5:51 PM PST0

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich has blamed a Jewish “axis” of power for “polarizing” the debate around the Iran deal.
by Joel B. Pollak10 Aug 2015, 1:16 PM PST0

Several left-wing groups have united in an “Astroturf” campaign to create a false impression of public support for the Iran deal at town hall meetings across the nation.
by Joel B. Pollak10 Aug 2015, 6:52 AM PST0

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) told a town hall Sunday evening that U.S. states should continue their Iran sanctions–and impose new ones–to stop the Iranian regime from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
by Joel B. Pollak9 Aug 2015, 5:41 PM PST0

President Barack Obama claimed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had offered no alternative to the Iran deal. ” I’ve repeatedly asked both Prime Minister Netanyahu and others to present me a reasonable, realistic plan that would achieve exactly what this deal achieves, and I have yet to get a response,” Obama told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS.
by Joel B. Pollak9 Aug 2015, 7:49 AM PST0

Obamacare has survived twice at the Supreme Court, but it may now face a third challenge brought by the California-based Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF). PLF’s case is based on the Constitution’s Origination Clause (Article I, Section 7, Clause 1): “All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives.”
by Joel B. Pollak9 Aug 2015, 7:26 AM PST0

There are some legitimate complaints about the Fox News debate, which, despite its astronomical ratings, only seems “good” because we are so used to truly bad ones.
by Joel B. Pollak9 Aug 2015, 5:44 AM PST0

Tablet Magazine, an online Jewish publication, used its Friday editorial to call out President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party for the use of anti-Jewish rhetoric in an effort to whip up public support for the Iran deal.
by Joel B. Pollak7 Aug 2015, 4:39 PM PST0

American Jews now oppose the Iran deal by a margin of two-to-one, according to a new poll–with those between 18 and 30 against the deal four-to-one.
by Joel B. Pollak7 Aug 2015, 2:35 PM PST0

Israeli defense minister Moshe “Bogey” Ya’alon hinted that Israel would carry out air strikes and assassinations to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, and perhaps even to prevent the Iran deal from being implemented.
by Joel B. Pollak7 Aug 2015, 8:07 AM PST0

Republicans largely ignored California Governor Jerry Brown’s call on the presidential candidates to tackle climate change in the presidential debate on Thursday.
by Joel B. Pollak7 Aug 2015, 1:43 AM PST0

Schumer’s statement provides a serious policy basis for Obama’s successor–Republican or Democrat–to reject the Iran deal. Congress can do so first–and, thanks to Schumer, still might.
by Joel B. Pollak7 Aug 2015, 1:17 AM PST0

This week, Jon Stewart broadcast his last episode of The Daily Show. It was perhaps appropriate that his swan song coincided with the first Republican presidential debate of the 2016 election. The Obama era, which Stewart did as much as anyone to create and sustain, is ending.
by Joel B. Pollak7 Aug 2015, 12:20 AM PST0

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) sparked fireworks at the Republican debate on Thursday evening when he challenged frontrunner Donald Trump at the outset on his past campaign contributions. Earlier in the day, however, he had suggested that he would not target Trump in the debate.
by Joel B. Pollak6 Aug 2015, 7:51 PM PST0

Fox News co-moderator Megyn Kelly asked former Florida governor Jeb Bush a question about “your brother’s war” at the Republican presidential debate in Cleveland on Thursday evening.
by Joel B. Pollak6 Aug 2015, 7:01 PM PST0

If the Iran deal guarantees war–as argued by a former adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu–then the question is when.
by Joel B. Pollak6 Aug 2015, 7:42 AM PST0

The Iran deal will “likely and necessarily” lead to war, according to Yaakov Amidror, a former national security adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
by Joel B. Pollak6 Aug 2015, 6:41 AM PST0

California Gov. Jerry Brown has challenged the Republican presidential candidates to address the issue of climate change during their first debate of the 2016 election cycle. Brown issued the challenge in a letter that he uploaded via the Fox News Channel’s Facebook page.
by Joel B. Pollak6 Aug 2015, 5:35 AM PST0