
President Barack Obama’s policy of “tough diplomacy” continues to fail, as the Iranian regime celebrates its gains at the negotiating table, which cross previous red lines set down by the U.S. and the international community. As even the New York
by Joel B. Pollak15 May 2012, 11:13 AM PST0

It is typical of anti-Israel protest–especially on college campuses–that the demonstrators refuse to debate their pro-Israel classmates. They don’t have facts, or right, on their side; what they do have is an elaborate fantasy in which Palestinians are innocent victims
by Joel B. Pollak15 May 2012, 6:28 AM PST0

A student at Barnard College, Ayelet Pearl, has written a stirring protest to President Barack Obama’s commencement speech yesterday. Noting that the president’s words were “beautiful,” Pearl nonetheless objected to the use of the historic women’s college as a political
by Joel B. Pollak15 May 2012, 5:22 AM PST0

When National Public Radio’s weekly On the Media program tackled President Barack Obama’s announcement that he supports same-sex marriage, it ignored the obvious and cynical coordination between the White House and a compliant media. Instead, NPR’s Brooke Gladstone focused on how conservative
by Joel B. Pollak14 May 2012, 9:53 AM PST0

Democrats are bracing for the political impact of a likely visit by Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney to the State of Israel, which would highlight the fact that President Barack Obama has not visited Israel once during his term in
by Joel B. Pollak14 May 2012, 5:33 AM PST0

Today, National Public Radio’s Morning Edition host David Greene and NPR White House correspondent Ari Shapiro discussed the Washington Post‘s sensational accusations that Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney had bullied fellow high school students in the 1960s for being “simply different.”
by Joel B. Pollak11 May 2012, 6:24 AM PST0

Amidst the elation in Hollywood and on the left about Obama’s sudden flip-flop on gay marriage, gay rights activists are warning that Obama’s “evolution” on the issue is incomplete. His embrace of the position that “states should decide” not only
by Joel B. Pollak10 May 2012, 7:29 AM PST0

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to resume direct peace negotiations, as Netanyahu forged a new national unity government between his Likud Party and the Kadima party, led by former Israel Defense Forces Chief of
by Joel B. Pollak9 May 2012, 6:18 AM PST0

Today the Tea Party returns to the fore as challenger Richard Mourdock prepares to unseat 36-year incumbent Sen. Dick Lugar in the Republican primary in Indiana. In Wisconsin, Democrats head to the polls to select the candidate who will challenge
by Joel B. Pollak8 May 2012, 5:17 AM PST0

The media insists on describing recent election results in Europe as a blow to “austerity,” when in fact Europe’s recent policies are anything but. Government spending has continued to rise across much of Europe, and even those countries that have
by Joel B. Pollak8 May 2012, 5:00 AM PST0

In a dramatic, late-night move, Israel’s two main political parties have agreed to form a national unity government, canceling early elections and forming a solid front as the country braces for a possible pre-emptive strike against Iran–and possible American opposition.
by Joel B. Pollak7 May 2012, 5:24 PM PST0

Five days after pushing back hard against National Review‘s Jonah Goldberg for his book contending that liberals impose a Tyranny of Clichés, National Public Radio Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep embraced MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and the anti-war arguments of her new book,
by Joel B. Pollak7 May 2012, 3:06 PM PST0

Shelly Lowe, executive director of Harvard University’s Native American Program (HUNAP), told Breitbart News today that U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren had not, to her knowledge, participated in the program’s events while Warren was a professor at Harvard. Last week,
by Joel B. Pollak7 May 2012, 2:06 PM PST0

Whether to maximize his own political fortunes, or–as some have suggested–to facilitate a possible pre-emptive strike against Iran’s nuclear program in the fall, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared yesterday that he will call early elections for the Knesset, Israel’s legislature.
by Joel B. Pollak7 May 2012, 5:45 AM PST0

The mainstream media will attempt to spin French President Nicholas Sarkozy’s loss today to Socialist challenger François Hollande as a rejection of “austerity” policies–and to urge American voters to reject the deficit-cutting politics of the Tea Party when we go
by Joel B. Pollak6 May 2012, 10:29 AM PST0

It’s only a matter of time before the Obama administration finds a way to blame former President George W. Bush for its treatment of Chinese human rights hero Chen Guangcheng. As then-Sen. Barack Obama explained on the campaign trail in
by Joel B. Pollak4 May 2012, 2:34 PM PST0

The Times of Israel reports today on speculation by an Israeli television commentator that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to order a pre-emptive strike on Iran’s nuclear program in October 2012, after ordering early elections in September and prior
by Joel B. Pollak4 May 2012, 12:50 PM PST0

In 2003, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was made to appear at a judicial inquiry chaired by Lord Hutton, who had been appointed by Prime Minister Tony Blair to investigate the mysterious death of David Kelly. Kelly died after being
by Joel B. Pollak4 May 2012, 5:41 AM PST0

The Obama campaign has released a new gimmick, called “The Life of Julia,” purporting to show how President Obama’s policies would help a hypothetical woman throughout her life, and how Mitt Romney’s would harm her. Well, here’s the life of
by Joel B. Pollak3 May 2012, 8:55 AM PST0

Grant Cardone, the best-selling author and international sales expert who filmed the bird strike that forced Los Angeles-bound Delta flight 1063 to make an emergency landing on April 19, has been informed by the Federal Aviation Administration that he has been
by Joel B. Pollak2 May 2012, 11:39 AM PST0

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by Joel B. Pollak1 May 2012, 12:57 PM PST0

A picture is worth a thousand words. A picture of three words is worth all the mainstream media coverage of the Occupy Wall Street movement–and Obama’s love for it. The source is impeccable–Allison Kilkenny, contributor to The Nation, reporting live
by Joel B. Pollak1 May 2012, 12:17 PM PST0

Paul Richter of the Los Angeles Times reports that the Obama administration may be prepared to capitulate to Iranian demands that it be allowed to enrich uranium–a measure that would defy UN Security Council Resolution 1696, which prevents any nuclear
by Joel B. Pollak30 Apr 2012, 8:28 PM PST0

I’m often asked by fellow conservatives why so many Jews support Barack Obama, given how bad he is for Israel. The answer is that Jews who care most about Israel, and about U.S. security, don’t–but also that most Jews don’t
by Joel B. Pollak30 Apr 2012, 8:07 PM PST0