Skip to content
Joel B. Pollak

Joel B. Pollak

Latest News

Pro-Israel Student Leads Drive for 'Safe Hillel'

At the AIPAC Policy Conference, I had the opportunity Sunday evening to meet Daniel Mael, a junior at Brandeis University, who is leading an initiative called “Safe Hillel.” It aims to counter a left-wing movement called “Open Hillel,” which is

D.C. Snow May Cancel AIPAC Lobbying

D.C. Snow May Cancel AIPAC Lobbying

A source indicated that pro-Israel activists gathering in Washington for the annual Policy Conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) may have to cancel their traditional mass lobbying event on the third day of the event. A major

Netanyahu's Lesson from Ukraine: Don't Trust Obama on Iran

Netanyahu's Lesson from Ukraine: Don't Trust Obama on Iran

As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in the United States this week, he will no doubt have taken heed of President Barack Obama’s weak response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. President Vladminir Putin crossed Obama’s “line”–just as Syrian dictator Bashar

Hillary Shares Blame for Ukraine, Failed 'Reset' in Russia

Hillary Shares Blame for Ukraine, Failed 'Reset' in Russia

Aside from–obviously–the Ukraine, there are several major losers in the Russian invasion. There is President Barack Obama, who has yet again been outmaneuvered by Russian President Vladimir Putin. There are the media, who predicted that the invasion would not happen.

Putin Humiliates Obama–and U.S. Media–in Ukraine

Putin Humiliates Obama–and U.S. Media–in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has humiliated President Barack Obama. He advanced soldiers into the Crimea–into the sovereign territory of Ukraine–without uniforms, in apparent violation of the laws of war. He knew that Obama would not dare complain–that the White House

Showdown at AIPAC: Iran Sanctions on the Line

As the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIAPC) gathers in Washington, DC for its annual Policy Conference, Republicans are hoping to use the group’s traditional lobbying push to force Democrats to hold a Senate vote on Iran sanctions. The bipartisan

MSNBC Map of Ukraine Features 'Czechoslovakia'

MSNBC Map of Ukraine Features 'Czechoslovakia'

MSNBC helped its readers understand the complex geography of the Ukraine by broadcasting a map Friday that included Czechoslovakia–a country that ceased to exist as a single unit more than twenty years ago.  It is not the first time that

Andrew Breitbart, the Tea Party, and Occupy

March 1 marks the second anniversary of the passing of my friend and colleague, Andrew Breitbart. He was the Tea Party’s greatest defender, and Occupy Wall Street’s most effective critic. He saw the former as an authentic popular movement fighting

Blue State Blues: The Gay Intolerance Act of 2014

Blue State Blues: The Gay Intolerance Act of 2014

One late night in the press room at the Democratic National Convention in 2012, my Breitbart colleagues and I were chit-chatting with a member of the White House Press Corps, a charming woman who happened to be a lesbian. The

Glick to Ambush AIPAC with One-State Solution

Glick to Ambush AIPAC with One-State Solution

Caroline Glick, the popular conservative commentator for the Jerusalem Post, will launch her new manifesto, The Israeli Solution: A One-State Plan for Peace in the Middle East, early next week. The book argues that Israel should abandon the faltering two-state

Brewer's Veto Motivated By Principle–and Pressure

Brewer's Veto Motivated By Principle–and Pressure

Republican Gov. Jan Brewer’s veto of Arizona’s SB 1062, which would have protected business owners from discrimination lawsuits if they turned down gay patrons for religious reasons, brought a sigh of relief to a her state and to her party.

Krugman Scoop: They Use ACTORS in Campaign Ads!

Krugman Scoop: They Use ACTORS in Campaign Ads!

Paul Krugman, as usual, is leading the left media through the looking-glass–and this time the distortions are not only bizarre but deeply disturbing. Krugman argued several days ago that many of the Obamacare “horror stories” are, in fact, “hooey.” That

Have YOU Actually Read the Arizona 'Gay' Bill?

Have YOU Actually Read the Arizona 'Gay' Bill?

You probably have an opinion about the Arizona legislature’s controversial new bill, SB 1062, awaiting signature or veto by Gov. Jan Brewer. You may have complained that it reinstates “Jim Crow” by allowing businesses to refuse to serve gays. You