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New Book Challenges Old Right-Left Division in Politics
By Dr. Norman Berdichevsky I write a regular monthly column for New English Review and am the author of The Left is Seldom Right – a book I believe will interest Israpundit’s readers. Read More »
Britain’s agenda of anti-Israel hate and the deadly new triangle in the Middle East
By Robin Shepherd, The Commentator Of all the bigotries, in the world today, one stands out for special consideration. That is not simply because it is so odious, though it is certainly that. It is because it is the one bigotry that presents a clear and present danger of translating into a genocidal outcome. Read More »
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Fool me twice
By Caroline Glick, JPOST Former US congressman Robert Wexler is a man worth listening to. Wexler served as then-senator Barack Obama’s chief booster in the American Jewish community during the 2008 presidential campaign. Read More »
Into the Fray: From potentate to puppet?
JORDAN WILL BE PALESTINE. T.BELMAN By MARTIN SHERMAN, JPOST Is embracing the Islamists the only way Abdullah can preserve his rule? Is preserving Abdullah the only way Islamists can prevent ‘Jordan’ becoming ‘Palestine?’ Jordan Muslim Brotherhood supporters By Reuters/Muhammad Hamed We have no eternal allies and we have no perpetual enemies. Read More »
Obama ‘taking Iran’s side’ on damages from ’83 bombing that killed 241 Marines
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, in a bid to reconcile with the Teheran regime, has blocked legislation that would hold Iran accountable for the Hizbullah bombing that killed 241 U.S. Marines in 1983. Read More »
J Street supports the BDS movement
How Many Are Thy Tents, O Jacob?? By Lori Lowenthal Marcus, AMERICAN THINKER Given the ideological bedlam often seen even within individual Jewish organizations, just imagine trying to get an entire community of Jewish organizations together to sign Read More »
Ehud Barak addresses Herzlia Conference
http: //www.herzliyaconference.org/eng/?CategoryID=476 You can switch to English by holding cursor over video at the botton and you will see ho0w. Read More »
Militant Islamic Fashion
Posted by Bill Levinson: thanks to Jan Poller for the lead Militant Islamic fashion statement Read More »
EU is an obstacle to peace
The EU haws just pledged 72 million Euros to finance UNWRA Dr Daniel Navon argues the EU is and has been an obstacle to peace. UNWRA is thus a major obstacle to peace. Had UNHCR been in charge of Palestinian refugees (UNHCR handles all the world refugees except Palestinian refugees), the issue would have been solved a while ago. Read More »
Why is Bibi so hungry for negotiations?
Even if Obama endorses Bibi’s principles, such an endorsement is has no more value than Bush’s endorsement. Obama would never endorse Jerusalem as Israel’s undivided capital unless it was different than endorsing an “undivided Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Read More »
Will Israel Attack Iran?
The New York Times Magazine – Feature article- January 29, 2012 By RONEN BERGMAN As the Sabbath evening approached on Jan. 13, Ehud Barak paced the wide living-room floor of his home high above a street in north Tel Aviv, its walls lined with thousands of books on subjects ranging from philosophy and poetry to military strategy. Read More »
Abdullah, pick up the phone
By Willian Mehlman, MID EAST OUTPUT When all the wild, desperate, improbable solutions to a problem have been exhausted, there is nothing left to turn to but the obvious. In respect to the Arab-Israel conflict, the “obvious” has been staring us in face for over 40 years. Read More »
Hamas denounces Jordan as Palestinian homeland
Ted Belman Khaled Meshaal, the head of Hamas, visited King Abdullah of Jordan on Jan 29 and made a special point of saying publically: “Hamas stands firm against Israel’s schemes to turn Jordan into a substitute homeland. Jordan is Jordan and Palestine is Palestine. Read More »
The Unvarnished Reality of Contemporary U.S.-Israel Relations
By Barry Rubin Do not speak of it in public. Do not expect any Israeli official to admit it. But Israel is facing an issue unlike anything it has had to deal with during the past 50 years: It cannot depend on the United States. True, the relationship in terms of weapons’ supply remains good. Old programs continue to provide advanced arms to Israel. Read More »
Meshal: Hamas won’t tolerate Israeli schemes to turn Jordan into Palestinian homeland
MESHAAL THROWS DOWN THE GUANTLET . He is clearly targetting the work of Mudar Zahran and me. Abdullah and he are running scared. His comments confirm what Mudar has been writing about, namely that they are both dedicated to prevent Jordan becoming Palestine. Read More »
The Big Lie Returns
Ben Cohen — Commentary A blurb on a book jacket would seem an unlikely vehicle for the introduction of a new and sinister tactic in the promotion of an ancient prejudice. But in September 2011, a word of appreciation on the cover of The Wandering Who launched a fresh chapter in the modern history of anti-Semitism. Read More »
Arab Spring impact major challenge to Jordan king
Times of Oman AFP, Sun Jan 29 2012 Jordan: Jordan’s King Abdullah II, who celebrates his 50th birthday on Monday, begins the 14th year of his reign facing urgent popular calls to fight corruption and carry out genuine reforms. Read More »
Column One: The Zionist imperative
We must hope that world Jewry will recognize today that the fate of the Jewish people in Israel and throughout the world is indivisible. By Caroline Glick, JPOST European and American perfidy in dealing with Iran’s nuclear weapons program apparently has no end. Read More »
Assad Regime Loses Control of More Territories
I will be posting these report on a regular basis. STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATION CENTRE The Arab League suspended the Observers Mission to Syria because the violence intensified and killings have escalated on the ground. The League is currently negotiating with Russia before the UNSC meeting on Syria to gain its support. Read More »
Palestine, Back to the Future
By Ted Belman There was a time when the lands now known as Israel, (including Judea and Samaria and Gaza), and most of Jordan were called “Palestine”. In fact, the Balfour Declaration of 1917 declared “His Majesty’s government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people”. Read More »
War of attrition brewing with Iran over Gulf oil routes
DEBKAfile Special Report January 26, 2012, 10: 50 PM (GMT+02: 00) Military tensions in the Persian Gulf shot up again Thursday, Jan. 26, after Dubai police commander Gen. Dhahi Khalfan said on Al Arabiya television that an imminent Gulf war cannot be ruled out and first signs are already apparent. Read More »
Jewish Liberals Denigrate Christians and Enable Islamists
By Matthew M. Hausman Secular Jewish leaders have been wringing their hands lately over the perceived threat to democracy from public expressions of Christianity, even as they turn a blind eye to the very real dangers posed by militant Islam and advancing Sharia. Read More »
The Jewish People’s Rights to the Land of Israel
Salomon Benzimra knows his stuff. He is a very good friend of mine and an excellent scholar. He has been working with Goldie Steiner to promote Israel’s legal rights and to facilitate their efforts they formed the Canadians for Israel’s Legal Rights . The publication of this book marks a milestone in their efforts. It is a worthy effort. Read More »
Wash. Post funnels Palestinian lies to readers
By Leo Rennert, WashPO After a series of meetings between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Jordan, Palestinian President Mahdoud Abbas has called a time out so he can consult with the Arab League on next steps. Read More »
Testimony from a Palestinians
T. Belman. This was a comment made to the post on borders from yesterday. It was worth posting. By Leila Paul I speak from personal experience and I know first-hand the terrorists’ goals as they tried to recruit me repeatedly while I still believed in the Palestinian identity and its propaganda. Read More »
Florida Stands with Israel
by Jerry Gordon, The Iconoclast Florida citizen lobbyists attended a prayer breakfast yesterday at the University Club on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee. The prayer breakfast was sponsored by Christian Family Coalition (CFC) . Read More »
Into The Fray: A study in impotence
By MARTIN SHERMAN, JPOST Israel’s diplomatic reaction to recent charges that its water policy is racist exposes a preference for passivity over preemption. The politics of water in the Middle East By Courtesy Water reveals a new apartheid in the Middle East. The 450,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank use as much or more water than some 2. Read More »
Israel proposed the fence as the border, roughly
By Ted Belman Israel orally presented its ideas on borders at the last meeting in Jordan, The borders presented by Molcho are similar to the route of the separation fence, which was constructed in such a way that most of the major ‘settlement blocs’ remained on the western side of the fence. Read More »
Can Iran close the Strait of Hormuz?
by Dore Gold, ISRAEL HAYOM The 45 kilometer-wide Strait of Hormuz is the most important waterway for the movement of oil to Western markets and the Far East: Roughly 17 million barrels per day are moved through the Strait of Hormuz, or 20 percent of the oil traded worldwide. Yet on Dec. Read More »
Hamas in deep trouble
Guy Bechor, YNET Nothing stopped Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas prime minister in Gaza, from making Ahmadinejad-style declarations that Israel’s days are numbered and calling for the establishment of an Arab Jihad army for Palestine’s liberation. Yet behind the pretentious slogans lies a grim reality for Hamas that can no longer be hidden. Read More »
A Settlements Freeze is an Obstacle to Peace!
Settlements Freeze – an Obstacle to Peace! Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought” “Israel Hayom” Newsletter, Abu Mazen’s September 23, 2011 UN speech and the Palestinian Authority’s education system reaffirm the fact that Jewish Read More »
Hey Obama, how’s Egypt working out for ya?
As Tensions Rise, Egypt Bars Exit of Six Americans By STEVEN LEE MYERS and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, NYT WASHINGTON — Building tensions between the United States and Egypt flashed into the open Thursday when Cairo confirmed that it had barred at least a Read More »
KAHLILI: Iran already has nuclear weapons
Western intelligence has known it for years By Reza Kahlili, The Washington Times, October 27, 2011 The pressure the United States and the West is bringing to bear on Iran to keep it from acquiring nuclear weapons is all for naught. Read More »
‘Peace Now’ Faults Israel For Palestinians’ Genocidal Urges
By David Hornik, FRONT PAGE MAG Last week Palestinian Media Watch revealed that the Mufti Muhammad Hussein, top cleric of the Palestinian Authority, had approvingly quoted a hadith calling for the genocide of Jews. Read More »
Spengler: Obama and the Islamists
Republicans Should Denounce Obama for Funding Egyptian Terrorists January 26th, 2012 It is a disgrace that the US government has held direct talks with the Muslim Brotherhood, and an outrage that that America is accelerating aid payments to Egypt to Read More »
What Obama wrought in Libya
Libyan detainees die after torture, says Amnesty International BBC Several people have died after being tortured by militias in Libyan detention centres, human rights group Amnesty International has said. It claimed to have seen patients in Tripoli, Misrata and Gheryan with open wounds to their head, limbs and back. Read More »
Obama, Netanyahu & the Iranian Bomb
By: Yedidya Atlas, RightSideNews Roger Cohen’s January 16th column in The New York Times, “Don’t Do It, Bibi” is only the latest in the Obama election campaign’s efforts to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to take a serious risk at Read More »
The Destruction of the Arab World’s Jewry
A Tragedy Shrouded in Silence: The Destruction of the Arab World’s Jewry By Adi Schwartz A vast diaspora was utterly annihilated, but Israelis rarely talk about it. Read More »
A Return to Andalusia
Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought” “Israel Hayom” newsletter , The collapse of Israeli-Palestinian agreements from the 1993 Oslo Accords until today stems from the fact that both Israeli and US leaders ignore the real root of the conflict. Read More »
Muslim extremists storm Irshad’s book launch in Amsterdam
Irshad Manji is a Canadian lesbian Muslim. Lucky for her she is not also Jewish. I met her 10 years ago when she started leading a movement to reform Islam. She came before everyone else you know of. And she is still at it. She is very intelligent and very likable and very articulate. I wish her well. Read More »
Why The Media Must Always Blame Israel
Starting with two specific stories–one distorted, one ignored–that show how media bias against Israel works, I deduce three rules that govern contemporary media coverage on all issues. Read More »
Israeli Jews becoming more religious, poll finds
85% Israeli Jews say Jewish holidays important; over 50% support instituting civil marriage. By YONI DAYAN Israeli Jews are becoming more religious, according to a study published Thursday by the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) in conjunction with AVI CHAI. Read More »
‘It’s Jewish money, stupid’
By Ruthie Blum, ISRAEL HAYOM Last week, on Jan. 19, U.S. President Barack Obama released a video called “America and Israel: An Unbreakable Bond. Read More »
An Earthquake In Iran?
By Ted Roberts Our G-d is a jealous god, as He repeats many times in his book. I intend not to denigrate his mercy. Don’t argue with me – argue with Moses, who wrote Exodus 20: 5. And he is a god of punishment. You wanta debate me? Don’t waste your time. Read Isaiah 13: 11. “I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. Read More »
Is The NYT’s Agenda to Normalize Islam in the West?
There is no nuance, no balance, no justice in the plethora of anti-Israel pieces in the NYT. But there is another agenda as well – normalizing Islam, especially in North America and Europe. See the evidence below. By Prof. Read More »
MK Eldad: Present Alternatives to PA State Plan
INN MK Aryeh Eldad (National Union) spoke to US Ambassador Dan Shapiro during his meeting with the Knesset Security and Foreign Affairs Committee. “The ’2 States for 2 Nations’ plan has reached a dead end. Read More »
Israel’s Supreme Court is not apolitical
ISRAEL MATZAV In a column that’s behind a paywall at the JPost, Evelyn Gordon explodes the myth of Israel’s apolitical Supreme Court. I get Evelyn’s columns by email. Here’s some of what this important column says. Read More »
Where is Moshe Feiglin coming from?
They’re Not Laughing Anymore – An Interview with Moshe Feiglin World of Judaica Oftentimes it seemed that the hardest thing to listen to for the last 13 years has been his complete and utter seriousness while demanding “Faith-based leadership for Israel. Read More »
Obama Speech Makes Pitch for Economic Fairness
OBAMA WANTS TO RUN ON SOCIALISM V CAPITALISM RATHER THAN ON HIS RECORD. TED BELMAN NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON — President Obama pledged on Tuesday night to use government power to balance the scale between America’s rich and the rest of the public, Read More »
The State of His Policies
Obama has done nearly everything he wanted. That’s the problem. WSJ EDITORIAL President Obama delivered a State of the Union address Tuesday night that by the account of his own advisers is more campaign document than a plan for governing. He’s running against Republicans in Congress, Reaganomics, wealthy bankers and inequality. Read More »
The New Hypocriritcal Stance of of Mahmoud Abbas
by Khaled Abu Toameh,STONEGATE INSTITUTE The Palestinian Authority has expressed outrage over the arrest of Hamas officials in the West Bank by the Israel Defense Forces — even though the Palestinian Authority itself has also been arresting Hamas supporters in the West Bank. Read More »
The Palestinians are doing their best to derail peace talks with Israel
What Coughlin misses is that the Palestinians are also Islamists and also want to remove Israel from the ME. Read More »
Lechery, Immodesty and the Talmud
In keeping with this article I was under the impression that the Torah and its commentaries required man to rise above his animal instincts and be human. This required considerable discipline on his part. It seems that this has been distorted and, in the name of religion, there is an attempt to control one’s environment rather than oneself. Read More »
In Memorium: Doña Gracia Nasi Mendes
Gracia Nasi was born into an ancient and venerable sephardic family that immigrated to Portugal when Spain expelled its Jews in 1492. Along with the thousands of other sephardic refugees of the Spanish Inquisition, the family was forcibly converted to Christianity by the Portuguese king in 1497. Read More »
Who was Saul Alinsky and why does he matter?
Discover the Networks has the whole answer. Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has referred to Barack Obama as a “Saul Alinsky radical” whose values run counter to those of America’s founders. Read More »
The War Inside Islam
by AMB. (Ret) YORAM ETTINGER At the outset of 2012, irrespective of the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Palestinian issue, the defining geopolitical and religious schism in the Middle East is boiling, exacerbating violent intra-Muslim fragmentation. The battle inside Islam is taking place on the religious, tribal, ideological and geographical levels. Read More »
“MIGRON in the spotlight”
Six months ago, Justice Beinisch ruled regarding other settlement disputes “all land not specifically designated as “state land” would henceforth be considered “private land.”. This decision is now impacting many settlements. Read More »
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