http://www.jewpi.com Jewish Press International Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:04:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.jewpi.com/pat-condell-takes-on-the-oic-and-islam-%e2%80%93-excellent-1328818139/ http://www.jewpi.com/pat-condell-takes-on-the-oic-and-islam-%e2%80%93-excellent-1328818139/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:08:59 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/pat-condell-takes-on-the-oic-and-islam-%e2%80%93-excellent-1328818139/ VIDEO Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/obama-not-leading-even-from-behind-1328814664/ http://www.jewpi.com/obama-not-leading-even-from-behind-1328814664/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:11:04 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/obama-not-leading-even-from-behind-1328814664/ Obama must do something tangible for Syria Danielle Pletka | CNN Obama administration officials have labeled the United Nations’ failure to act on Syria as “outrageous” and a “travesty”. But that’s about all they’ve done about Syrian dictator Basher el Assad’s wanton murder of thousands of innocent Syrians. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/is-palestinian-uprising-in-cards-1328781009/ http://www.jewpi.com/is-palestinian-uprising-in-cards-1328781009/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:50:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/is-palestinian-uprising-in-cards-1328781009/ Flurry of protests hits Palestinian Authority as prime minister attempts to pass austerity plan Itamar Eichner, YNET The Palestinian Authority has been hit by a flurry of protests in recent weeks, with residents rising up against the state of the Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/how-dangerous-is-obama-1328773924/ http://www.jewpi.com/how-dangerous-is-obama-1328773924/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:52:04 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/how-dangerous-is-obama-1328773924/ James Lewis, American Thinker It’s now quite clear that Obama is playing chicken with Israel on Iranian nukes. That is why Leon Panetta came out with a statement this week accusing Israel of planning to attack Iran. If that statement is true, it’s the worst kind of sabotage, undermining the advantages of surprise. Read More [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/why-i-filed-title-vi-complaint-1328737694/ http://www.jewpi.com/why-i-filed-title-vi-complaint-1328737694/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:48:14 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/why-i-filed-title-vi-complaint-1328737694/ By Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, Forward Forum Mark Yudof, president of the University of California, claims that two federal complaints against his university, alleging a hostile environment for Jewish students, are without merit. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/will-palestinian-reconciliation-lead-to-a-hamas-takeover-of-the-plo-1328724488/ http://www.jewpi.com/will-palestinian-reconciliation-lead-to-a-hamas-takeover-of-the-plo-1328724488/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:08:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/will-palestinian-reconciliation-lead-to-a-hamas-takeover-of-the-plo-1328724488/ By Jonathan D. Halevi, JCPA SUMMARY PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal reached an agreement in Cairo on 22 December on national reconciliation and a strategic partnership. A new temporary leadership was formed for the PLO, for the first time in tandem with Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/op-ed-palestinians-seem-to-have-an-economic-interest-in-perpetuating-conflict-with-israel-1328702900/ http://www.jewpi.com/op-ed-palestinians-seem-to-have-an-economic-interest-in-perpetuating-conflict-with-israel-1328702900/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:08:20 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/op-ed-palestinians-seem-to-have-an-economic-interest-in-perpetuating-conflict-with-israel-1328702900/ By Adam Reuter, YNET The Palestinian Authority recently claimed that Israel gravely harms the PA economy. In fact, Palestinian officials argue that the Israeli occupation exacts a heavy price from their economy, offering a conservative estimate of $7 billion in the past 10 years. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/dont-export-gas-think-tank-urges-israeli-leaders-1328700493/ http://www.jewpi.com/dont-export-gas-think-tank-urges-israeli-leaders-1328700493/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:28:13 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/dont-export-gas-think-tank-urges-israeli-leaders-1328700493/ I attended a briefing by James Wopolsey who is the Chairman of the Foundation in Defense of Democracy. He is also a big wheel in the oil industry. His key point was that the world now has a glut of gas so much so that the owners are looking for markets for it. Gas can [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/world-democracies-are-warming-up-to-israel-1328646735/ http://www.jewpi.com/world-democracies-are-warming-up-to-israel-1328646735/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:32:15 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/world-democracies-are-warming-up-to-israel-1328646735/ Slowly but surely, it is becoming apparent that the international political climate in Israel is far better than had been predicted, and it seems to be getting better all the time. By Moshe Arens, HAARETZ No Israeli could have failed to notice the radical change in weather over the past two months. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-global-war-on-christians-in-the-muslim-world-1328645890/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-global-war-on-christians-in-the-muslim-world-1328645890/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:18:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-global-war-on-christians-in-the-muslim-world-1328645890/ Intro by Charles Jacob There’s been a significant breakthrough. The mainstream media’s near blackout on the plight of Christians in the Muslim world has been shattered just now by this incredible article in Newsweek by Ayaan Hirsi Ali – see below. Let us hope the West can’t sleep through the mass murder of Islam’s Christian [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-importance-of-syeria-1328619616/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-importance-of-syeria-1328619616/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:16 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-importance-of-syeria-1328619616/ Run-up to proxy war over Syria By M K Bhadrakumar, ASIA TIMES If a date needs to fixed marking the end of “post-Soviet era” in world politics, it might fall on February 4, 2012. Russia and China’s double veto of the Arab League resolution on Syria in the United Nations Security Council constitutes a watershed [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/meanwhile-back-in-france-1328619016/ http://www.jewpi.com/meanwhile-back-in-france-1328619016/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:50:16 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/meanwhile-back-in-france-1328619016/ By Diana West, FAMILY SECURITY MATTERS Silvio Berlusconi’s finest 1/2 hour came shortly after 9/11 when he became the first and only Western leader to point out the duh-obvious distinctions between Western civilization and Islam — essentially, one Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/our-world-obamas-rhetorical-storm-1328612412/ http://www.jewpi.com/our-world-obamas-rhetorical-storm-1328612412/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/our-world-obamas-rhetorical-storm-1328612412/ Obama was “shocked” by the veto of Russia and China. As Glick points out, he should know that countries vote in accordance with their interests. Maybe he thought that everybody abandons allies like he did with Mubarak and Israel, expecting Russia and China to do the same. But there is more. What goes around comes [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/us-palestinian-deal-internal-matter-1328601516/ http://www.jewpi.com/us-palestinian-deal-internal-matter-1328601516/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:58:36 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/us-palestinian-deal-internal-matter-1328601516/ YNET United States remains on sidelines over deal signed between Hamas,Fatah to end long-running discord between rival Palestinian movements. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/iran-%e2%80%93-the-ticking-clock-1328567900/ http://www.jewpi.com/iran-%e2%80%93-the-ticking-clock-1328567900/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:38:20 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/iran-%e2%80%93-the-ticking-clock-1328567900/ Herzlia Conference 2012 This is a great panel Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/new-book-challenges-old-right-left-division-in-politics-1328544044/ http://www.jewpi.com/new-book-challenges-old-right-left-division-in-politics-1328544044/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:00:44 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/new-book-challenges-old-right-left-division-in-politics-1328544044/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/britains-agenda-of-anti-israel-hate-and-the-deadly-new-triangle-in-the-middle-east-1328543330/ http://www.jewpi.com/britains-agenda-of-anti-israel-hate-and-the-deadly-new-triangle-in-the-middle-east-1328543330/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:48:50 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/britains-agenda-of-anti-israel-hate-and-the-deadly-new-triangle-in-the-middle-east-1328543330/ 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 [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/hebrew-mamita-1328482812/ http://www.jewpi.com/hebrew-mamita-1328482812/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:00:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/hebrew-mamita-1328482812/ © 2005-2010 by Domain Owner. Some Rights Reserved. All views expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the site owner or the rest of its participants. Israpundit is proudly powered by WordPress using a theme designed by DJ Allyn . Technical support contributed by Andrew L. Jaffee [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/fool-me-twice-1328301749/ http://www.jewpi.com/fool-me-twice-1328301749/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:42:29 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/fool-me-twice-1328301749/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/into-the-fray-from-potentate-to-puppet-1328301169/ http://www.jewpi.com/into-the-fray-from-potentate-to-puppet-1328301169/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:32:49 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/into-the-fray-from-potentate-to-puppet-1328301169/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/obama-taking-irans-side-on-damages-from-83-bombing-that-killed-241-marines-1328283618/ http://www.jewpi.com/obama-taking-irans-side-on-damages-from-83-bombing-that-killed-241-marines-1328283618/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:40:18 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/obama-taking-irans-side-on-damages-from-83-bombing-that-killed-241-marines-1328283618/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/j-street-supports-the-bds-movement-1328283026/ http://www.jewpi.com/j-street-supports-the-bds-movement-1328283026/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:30:26 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/j-street-supports-the-bds-movement-1328283026/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/ehud-barak-addresses-herzlia-conference-1328282534/ http://www.jewpi.com/ehud-barak-addresses-herzlia-conference-1328282534/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:22:14 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/ehud-barak-addresses-herzlia-conference-1328282534/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/militant-islamic-fashion-1328133049/ http://www.jewpi.com/militant-islamic-fashion-1328133049/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:50:49 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/militant-islamic-fashion-1328133049/ Posted by Bill Levinson: thanks to Jan Poller for the lead Militant Islamic fashion statement Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/eu-is-an-obstacle-to-peace-1328094965/ http://www.jewpi.com/eu-is-an-obstacle-to-peace-1328094965/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:16:05 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/eu-is-an-obstacle-to-peace-1328094965/ 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 [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/why-is-bibi-so-hungry-for-negotiations-1327998967/ http://www.jewpi.com/why-is-bibi-so-hungry-for-negotiations-1327998967/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:36:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/why-is-bibi-so-hungry-for-negotiations-1327998967/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/for-the-old-timers-1327998727/ http://www.jewpi.com/for-the-old-timers-1327998727/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:32:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/for-the-old-timers-1327998727/ Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/will-israel-attack-iran-1327998607/ http://www.jewpi.com/will-israel-attack-iran-1327998607/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:30:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/will-israel-attack-iran-1327998607/ 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 [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/abdullah-pick-up-the-phone-1327958578/ http://www.jewpi.com/abdullah-pick-up-the-phone-1327958578/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:22:58 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/abdullah-pick-up-the-phone-1327958578/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/hamas-denounces-jordan-as-palestinian-homeland-1327939941/ http://www.jewpi.com/hamas-denounces-jordan-as-palestinian-homeland-1327939941/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:12:21 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/hamas-denounces-jordan-as-palestinian-homeland-1327939941/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-unvarnished-reality-of-contemporary-u-s-israel-relations-1327917617/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-unvarnished-reality-of-contemporary-u-s-israel-relations-1327917617/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00:17 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-unvarnished-reality-of-contemporary-u-s-israel-relations-1327917617/ 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. [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/meshal-hamas-won%e2%80%99t-tolerate-israeli-schemes-to-turn-jordan-into-palestinian-homeland-1327911249/ http://www.jewpi.com/meshal-hamas-won%e2%80%99t-tolerate-israeli-schemes-to-turn-jordan-into-palestinian-homeland-1327911249/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:14:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/meshal-hamas-won%e2%80%99t-tolerate-israeli-schemes-to-turn-jordan-into-palestinian-homeland-1327911249/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-big-lie-returns-1327877166/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-big-lie-returns-1327877166/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:46:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-big-lie-returns-1327877166/ 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 [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/arab-spring-impact-major-challenge-to-jordan-king-1327876699/ http://www.jewpi.com/arab-spring-impact-major-challenge-to-jordan-king-1327876699/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:38:19 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/arab-spring-impact-major-challenge-to-jordan-king-1327876699/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/column-one-the-zionist-imperative-1327855693/ http://www.jewpi.com/column-one-the-zionist-imperative-1327855693/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:48:13 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/column-one-the-zionist-imperative-1327855693/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/assad-regime-loses-control-of-more-territories-1327840211/ http://www.jewpi.com/assad-regime-loses-control-of-more-territories-1327840211/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:30:11 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/assad-regime-loses-control-of-more-territories-1327840211/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/palestine-back-to-the-future-1327831208/ http://www.jewpi.com/palestine-back-to-the-future-1327831208/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:00:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/palestine-back-to-the-future-1327831208/ 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 [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/war-of-attrition-brewing-with-iran-over-gulf-oil-routes-1327826284/ http://www.jewpi.com/war-of-attrition-brewing-with-iran-over-gulf-oil-routes-1327826284/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:38:04 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/war-of-attrition-brewing-with-iran-over-gulf-oil-routes-1327826284/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/jewish-liberals-denigrate-christians-and-enable-islamists-1327825926/ http://www.jewpi.com/jewish-liberals-denigrate-christians-and-enable-islamists-1327825926/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:32:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/jewish-liberals-denigrate-christians-and-enable-islamists-1327825926/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-jewish-people%e2%80%99s-rights-to-the-land-of-israel-1327765929/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-jewish-people%e2%80%99s-rights-to-the-land-of-israel-1327765929/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:52:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-jewish-people%e2%80%99s-rights-to-the-land-of-israel-1327765929/ 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 [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/wash-post-funnels-palestinian-lies-to-readers-1327765325/ http://www.jewpi.com/wash-post-funnels-palestinian-lies-to-readers-1327765325/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:42:05 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/wash-post-funnels-palestinian-lies-to-readers-1327765325/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/testimony-from-a-palestinians-1327752609/ http://www.jewpi.com/testimony-from-a-palestinians-1327752609/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:10:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/testimony-from-a-palestinians-1327752609/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/florida-stands-with-israel-1327751895/ http://www.jewpi.com/florida-stands-with-israel-1327751895/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:58:15 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/florida-stands-with-israel-1327751895/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/into-the-fray-a-study-in-impotence-1327692007/ http://www.jewpi.com/into-the-fray-a-study-in-impotence-1327692007/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:20:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/into-the-fray-a-study-in-impotence-1327692007/ 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 [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/israel-proposed-the-fence-as-the-border-roughly-1327675325/ http://www.jewpi.com/israel-proposed-the-fence-as-the-border-roughly-1327675325/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:42:05 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/israel-proposed-the-fence-as-the-border-roughly-1327675325/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/can-iran-close-the-strait-of-hormuz-1327674730/ http://www.jewpi.com/can-iran-close-the-strait-of-hormuz-1327674730/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:32:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/can-iran-close-the-strait-of-hormuz-1327674730/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/hamas-in-deep-trouble-1327660331/ http://www.jewpi.com/hamas-in-deep-trouble-1327660331/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:32:11 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/hamas-in-deep-trouble-1327660331/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/a-settlements-freeze-is-an-obstacle-to-peace-1327659747/ http://www.jewpi.com/a-settlements-freeze-is-an-obstacle-to-peace-1327659747/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:22:27 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/a-settlements-freeze-is-an-obstacle-to-peace-1327659747/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/hey-obama-how%e2%80%99s-egypt-working-out-for-ya-1327659190/ http://www.jewpi.com/hey-obama-how%e2%80%99s-egypt-working-out-for-ya-1327659190/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:13:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/hey-obama-how%e2%80%99s-egypt-working-out-for-ya-1327659190/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/kahlili-iran-already-has-nuclear-weapons-1327651329/ http://www.jewpi.com/kahlili-iran-already-has-nuclear-weapons-1327651329/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:02:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/kahlili-iran-already-has-nuclear-weapons-1327651329/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/peace-now-faults-israel-for-palestinians-genocidal-urges-1327650035/ http://www.jewpi.com/peace-now-faults-israel-for-palestinians-genocidal-urges-1327650035/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:40:35 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/peace-now-faults-israel-for-palestinians-genocidal-urges-1327650035/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/spengler-obama-and-the-islamists-1327649785/ http://www.jewpi.com/spengler-obama-and-the-islamists-1327649785/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:36:25 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/spengler-obama-and-the-islamists-1327649785/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/what-obama-wrought-in-libya-1327636248/ http://www.jewpi.com/what-obama-wrought-in-libya-1327636248/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:50:48 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/what-obama-wrought-in-libya-1327636248/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/obama-netanyahu-the-iranian-bomb-1327610933/ http://www.jewpi.com/obama-netanyahu-the-iranian-bomb-1327610933/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:48:53 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/obama-netanyahu-the-iranian-bomb-1327610933/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-destruction-of-the-arab-world%e2%80%99s-jewry-1327609887/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-destruction-of-the-arab-world%e2%80%99s-jewry-1327609887/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:31:27 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-destruction-of-the-arab-world%e2%80%99s-jewry-1327609887/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/a-return-to-andalusia-1327609343/ http://www.jewpi.com/a-return-to-andalusia-1327609343/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:22:23 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/a-return-to-andalusia-1327609343/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/muslim-extremists-storm-irshad%e2%80%99s-book-launch-in-amsterdam-1327608235/ http://www.jewpi.com/muslim-extremists-storm-irshad%e2%80%99s-book-launch-in-amsterdam-1327608235/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:03:56 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/muslim-extremists-storm-irshad%e2%80%99s-book-launch-in-amsterdam-1327608235/ 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 [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/why-the-media-must-always-blame-israel-1327580898/ http://www.jewpi.com/why-the-media-must-always-blame-israel-1327580898/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:28:18 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/why-the-media-must-always-blame-israel-1327580898/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/israeli-jews-becoming-more-religious-poll-finds-1327580413/ http://www.jewpi.com/israeli-jews-becoming-more-religious-poll-finds-1327580413/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:20:13 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/israeli-jews-becoming-more-religious-poll-finds-1327580413/ 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 »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/%e2%80%98it%e2%80%99s-jewish-money-stupid%e2%80%99-1327524035/ http://www.jewpi.com/%e2%80%98it%e2%80%99s-jewish-money-stupid%e2%80%99-1327524035/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:40:35 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/%e2%80%98it%e2%80%99s-jewish-money-stupid%e2%80%99-1327524035/ 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 »]]> 0