http://politicalmavens.com/index.php/2010/02/11/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words/ In the NYTimes of Feb 11th, an article concerning an Arab petition to the UN to halt construction of the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s new museum is headlined “Museum Creates New Jerusalem Divide;†it features a large photograph of the Mamilla Cemetery, an ancient burial site which Arabs claim will be wiped out if the […]
NRO — The Corner Padilla Proves the WEAKNESSES of the Civilian Justice System [Andy McCarthy] The Left’s latest effort to attempt to defend the Obama administration’s mishandling of Christmas bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is the “Bush did it” canard. Obama apologists are highlighting cases the Bush administration sent to the criminal justice system in order […]
http://www.tabletmag.com/news-and-politics/25357/iran%E2%80%99s-man-in-washington/ LEE SMITH How Flynt Leverett and his wife, Hillary Mann Leverett, became leading advocates for doing business with Tehran CREDIT: Reuters/Chris Wattie First in a two-part series on the dueling Iran lobbies in Washington. Flynt Leverett is fielding questions from an audience at the New American Foundation for a panel titled “What the Iranian […]
Why Berlusconi Wept Israel Insider – Feb 04, 2010, Israelinsider.ning.com Addressing the Knesset on the occasion of the visit of his Italian counterpart, Silvio Berlusconi, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told this story: “I wish to share with you and the members of the Knesset a special story that touched my heart. It is a […]
Dr. Joel Fishman Makor Rishon 12 February 2010 The New Israel Fund and the Threat from the Left to Israel’s Democratic System Two weeks ago, the disclosures of the Zionist student group, Im Tirtsu, shocked the Israeli public when they revealed that sixteen organizations supported by the New Israel Fund contributed most of the information […]
http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/10/race-london-police-ali-dizaei-opinions-columnists-quentin-letts.html?partner=daily_newsletter Britain’s Race Card Quentin Letts, 02.11.10, British policing has just been through a sorry little episode that has exposed the dangers of responding too quickly to those in senior positions who play the racial grievance card. Maybe that is true of our country as a whole. London police commander Ali Dizaei was given a […]
http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2010/02/11/caveat-emptor-or-another-reason-to-abolish-the-veil/    Short Niqab$6.67 new  Islamic Clothing StoreNiqab With Satin Trim$9.90 new  Hedeyah A friend sent me a splendid story from London’s Daily Telegraph this morning. The headline alone is worth the price of admission: “Arab ambassador discovers bride is bearded and cross-eyed behind veil†This is definitely one of those stories that lives […]
http://www.thejerusalemconnection.us/news-archive/2010/02/07/anti-israel-boycotts-flourish-where-ignorance-prevails.html Anti-Israel boycotts flourish where ignorance prevails By Victor Sharpe I just returned from the UK where anti-Israel boycotts prevail. Boycotts are highly effective and Israel is in peril of losing traditional markets for its many fine products if the anti-Israel boycotters prevail in their relentless campaigns. While visiting England I helped organize counter boycotts […]
National Review Online Andrew C. McCarthy NR Contributing Editor February 11, 2010 1:57 P.M. http://article.nationalreview.com/424765/a-mistake-not-a-precedent/andrew-c-mccarthy A Mistake, Not a Precedent We need not repeat the mistakes of Reid with Abdulmutallab. Cooking the books on the number of terrorists convicted in the civilian-justice system hasn’t worked for the Obama administration. So now we’re on to the […]
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.5481/pub_detail.asp Exclusive: We’re the Best Tom McLaughlin A few months ago, the Language Arts teacher in the next classroom asked the following question for a writing assignment: “Is the United States the best country in the world?†Only about 25 percent of our students thought so. We used to teach that to schoolchildren, but now […]
