http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/12/house-turns-out-light-old-style-bulbs/print/ The incandescent light bulb failed to earn a last-minute reprieve in the House on Tuesday, leaving the old-style bulb still facing a government-imposed death sentence when new regulations kick in at the end of this year. Under a law Congress enacted in 2007, energy efficiency standards that go into effect in 2012 will chase […]
Bollywood explores Israeli options http://www.jidaily.com/6rz Amid Bollywood’s growing popularity in Israel and the industry’s insatiable appetite for foreign locations and the search for new themes and markets, Indian filmmakers are visiting Israel to participate in the Jerusalem International Film Festival (JIFF) to explore joint ventures and scout for location sites. “I have visited all the […]
The Warsaw Ghetto with an Internet Cafe http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/ There are two visions for Israel now. One is the old vision, the one that the left and the right once agreed upon. A nation with agriculture and industry, its capital in Jerusalem, its army and a new generation of settlers standing watch on the frontier. Then […]
http://www.steynonline.com/content/view/4259/28/ It’s the scene every Friday at the cafeteria of Valley Park Middle School in Toronto. That’s not a private academy, it’s a public school funded by taxpayers. And yet, oddly enough, what’s going on is a prayer service – oh, relax, it’s not Anglican or anything improper like that; it’s Muslim Friday prayers, and […]
http://news.yahoo.com/flytilla-activist-says-mistreated-israel-102605505.html An Austrian pro-Palestinian activist deported from Israel has complained of ill treatment at the hands of aggressive Israeli forces. Julia Hurnaus, 25, was one of about 40 so-called “flytilla” activists expelled on Tuesday from Israel, where they had flown for a protest action over the weekend. “People were injured, people were hit in the […]
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/07/12/report-shows-gaping-holes-in-intel-on-overseas-terrorists/#ixzz1RyxozaSS Report Shows Gaping Holes in Intelligence on Overseas Terrorists By Catherine Herridge Fox News has obtained a draft copy of a new Government Accountability Office(GAO) report that concludes, a decade after 9/11, gaping holes remain in databases of overseas terrorists as well as in passport security.”The system truly is as strong only as its […]
http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2011/07/multi-layered-betrayal-of-britain.html The Multi-Layered Betrayal of Britain In his latest guest-essay, the English author Paul Weston takes a clear-eyed look at the grim reality of Modern Multicultural Britain. Although his analysis is far from optimistic, he does remind us that everything in the UK is on the verge of counter-revolutionary change. There is no choice — […]
http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/2011/07/wisdom-of-weston-on-modern-britain.htm Since my blog is principally concerned with matters directly affecting Israel, I don’t very often stray into other areas, but a penetratingly accurate – if frightening – article by Paul Weston on the state of, and prospects for, modern Britain has struck such a chord with me that I just have to draw attention […]
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/gore-launches-climate-reality-project-asks-people-to-reject-mistruths-about-climate-crisis/ Former vice-president Al Gore is back with a new global warming campaign. This morning, he announced the launch of “The Climate Reality Project,“ an initiative he claims is intended to ”…broadcast the reality of the climate crisis.” In a brief article for the Huffington Post, he laments “extreme weather” and claims that companies are […]
DSK: the interactive international parlor game of the decade Nidra Poller The release of Dominique Strauss-Kahn from house arrest last Friday caused a mass rush for the exits: Commentators worldwide and all the more so in France searched their souls. How could we have believed the (former) IMF president was guilty of rape! The Sofitel […]
