http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/neil-reynolds/with-its-oil-treasure-israel-gets-a-shield-from-tyranny/article2078985/ OTTAWA— The London-based World Energy Council says Israel’s Shfela Basin, a half-hour drive south of Jerusalem, holds 250 billion barrels of recoverable shale oil, possibly making the energy-vulnerable country (as expressed by The Wall Street Journal) “the world’s newest energy giant.” With reserves of 260 billion barrels, Saudi Arabia would remain the world’s No. […]
North Korea to Head U.N. Conference on DisarmamentAnne Bayefsky http://www.eyeontheun.org/ Source URL: http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/north-korea-head-un-conference-disarmament_575920.html On Tuesday, the United Nations again made itself an international laughing stock – except perhaps to the American taxpayers who continue to foot 22 percent of the bill – by appointing North Korea chair of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament. That would […]
http://methodistpreacher.blogspot.com/2011/06/methodist-conference-to-be-pressed-to.html http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/ DAVID HALLAM IS A STAUNCHLY PRO-ISRAEL METHODIST MINISTER…. Methodist conference to be pressed to embrace EUMC definition of anti-Semitism It is heartening to see that three circuits have submitted resolutions (or “memorials”) affirming Methodist opposition to anti-Semitism and expressing concern at the impact of the disastrous 2010 report and resolution purporting to about […]
http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/ All Over, Over All? Fatah’s Accord with Hamas In an article entitled “Palestine: Forget Reconciliation Between Hamas and Fatah,” which comes via the antipodean J-Wire service, Sydney lawyer and international affairs analyst David Singer cites irreconcilable differences as the reason that the Fatah-Hamas Accord announced several weeks ago is likely to founder . David […]
Democrat Kucinich Travels to Syria, Praises Killer Regime Rep. Dennis Kucinich (Dem-Ohio) praised killer President Bashar Assad in a speech in Syria this week. The UN reported earlier this month that over 1,000 democracy protesters have been slaughtered by the Assad regime this year. A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) […]
HEBRON … A Documentary Directed by Giulia Amati and Stephen Natanson Reviewed by marion d s dreyfus When I saw the smarmy polemic piece of imbalance purporting to be this documentary, made by ignorant know-nothings who acknowledged they are not Jewish (no crime), know no Hebrew (not a crime, either), know no history (big crime), […]
http://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2011/06/29/treating_children_as_adults/print THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE VERY, VERY FEW TIMES THAT JUSTICE THOMAS HAS DISSENTED FORM JUSTICE SCALIA….GOOD FOR HIM!!!!….RSK This week, the Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, ruled that the state of California could not bar the sale of violent video games to minors. The majority opinion, written by quasi-originalist Justice Antonin […]
http://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2011/06/29/americorps_favorite_scandal-plagued_mayor/print GOOD FOR MALKIN: THIS ABUSE OF POWER IN FIRING GERALD WALPIN WAS THE FIRST VOLLEY OF OUR CORRUPT JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND WHITE HOUSE…..RSK A prominent Democratic politician who was banned from receiving federal aid three years ago over fraud charges is once again raking in government funds from the very same program he abused. […]
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/06/sharia-in-indonesia-obedient-wives-club-pretext-for-legalizing-polygamy.html Sharia in Indonesia: “Obedient Wives Club” pretext for legalizing polygamy “Good women are obedient….As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and beat them.” — Qur’an 4:34 “And if ye fear that ye will not deal fairly by the orphans, marry of the women, who seem […]
http://acdemocracy.org/economic-warfare-institute.cfm MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA SAUDI ARABIA ITEM 1: ARAB NEWS: Saudis training for ‘networked society’ http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article462838.ece SYRIA ITEM 2: WSJ: Opposition Meeting in Syria Shows Split Among Activists http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303627104576411823852036718.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews EGYPT ITEM 3: Yasmine El Rashidi: Egypt: The Victorious Islamists http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2011/jul/14/egypt-victorious-islamists/ YEMEN ITEM 4: AP/WP: Militants Enforce Strict Islamic Law in Yemeni City http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303627104576411911591751014.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_world […]