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In rare move, Israel announces attack on Iran in Syria - Rick Moran

​ by Rick Moran A clear warning from Israel as Iran continues its military buildup in Syria. The undeclared war between Israel and Iran is heating up as, in a nearly unprecedented move, the Israeli government announced that it had struck Iranian targets in Syria. Iranian troops belonging to the Quds Force were hit along with targets near the Damascus airport. The Quds Force is an

The Democrats Chose Hate. The Women’s March is the Result - Daniel Greenfield

​ by Daniel Greenfield And the Farrakhan problem isn’t going anywhere. Like a preacher tiptoeing out of a brothel, the Democrat Party quietly dropped its sponsorship of the Women’s March. Like most of the other lefty establishment groups slowly backing away from its pro-Farrakhan leadership, the DNC offered a non-denial and no condemnation of the group’s anti-Semitism.

Israel confirms strikes on Iranian targets in Syria, 11 dead - Lilach Shoval, Daniel Siryoti, News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff

​ by Lilach Shoval, Daniel Siryoti, News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff Israel dispenses with policy of ambiguity, says it hit multiple Iranian Quds Force targets in response to Iranian missile fire Iranian structures (in red) inside a Syrian military base

Iran and Israel are on a collision course - Yoav Limor

​ by Yoav Limor  Israel will have to be extra careful not to step on Russian toes as it goes up against Quds Force commander Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani. The past 24 hours show that Israel and Iran are on the brink of a direct military confrontation. First came the Israeli strike in Damascus, which triggered a missile launch toward Israel on Sunday afternoon. Sunday night and early

The Progressives’ Republic of Virtue - Joseph Klein

​ by Joseph Klein Attacking America’s bedrock institutions to advance “social justice”. Progressives want to radically transform America’s noble experiment in self-government, the securing of inalienable rights of the individual, and the rule of law within the structure of a constitutional republic. They prefer a model of an all-powerful government expanding its reach as necessary

Judges Gone Rogue - Michael Cutler

​ by Michael Cutler Judge embraces “Lawfare” to obstruct immigration law enforcement. With increasing frequency judges have issued rulings that run contrary to the laws and commonsense. Nowhere has this become a more serious issue than where immigration law enforcement is concerned. It has become fashionable for the radical left to bash our nation’s sovereignty, our borders

Gantz campaign videos stress bold diplomatic moves - Lilach Shoval, Yehuda Shlezinger, Daniel Siryoti, Danielle Roth-Avneri and Israel Hayom Staff

​ by Lilach Shoval, Yehuda Shlezinger, Daniel Siryoti, Danielle Roth-Avneri and Israel Hayom Staff Former IDF Chief Benny Gantz features images of Israeli leaders who "made peace". Disingenuously suggesting that since Israel made an agreement with Sadaat, we can make an agreement with the PA too, as if the two situations are equivalent. Former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz's Israel

The world no longer fears Erdogan - Prof. Eyal Zisser

​ by Prof. Eyal Zisser The leaders of the U.S., Russia, and Egypt know that when the Turkish president is challenged and his struggling economy is threatened with disaster, he submits. Erdogan's other enemies should take note. In a tweet last week, U.S. President Donald Trump brought Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to his knees. In early January, when he announced his decision

The screws tighten on China - Peter Skurkiss

​ by Peter Skurkiss The Alpha Dog has bared his teeth to the Red Dragon, and others are finding the courage to step up. A quick survey of news from around the world show the screws are tightening on China. First, news broke that Chinese tech company Huawei is now likely to face a criminal probe for stealing trade secrets from T-Mobile. This case is the result of civil lawsuits files

Trump’s Border Wall Deal Rebuffed by Dems - Matthew Vadum

​ by Matthew Vadum Nothing is good enough for leftists who treasure an insecure border. President Donald J. Trump extended an olive branch to Democrats on the weekend, conceding much of their immigration policy agenda in a bold longshot bid to move forward with building a southern border wall and ending the nearly month-long partial government shutdown but left-wing lawmakers

The Vatican Surrenders to China - Lawrence A. Franklin

​ by Lawrence A. Franklin The Vatican may learn the hard way that the Communist Chinese government does not honor its agreements. The Vatican may learn the hard way that the Communist Chinese government does not honor its agreements. Beijing may attempt to extort even more concessions from the Vatican, just as the Chinese regime demands ever more surrender of sovereignty from western

Understanding Brexit in 2019 - Alex Alexiev

​ by Alex Alexiev What motivated Brits to get the heck out of the European Union in the first place? Cucumbers had something to do with it. To understand what's going on in the U.K. after the defeat of Theresa May in the Commons, one needs some background not only on what motivated the Brits to vote to leave the European Union, but more importantly what it is about the E.U. that they

Jew-Hatred in the Democratic Party - Eileen F. Toplansky

​ by Eileen F. Toplansky It is really time for the liberal American Jewish Democrat to acknowledge that blatant anti-Semitism has infected the Democratic Party. It is really time for the liberal American Jewish Democrat to acknowledge that blatant anti-Semitism has infected the Democratic Party. Nancy Pelosi has appointed Ilhan Omar to the House Foreign Relations Committee. Omar is

The Netherlands’ Profound Hypocrisy on the Jews - Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

​ by Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld Ignoring the truth of its past enables the Dutch government and parts of the political system to act as moral judges over others, with Israel a prime target. The synagogue in Veghel, the Netherlands. All the Jews in the town of Veghel  were killed during the Holocaust. Photo via Wikipedia BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,068, January 20, 2019

Report: Nasrallah embezzled millions from Hezbollah funds - Israel Hayom Staff

​ by Israel Hayom Staff Saudi news outlet Al-Watan says Iranian forces have Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah under house arrest and are pressuring him to divulge what happened to the tens of millions of dollars reportedly missing from Hezbollah bank accounts. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

Iron Dome intercepts projectile over Hermon region - Mordechai Sones

​ by Mordechai Sones Launch identified short time ago over northern Golan Heights intercepted by Iron Dome, according to IDF Spokesman. Visitors to the Hermon site, which is now full of skiers, reported today an interception was carried out by the area Iron Dome system. A short time later, the IDF Spokesman issued a statement that a launch was identified over the northern Golan

'We will not change nation-state law,' justice minister tells Druze - Yair Altman and Danielle Roth-Avneri

​ by Yair Altman and Danielle Roth-Avneri  Shaked expresses sympathy for the "true feelings" of the Druze, but argues that the nation-state bill does nothing to harm their equality and is vital for the country. Druze protest leader Brig. Gen. (res.) Amal Assad, left, speaks  with Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, Friday

France: I Am Angry, Therefore I Am - Amir Taheri

​ by Amir Taheri "Yellow Vesters" might have good ideas when they know what they are talking about. Trouble is they often don't. The beauty of capitalism is in its ability to make money out of anything. On Saturday, as all cafés in the Champs-Élysées were shut for fear of attack by "Yellow Vests", mobile kiosks appeared selling espresso and croissants at double the price. One of the

The Tables Turn on Pelosi and the Media - Clarice Feldman

​ by Clarice Feldman This week, Nancy Pelosi learned a lesson about presidential power, and the media were gut-checked by the special prosecutor. Saturday was National Popcorn Day, but I’ve been nibbling on popcorn all week as Nancy Pelosi learned a lesson about presidential power and the media was gut checked by the special prosecutor. I haven’t had this much fun since election night

The Blue, the Black and UC Davis - Lloyd Billingsley

​ by Lloyd Billingsley Student commission disses murdered police officer Natalie Corona. Convicted criminal Kevin Limbaugh, 48, known for violence toward co-workers, thought the Davis, California, police department was attacking him with “ultrasonic waves.” On Thursday January 10, the unhinged criminal gunned down Davis police officer Natalie Corona, 22, a rising star in the Davis

Watch: Tamika Mallory won’t explicitly say Israel should exist - Ron Kampeas, JTA,

​ by Ron Kampeas, JTA Women's March leader refuses to affirm Israel's right to exist in PBS interview. The Women’s March takes place this weekend, and the mainstream media has noticed the anti-Semitism problem afflicting the national group’s leadership. The latest high-profile journalist to have at Women’s March leaders is Margaret Hoover, who hosts the venerable PBS Sunday morning

Palestinians' Anti-Semitic Stereotyping of Jews - Bassam Tawil

​ by Bassam Tawil Abbas and the Palestinian leadership are clearly trying to drag Israel into a religious conflict with all Muslims, not only Palestinians. Abbas and the Palestinian leadership are clearly trying to drag Israel into a religious conflict with all Muslims, not only Palestinians. The Temple Mount has become their favorite platform for disseminating blood libels.... If

Islamic Activist Advocates Using Public Schools to Convert Americans to Islam - Sara Dogan

​ by Sara Dogan "We want to turn them into Muslim individuals.” In a video clip that has recently gone viral, Islamic activist Sharifa Alkhateeb talks extensively about using U.S. public schools to proselytize Islam and convert America to an Islamic nation. “We are in the process of developing Islamic education for our children. And yes, all of us have the hope and dream…of

The Persistence of European Anti-Semitism - Monika Schwarz-Friesel

​ by Monika Schwarz-Friesel The fight against anti-Semitism on the international level continues to be characterized by restraint combined with ignorance Germans smile outside destroyed Jewish business the day after Kristallnacht,  Magdeburg, Germany, November 1938, photo via Wikipedia BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,067, January 18, 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The fight against

Valley Ranch Islamic Center's Lesser Known Side - Anne Christine Hoff

​ by Anne Christine Hoff Is a "modernist" "liberal" Muslim center in Texas actually a front for the Muslim Brotherhood? On the surface, Valley Ranch Islamic Center appears to be a liberal, modern Islamic center in Irving, Texas. Their website has a slick minimalist design. Their logo is an elegant series of colorful rounded squares meant “to capture the essence of a dignified and unified

Trump Puts Schumer and Pelosi in a Brilliant Vise Grip - Jim Davis

​ by Jim Davis Between a Reduction in Force cashiering hundreds of thousands of federal workers and a state of emergency building the wall, which will Democrat leaders choose? The federal government shutdown has presented a unique opportunity for President Donald Trump to clear out the deadwood in the federal bureaucracy, saving U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars in salaries, perks, and

Hamas vs. Abbas on the southern front - Nadav Shragai

​ by Nadav Shragai Despite the rhetoric about "occupation" and "return," the ebb and flow of the violence on the Gaza-Israel border has much more to do with intra-Palestinian power struggles between Hamas and PA President Mahmoud Abbas than it does with Israel. PA President Mahmoud Abbas talks to former Hamas political  leader Khaled Mashaal in 2011

Pressed on Benny Gantz's party platform, campaign has no answers - Assaf Golan

​ by Assaf Golan In phone call with Israel Resilience Party election campaign, Israel Hayom tries and fails to learn something, anything, about Gantz's political positions Israel Resilience Party leader Benny Gantz

Rep Ilhan Omar appointed to House Foreign Affairs Committee - Tal Polon

​ by Tal Polon BDS-supporting rep who accused Israel of 'evil doings' announces excitement at appointment to cmte that 'oversees all foreign assistance.' Ilhan Omar                                                                                           Reuters Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar was named last week to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. In a Tweet on Thursday, Omar

Is UNRWA’s hereditary refugee status for Palestinians unique? - Kohelet Policy Forum

​ by Kohelet Policy Forum A large number of ‘refugees’ who live in the 'West Bank' and Gaza strip are citizens of the ‘Palestinian Authority’ or ‘State of Palestine’ and at the same time claim to be ‘refugees from Palestine’. Excecutive summary: UNRWA’s claim that their hereditary refugee status for Palestinians is not unique is simply untrue. There is no parallel and no precedent, even

Cracks in the Democrats’ Wall Opposition - Matthew Vadum

​ by Matthew Vadum Freshman House members and others demand Pelosi return to the negotiating table with the president. Some Democrat lawmakers are losing their will to fight on in the ongoing stalemate with President Trump over border wall funding that has partially shuttered the federal government since before Christmas. The GOP-controlled House of Representatives voted 217

The upcoming European elections - Peter Skurkiss

​ by Peter Skurkiss A good performance by the Euroskeptics would be a nightmare scenario for the EU. Elections will be held May 23 - May 26 among the 27 countries of the European Union to select 705 members to the European Parliament. These elections happen every five years, and 2019 is one of those years. The number of countries represented in this parliament was 28, but with Great

Groundbreaking Report: EAPPI and the World Council of Churches’ Training Camp for Anti-Israel Advocacy - NGO Monitor

​ by NGO Monitor  Upon returning to their home countries, many activists engage in anti-Israel demonization including promoting BDS campaigns and comparing Israel to apartheid South Africa and Nazi Germany. On Monday, January 14, NGO Monitor published a new report on the World Council of Churches’ (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI). Our research

What happens when the caravan gets to Mexico? - Silvio Canto, Jr.

​ by Silvio Canto, Jr. Are the Mexicans changing their minds about illegal immigration? We will know very soon. The latest caravan crossed into Guatemala, according to news reports: About 500 people, including dozens of children, lined up to show their documents to a first line of unarmed security personnel at the Agua Caliente border crossing Tuesday night. Riot police formed a

2,000 Muslim Child Marriage Immigration Cases in 10 Years - Daniel Greenfield

​ by Daniel Greenfield 378 petitions were filed to marry 10-year-old girls and younger. Naila Amin was only thirteen years old when she was married off to her Pakistani first cousin twice her age who beat and raped her. “He dragged me about twenty feet - the whole length of the house - by my hair,” she relates. “He began kicking me in the head and it was so hard I saw stars.”

American anchor for Iranian TV arrested on visit to US - AP and Israel Hayom Staff

​ by AP and Israel Hayom Staff Marzieh Hashemi, who works for Press TV's English service, was detained in St. Louis, where she was working on a documentary about the Black Lives Matter movement Anchor Marzieh Hashemi in the Press TV studio in Tehran, Iran

Today's Democrats: Anti-Christian, Anti-Israel, Anti-God - Trevor Thomas

​ by Trevor Thomas Along with targeting Christians who believe what the Bible reveals on the significant moral issues of our time, modern Democrats have also targeted Jews and the nation of Israel. Anyone who considers himself a friend of God must have at least great pause when it comes to modern Democrats. Seldom has a major American political party so distanced itself from the

2019 Women’s March – White Girls Got Woke - Dawn Perlmutter

​ by Dawn Perlmutter Feminist identity politics in the new Congress and the annual march. The theme of the third annual Women’s March is the "Women’s Wave." Their official website reads, “On January 19, 2019, we’re going to flood the streets of Washington, D.C., and cities across the globe. The #WomensWave is coming, and we’re sweeping the world forward with us.” The Women’s

Strasbourg: Capital of the EU and "The Future of Europe" - Giulio Meotti

​ by Giulio Meotti "Strasbourg -- embodies the fundamental values ​​of Europe". But if the current trend continues, these values will be the opposite of those, such as freedom of expression, on which Europe was founded. A quarter of the Strasbourg's public school students choose the halal menu in school cafeterias. In October, from Strasbourg, the European Court of Human Rights upheld

Understanding Why the Deep State Had to Take Down General Michael Flynn - Frank Hawkins

​ by Frank Hawkins The tragic political demise of this distinguished general who was President Trump's initial national security adviser is poorly understood. Does the American public really understand what happened to Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn? Highlights of the case have been thoroughly exploited by the shallow, left-leaning media as a convenient avenue to attack President Trump.

Federal Judge Orders Rhodes, Rice, & Other Obama Officials To Respond Over Clinton Benghazi/Email Scandal - Tyler Durden

​ by Tyler Durden Hat tip: Dr. Jean-Charles Bensoussan Judicial Watch announced last night that United States District Judge Royce C. Lamberth ruled that discovery can begin in Hillary Clinton’s email scandal. In what Judicial Watch describes as a "major victory for accountability," a federal judge ruled Tuesday that former national security adviser Susan Rice and former deputy national

Video: What They're Not Telling You About the Yellow Vests - Paul Joseph Watson

​ by Paul Joseph Watson The Left despises the working class. In his latest video, Paul Joseph Watson delivers his insights into the "yellow vest" protests currently roiling Paris. Don't miss it! Paul Joseph Watson Source: https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272562/watson-video-what-theyre-not-telling-you-about-paul-joseph-watson Follow Middle East and Terrorism on Twitter

Changing Sides on the Korean Peninsula - Dr. Alon Levkowitz

​ by Dr. Alon Levkowitz The Korean conflict has divided more than the two Koreas. It has also prompted the creation of opposing “blame narratives” among scholars, policymakers, and journalists. President Trump shakes hands with Kim Jong-un, June 12, 2018, photo by Dan Scavino Jr. Assistant to @POTUS via Wikipedia BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,065, January 16, 2019 EXECUTIVE

Macron and the Fall of France - Doug Petrikat

​ by Doug Petrikat I don't believe that Macron is a stupid man. He must occasionally look out a window and see what is happening in Paris. It had been over twenty years since I had been in Paris when I visited again in July of 2018. The contrast between my memory of the city and the current reality was astonishing. Instead of resembling a European center of culture, fine food, and

Secure Borders Protect Immigrant Communities - Michael Cutler

​ by Michael Cutler Immigrants are the most vulnerable to transnational gangs. The Democrats are determined to block the essential construction of a secure barrier on the dangerous U.S./Mexican border that would insure that all who enter the United States are vetted and that records of their entry into the United States are created. Nancy Pelosi has declared that such a

U.S. Troops Among Dead in Islamic State Bombing in Syria - Eric Schmitt and Ben Hubbard

​ by Eric Schmitt and Ben Hubbard The attack, which was claimed by the Islamic State, occurred at a restaurant in Manbij, northern Syria, frequented by American troops. Warning: video includes scenes of graphic violence.Published OnJan. 16, 2019CreditCreditANHA, via Associated Press WASHINGTON — American troops were among 15 people killed on Wednesday in a suicide bombing in

American Jew who survived 9/11 attacks killed in Nairobi - David Rosenberg

​ by David Rosenberg Jewish businessman identified as one of the victims in terrorist shooting attack on hotel in Kenya. Explosions during attack on Nairobi hotel complex The American State Department has confirmed the identity of the US citizen killed in the terror attack in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday. Jason Spindler, a member of the American Jewish community and CEO of a consulting

California: Record spending as tax revenue collapses by $5 billion - Chriss Street

​ by Chriss Street California's fiscal collapse gains speed. As California governor Gavin Newsom announced plans for a record $144.2-billion spending plan, the state controller quietly reported a $4.82-billion collapse of state tax revenues. Gov. Newsom's Proposed 2019-2020 Budget, released on January 9, had all the characteristics of "Rainbows, Butterflies, and Unicorns." Newsom

Secret Kremlin Documents Tell a Story Hardly Anyone Knows - Michael Ledeen

​ by Michael Ledeen Vladimir Bukovsky's book exposes the Soviet regime's collaboration with our own political class. I will never forget the day Vladimir Bukovsky, the celebrated Soviet dissident, walked unsteadily across a bridge to freedom, having been swapped with the head of the Chilean Communist Party.  He was one of my heroes, and became a friend while studying psychology

Prager U Video: What Does Diversity Have to Do with Science? - Prager University

​ by Prager University Heather Mac Donald asks: Do you care about the race of your doctor, or the gender of the person who built the bridge you drive across? Do you care about the race of your doctor, or the gender of the person who built the bridge you drive across? The latest trend across STEM fields claims you should. Heather Mac Donald, Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and

Rahaf's Saudi Family Will Never, Ever Stop Coming After Her - Phyllis Chesler

​ by Phyllis Chesler The Saudi teen remains in real and terrible danger because she has renounced Islam.   Reprinted from Israel National News Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, a Saudi teenager, has just tried to save her own life—and in so doing, has risked death for shaming her family and her country.  Rahaf fled her family vacation in Kuwait, took a plane to Bangkok,

The UN, the "State of Palestine" and the Torture of Women - Khaled Abu Toameh

​ by Khaled Abu Toameh As far as many foreign journalists covering the Middle East are concerned, a Palestinian woman complaining about torture in a Palestinian prison is not newsworthy. This is the kind of story that the "State of Palestine" does not intend to raise during its chairmanship of the largest bloc of developing countries at the UN. It seems that, from the point of view of

Erdoğan Is Wrong on Syria. Turkey Cannot Get the Job Done - Burak Bekdil

​ by Burak Bekdil Erdoğan's plan is merely about substituting jihadists hostile to him with ones friendly to him. In May 2015, the secular daily newspaper Cumhuriyet published on its front page a video and photographic evidence of arms deliveries by the Turkish intelligence services to Islamist groups in Syria. A month later, President Erdoğan himself filed a criminal complaint against

What the FBI was willing to do to take out Trump with no evidence - Jack Hellner

​ by Jack Hellner Creeping tyranny For almost three years bureaucrats from the Obama administration, including those at FBI and Justice, have tried to take out candidate and then President Trump with no actual evidence. Robert Mueller knew that Michael Flynn didn’t violate any laws by talking with a Russian after the election, knew that Comey tried to entrap Flynn, knew that FBI

Israel set to begin exporting gas to Egypt in a few months' time - Reuters and Israel Hayom Staff

​ by Reuters and Israel Hayom Staff In interview on sidelines of regional gas forum in Cairo, Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz says Israel, Egypt have discussed how to extend cooperation on natural gas Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz in Cairo, Monday

The mask is off: Gantz is a leftist - Mati Tuchfeld

​ by Mati Tuchfeld By the time the Left realizes the Israel Resilience Party and its leader Benny Gantz are positioned to be the final nail in its coffin, it may be too late. Israel Resilience Party leader Benny Gantz put an end to his political silence and came out of hiding on Monday. With just one short statement, Gantz revealed that he intends to lead the center-Left camp and have

The Democrat Who Banned Guns in Chicago Had 23 Guns - Daniel Greenfield

​ by Daniel Greenfield He tried to ban guns, detergent, caffeine drinks and transfats. "Bullets and booze don't mix," Alderman Edward Burke growled. Then the Chairman of the Finance Committee vowed to fight the NRA. He had spent much of his 50 years in power fighting for gun control. And the man dubbed “Alderman-for-Life”, whose wife who sat on the Illinois Supreme Court, had the

China: Dystopia in Power - Alex Alexiev

​ by Alex Alexiev Yet further evidence that Xi Jinping's China is returning to its totalitarian communist roots. For many years, geopolitical pundits have debated which way China is likely to go after it pulls large numbers of its population out of poverty. Following the semi-market reforms undertaken by Deng Xiaoping in 1978 and large-scale development, China has indeed brought large

CAIR Calling Shots on Who Gets Banned from Facebook and Twitter - Robert Spencer

​ by Robert Spencer Fresh evidence that the social media giants are eagerly Sharia-compliant now. Now it is becoming clear why Facebook and Twitter have for so long been harassing, shadowbanning, and blocking foes of jihad terror and Sharia oppression. Journalist Jordan Schachtel revealed in Conservative Review Tuesday that “the Hamas-tied Council on American Islamic Relations (

Italy Building Anti-EU Axis - Soeren Kern

​ by Soeren Kern Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini is leading an effort to create a pan-European populist alliance to challenge the pro-European establishment over the future of the European Union. "Today begins a journey that will continue in the coming months for a different Europe, for a change of the European Commission, of European policies, which puts at the center the

A tale of two speeches - Dr. Reuven Berko

​ by Dr. Reuven Berko Last week, U.S. Middle East policy came full circle when Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attacked Obama's destructive policies on that same stage in Cairo. On June 4, 2009, as the end of the era of Egypt's fourth President Hosni Mubarak drew near, former U.S. President Barack Obama visited Egypt. In his famous Cairo speech, Obama announced a "turning point" in U.S.

"Peace Through Paper" - Peter Huessy

​ by Peter Huessy The Ruinous Position of the U.S. Disarmament Community The notion of a unilateral U.S. cut completely disregards Moscow's large-scale nuclear modernization that has been going on since Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the effort in April 2000. During his state-of-the-nation address on March 1, Putin boasted of technological breakthroughs in Russia's

Media narrative fail: Majority of Americans now believe Mueller probe being used to delegitimize Trump’s election - Thomas Lifson

​ by Thomas Lifson “Public Disdain For Russia Probe Intensifies, Trump Approval Climbs.” The tipping at last is here. The Investor’s Business Daily headline sums up the results of a new poll concisely: “Public Disdain For Russia Probe Intensifies, Trump Approval Climbs.” And the details let us know that the tipping point has been reached: The IBD/TIPP Poll found that 51% agree that "the

Iran exploring new uranium enrichment, nuclear chief says - AP and Israel Hayom Staff

​ by AP and Israel Hayom Staff Does appearance signal that Iran is restarting its nuclear program? The head of Iran's nuclear program said Sunday that the Islamic Republic has begun "preliminary activities for designing" a modern process for 20% uranium enrichment for its 50-year-old research reactor in Tehran, signaling new danger for the nuclear deal. Restarting enrichment at

Why Democrats Oppose The Wall: Trump Will Actually Build It - Peggy Ryan

​ by Peggy Ryan A big, beautiful wall. The stuff of Democrat nightmares. The conservative consensus is that Democrats don't want to fund President Trump's wall because they hate him. Well, yes, Democrats do indeed hate President Trump, and yes, it's a deep-seated hatred, a visceral, soul-rotting hatred, but that's not the real reason they won't fund the wall.  The biggest reason

Global Warming Crop Apocalypse Is Just Media Fear-Mongering - James Taylor

​ by James Taylor Objective data show, beyond dispute, that crop yields are doing just fine. Global warming alarmists and their media allies launched a new scare last week, claiming that global warming is causing crop failures and food shortages around the globe. In one of their biggest whoppers ever, the media are claiming that global warming has displaced "millions" of farmers in

The Trump 'Resistance' - Larry Elder

​ by Larry Elder Trump-haters' love affair with leftist racists. Newly elected Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., in a recent "60 Minutes" interview, said there is "no question" that President Donald Trump is "racist." If Democrats — the party of slavery and segregation and whose congressional members voted for the 1964 Civil Rights Act at a lesser percentage than Republicans —

Video: Heather Mac Donald on 'The Diversity Delusion' - Frontpagemag.com

​ by Frontpagemag.com How identity politics has undermined our universities and our culture. At the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday, January 10, 2019, the David Horowitz Freedom Center hosted Heather Mac Donald, author of  The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture. Check out her speech on her important new book in the video

There Is a Pony in the Mueller Heap of Dung - Clarice Feldman

​ by Clarice Feldman The New York Times, which has been desperately digging through the dung for years, finally found the pony It is increasingly obvious that there is a pony in the heap of Mueller Trump-Russia dung, and the pony is a corrupt FBI and CIA covering up their unlawful conduct. Even the best efforts by the wrongdoers' media mouthpieces are not sufficient to keep us from

Israel's Sovereignty on the Golan Heights: Why Now? - Shoshana Bryen

​ by Shoshana Bryen It has been almost 52 years since Syria lost the Golan Heights. How long is Israel required to wait? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made a public declaration of Israel's interest in having the United States recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Senators Tom Cotton and Ted Cruz have introduced legislation urging just that. Why now? There is

Analysis: How Israel is winning the war against Iran - Yochanan Visser

​ by Yochanan Visser IDF no-holds-barred response to Al Quds commander Soleimani's tunnels, build up in Syria, and aid to Hamas has dealt a strong blow to Iran. Outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot this weekend revealed more details about Israel’s war against Iran and indicated Israeli security forces might try to assassinate Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force of the

Lessons We Seem Unwilling to Learn - Douglas Murray

​ by Douglas Murray What is it about the fragility, and vulnerability of the Muslim community to the dictates of extremists that we can learn from an episode such as this one? The question to ask is why are there so many people in the Muslim community who would object to such an exhibition and why these extremists have so much sway (as opposed to merely being an embittered fringe) that

NYT’s Tom Friedman loses it on Trump - Frank Hawkins

​ by Frank Hawkins Speaking of "demented"... New York Times Columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Friedman has been a globalist activist and thought leader of the left for nearly 40 years. He has become increasingly progressive and partisan, but now he’s reached the point where he’s resorted to calling a man elected as president and supported by 62 million Americans as “a demented

Trump and a World Without Gary Cooper - Amir Taheri

​ by Amir Taheri Unwittingly, perhaps, and in his unorthodox way, Trump may have invited Americans to also contemplate the choice they have. President Obama posed as a defender of human rights but refused to lift a finger to help Iranians rising for democracy and Syrians fighting for dignity. President Trump is being castigated for something which he might do but hasn't done yet, while

UH-OH: Southern Poverty Law Center Quietly Broke Up With The Women's March Over Anti-Semitism - Emily Zanotti

​ by Emily Zanotti  According to Tali Goldsheft, the activist who began a major petition drive to encourage left-leaning organizations to cut ties with Sarsour, Mallory, and Perez, more than half of the Women's March's original sponsors and affiliates have dropped off The Southern Poverty Law Center is the latest far-left organization to quietly cut ties with the Women's March,

Stupid New York Times tricks - Thomas Lifson

​ by Thomas Lifson A long and disgusting history goes full circle. An obituary the New York Times recently published illustrates how averse that journal is to giving credit to Donald Trump for anything good, while maintaining a claim on journalistic integrity. In its obituary of Jakiw Palij, “a former Nazi concentration camp guard who lived for decades in New York City and resisted

Nasrallah suffers heart attack, stroke, Lebanese media reports - Daniel Siryoti, Neta Bar and Israel Hayom Staff

​ by Daniel Siryoti, Neta Bar and Israel Hayom Staff Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is hospitalized in serious condition in Beirut, Lebanese outlets report, adding that he has also been fighting cancer Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

IDF uncovers sixth tunnel, completes operation on northern border - Lilach Shoval, News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff

​ by Lilach Shoval, News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff Sixth and final Hezbollah attack tunnel is one of the largest and most sophisticated the IDF has found IDF troops search on the northern border search for  Hezbollah tunnels

Islam Enters Congress - Valerie Greenfield

​ by Valerie Greenfield Both congresswomen Omar's and Tlaib's first acts in Congress are clear attempts to prioritize their own religious preferences and to honor the heritage of their home countries over their duty to represent their districts. The two newly elected Muslim darlings of the Democratic Party have more ego than intellect and more hatred for Israel than love for America. On

US launches global initiative against Iranian funds to Hezbollah - Ariel Kahana, News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff

​ by Ariel Kahana, News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff Measures to focus on compelling Iran to meet international rules for the prevention of money laundering, stem the flow of funds to terrorist groups The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is initiating a global initiative to fight illegal Iranian economic activity around the world, which will focus primarily on the

The New Palestinian 'Catastrophe': A Shopping Mall Hiring Palestinians - Bassam Tawil

​ by Bassam Tawil Now that the campaign has failed to prevent the opening of the mall, Fatah and its followers have turned to outright threats and violence. The threats are being directed toward Palestinian shoppers and Palestinian merchants who rented space in the new mall. "Rami Levy does not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, gender, or religion when hiring and promoting

Europe: More Nifty Censorship from the EU - Judith Bergman

​ by Judith Bergman By signing up to the Code, the major technology and social media corporations have committed themselves to censoring the internet on behalf of the EU. Sadly, the main victims of many of the abuses that the European Commission seemingly wishes to silence are often Muslims, often women and children, and often too scared to speak out. One of the foremost tools used by

Tlaib, the Democratic Party, and Jew-Hate - Ari Lieberman

​ by Ari Lieberman The Democrats' silence in the face of vile comments by one of their own. It’s fair to say that ex-congressman John Conyers (D, Mi.), who represented Michigan’s 13th district, was not a good guy. The octogenarian congressman willingly attended Farrakhan gatherings, signed on to anti-Israel legislation and was eventually forced to resign amid a string sexual

Pretend refugees - Nadav Shragai

​ by Nadav Shragai The new campaign by former Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Ron Prosor tackles the absurdity of the Palestinian refugee narrative by displaying the successful lives of nine descendants of Arabs who left Israel in 1948 but who still identify as refugees. Israel and the U.S. want the U.N. to dismantle UNRWA, which  perpetuates the refugee status of Palestinians across the

Understanding the Most Important Phrase in Social Justice - Steven Kessler

​ by Steven Kessler When "predicated on power structure" makes sense to you, you'll understand what the whole social justice game is about. The most important phrase in the social justice lexicon is "predicated on power structure." You've likely heard that racism, privilege, and cultural appropriation – the big three of social justice – are predicated on power structure. The origin of

Trump Moves Closer to Invoking Emergency Powers to Build Wall - Matthew Vadum

​ by Matthew Vadum Open-borders fanatics can’t argue with the National Emergencies Act of 1976 - which Obama invoked 10 times. Fed up with Democratic obstruction, President Donald J. Trump moved closer yesterday to fulfilling his signature campaign promise by declaring a national emergency under federal law so the government can finally move forward with building a desperately needed

Free Health Care for Illegal Immigrants - Joseph Klein

​ by Joseph Klein Progressives combine open borders and government-funded universal health care demands. The left-wing bastions of California and New York City are becoming more than just sanctuaries for illegal immigrants already residing there. They are being transformed into powerful magnets luring more illegal immigrants to enter the country. California Governor Gavin Newsom

Once again, Iran accused of carrying out terror attacks in Europe - Rick Moran

​ by Rick Moran The Dutch and Norwegian governments have accused Iran of plotting to assassinate dissidents. The Iranian nuclear deal was supposed to have encouraged Tehran to act like a normal, civilized country. The Europeans are so enamored of the deal that they still believe in that fiction and want to preserve the agreement at all costs. In truth, the tiger has not changed its

How Palestinian Schoolbooks Indoctrinate Students Against Israel - David Bedein

​ by David Bedein Peace with the Jews is not an option. The think tank that I run, the Center for Near East Policy Research, has completed a four-year research activity in which all 364 schoolbooks for grades 1-12 that were published by the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the years 2013-2018 were examined. The chief researcher whom we hired to examine the texts used by the

The Democrats’ Seismic Shift on Immigration - Jules Gomes

​ by Jules Gomes Erasing boundaries, embracing chaos. The Apostle James might not have thought much of Chuck Schumer or Nancy Pelosi or Dianne Feinstein or Bill Clinton or even Barack “He-Who-Can-Do-No-Wrong” Obama. They are just some of the political prodigies who change their policies as often as Lady Gaga changes her clothes—about five times a day. James has a juicy jibe

Muslim group sues to block 'No Boycott of Israel' measure - AP and Israel Hayom Staff

​ by AP and Israel Hayom Staff Council on American-Islamic Relations files federal lawsuit claiming Maryland's ban on contracting with businesses that support the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement against Israel violates rights guaranteed by the First Amendment. Maryland's ban on contracting with businesses that boycott Israel tramples on the First Amendment rights of a

Peter Schweizer's "The Creepy Line" Takes Tech Giants to Task - Ruthie Blum

​ by Ruthie Blum "Today, we essentially have a totalitarian force in the world, and that is these large tech companies". As if this were not "creepy" enough, there is another process going on that is far less transparent: "listing" -- the order in which information appears on Google. The "list effect" on our cognitive functioning, Epstein explains, is that we believe that the items

The Muslim Brotherhood Plan in Europe for a Global Caliphate - Rami Dabass

​ by Rami Dabass Today, the Muslim Brotherhood has the most extensive network of completely legal organizations in the Old World, while they retain the closest of ties with the Salafis and jihadists, which makes them even more dangerous than the militant radicals. European media activists have found more than 180 Islamic organizations in Europe that, under the category of

Rashida Tlaib’s Progressive Window Dressing - Pedro Gonzalez

​ by Pedro Gonzalez What the Palestinian nationalist is really after. Reprinted from AmGreatness.com. U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), following the lead of the insufferable Keith Ellison, opted to be inducted with a copy of the Koran for her congressional swearing-in ceremony. “My swearing in on the (Koran) is about me showing that the American people are made up

Starbucks learns the price of virtue-signaling, now must install needle-disposal boxes in bathrooms ‘open to all’ - Thomas Lifson

​ by Thomas Lifson It does kind of remind me of the open border policies the Democrats are going to the wall to preserve. The expression “clueless liberal” now has an emblem: the Starbucks logo. The coffee chain has discovered what anyone who understands human nature could have predicted – as many of us did. When the chain announced last May that it was opening its bathrooms to

UK: Can Javid Stop the Boats? - David Brown

​ by David Brown Sajid Javid is a rising star in the British Conservative party. If he can stop the boats across the Channel, he will be perfectly positioned to take control of the British Conservative Party as well as the rising migrant crisis. "A question has to be asked: if you are a genuine asylum seeker, why have you not sought asylum in the first safe country that you arrived in?

Mitt Romney is discovering that his WaPo op-ed attack on Trump wasn’t such a good idea, after all - Thomas Lifson

​ by Thomas Lifson Virtue-signaling feels great, like a sugar high, but the aftermath often brings predictable consequences that somehow escaped the notice of the person anxious to demonstrate righteousness. Mitt Romney knows that he is a smart guy and is used to thinking of himself as the smartest guy in the room. But I don’t think that he thought through the now-infamous Washington Post

Palestinians: While Abbas and Hamas were Hurling Insults at Each Other... - Khaled Abu Toameh

​ by Khaled Abu Toameh The Palestinians who are being killed and tortured and displaced in Syria receive zero coverage in the mainstream media in the West. The Action Group for Palestinians of Syria says that according to its research, there are at least 1,711 Palestinians being held in Syrian prisons. The plight of the Palestinians in Syria is not difficult to fathom. What is

Exposing the Risks of America's Dependence on China for Medicine - Janet Levy

​ by Janet Levy What will we do when China completely controls the medicine America's citizens need? Concern over China's territorial, military, and economic aggressiveness has been building over the past decade as the country is increasingly perceived as a threat to the United States, U.S. Asian allies, and the West. In China Rx: Exposing the Risks of America's Dependence on China

Trump Rallies Nation For Border Wall - Matthew Vadum

​ by Matthew Vadum The only option to halt the illegal alien invasion. President Trump took rhetorical aim at his enemies as he delivered his first-ever prime time address from the Oval Office last night in a bold attempt to rally the country in favor of building a wall on the porous U.S.-Mexico border, his signature campaign promise. In a live address Trump made a succinct case

Mark Levin on Our Desperate State - John Dale Dunn

​ by John Dale Dunn The great Mark Levin outdoes himself through his latest book on the nature of the progressive assault on America I read and agree with Mark Levin, lawyer, former Reagan DOJ official, now radio conservative commentator and author, that his most recent book, Rediscovering Americanism: And the Tyranny of Progressivism (2017) is probably his best. In this book, Levin

The unreliable Sunni alliance - Dr. Ofir Haivry

​ by Dr. Ofir Haivry A Sunni alliance with Israel, even covert, would exact a hefty price from us in diplomatic concessions and handcuff us when we need to act militarily in Syria or Gaza – which has already happened. In recent weeks, officials in Israel, the United States and the Arab world have been more outspoken about an emerging alliance between Israel and Sunni-Arab countries,

Multiculturalism and the Transformation of Britain in 2018: Part II - Soeren Kern

​ by Soeren Kern Islamist groups accuse their critics of being anti-Muslim, in an attempt to shut down "legitimate debate" about Islamic extremism. Not a single Christian was among the 1,112 Syrian refugees resettled in Britain in the first three months of 2018. The Home Office agreed to resettle only Muslims and rejected the four Christians recommended by the UN High Commissioner for

The Anatomy of Trumpophobia - Bruce Thornton

​ by Bruce Thornton Why NeverTrumpers should reflect on what makes Trump attractive to voters. In an op-ed for The Washington Post, Mitt Romney launched a gratuitous attack on Donald Trump. Like his earlier criticisms, there’s not much of substance in this latest complaint, just recycled bromides typical of NeverTrumpRepublicans’ (NTR) obsession with style, optics, and “character.

Same as the Old Boss? - Lloyd Billingsley

​ by Lloyd Billingsley Or will California get worse under “governor McHottie” Gavin Newsom? The day after Christmas, Gustavo Perez Arriaga, a false-documented illegal whose real name may be Paulo Virgen Mendoza, gunned down Newman, California, police officer Ronil Singh, a legal immigrant from Fiji. Outgoing governor Jerry Brown ordered flags flown at half-staff and issued a

For first time, EU blacklists Iranian intelligence unit - News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff

​ by News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff EU sends "strong signal," freezes assets of the unit and two of its staff The European Union on Tuesday froze the assets of an Iranian intelligence unit and two of its staff, as the Netherlands accused Iran of two killings on its soil and joined France and Denmark in alleging Tehran plotted other attacks in Europe. The move, although in

A leader of the German nationalist party AfD was beaten senseless by 'hooded men' - Rick Moran

​ by Rick Moran German politics demands that any association with AfP is smear-worthy. It's surprising only that these attacks haven't happened more often. What happens when the political opposition and the entire media establishment in Germany refer to your party as "fascists"?  This. The Hill: Frank Magnitz, a lawmaker with German far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD),

After rocket fire, Israel asks Qatar to pause cash transfer to Hamas - Nikki Guttman, Daniel Siryoti, Lilach Shoval and Israel Hayom Staff

​ by Nikki Guttman, Daniel Siryoti, Lilach Shoval and Israel Hayom Staff Funds won't be transferred this week; still unclear if they will be transferred next week, senior Palestinian official tells Israel Hayom Israel has asked Qatar to delay its monthly disbursement of $15 million to the Gaza Strip, a senior Palestinian official told Israel Hayom on Monday, after a rocket was fired

Hezb'allah and the Southern Border - Rovvy Lepor

​ by Rovvy Lepor The U.S. must move aggressively to stop Hezb'allah's drug trade, using every available tool. The southern U.S. border remains mostly unprotected while Democrats remain determined to prevent building the border wall. Meanwhile, cocaine continues to flow into the United States, smuggled in partly by the Hezb'allah terrorist organization. The drug epidemic has cost a

Turkish leader skips meeting with Trump aide over Syria remarks - AP and Israel Hayom Staff

​ by AP and Israel Hayom Staff In Israel on Sunday, National Security Adviser John Bolton told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that U.S. withdrawal from Syria was contingent upon total defeat of ISIS and an assurance that U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters, whom Turkey sees as terrorists, remain safe. National Security Adviser John Bolton attends a meeting with  U.S. President Donald Trump

Sharifa Alkhateeb Talks About Using Public Schools to Convert America to Islam - Frontpagemag.com

​ by Frontpagemag.com When Muslims aren’t shy about stating the nature of the threat. In the video below, Sharifa Alkhateeb talks about using U.S. public schools to convert America to Islam. Her talk is an example of when Muslims aren’t shy about stating the nature of the threat: Frontpagemag.com Source: Frontpagemag.com Follow Middle East and Terrorism on Twitter

Mitt Still Does Not Get It - Christopher Chantrill

​ by Christopher Chantrill Mitt is doing us a favor. He is telegraphing that he can't be relied upon in the coming political battles, because he still does not get it. I was in India last week, researching India's Big Problem, which is that whenever young men feel cold in the morning, they start an open wood fire, right there in the street, right there in the city. No wonder that

Prager U Video: Why Obamacare Doesn't Work - Prager University

​ by Prager University The Affordable Healthcare Act was destined to fail. In this new Prager U video, Lanhee Chen of the Hoover Institute discusses the many promises made by former President Obama about healthcare reform and why the Affordable Care Act was destined to fail. Prager University Source: https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272425/

Crackdown in Xinjiang: The Islamic World's Achilles Heel - Dr. James M. Dorsey

​ by Dr. James M. Dorsey How can the Islamic world sustain its silence about what amounts to one of the most concerted assaults on the faith in recent history. Uighyur home in Xinjiang, photo by Piyaphon Phemtaweepon via Flickr CC BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,058, January 8, 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A disagreement between major Indonesian religious leaders and the

Coming Soon, Believe It or Not -- Islamic Party of Ontario - Tarek Fatah

​ by Tarek Fatah What is the Islamic Party of Ontario and what are its goals?As people around the globe celebrate the New Year, for me 2019 is beginning just the way 2018 did — with a threat against me. Leading up to 2018, the threats against me were quite blatant, leading last year to the arrest of two would-be assassins in India. Even in Toronto, a Muslim cab driver pointed his fist at me

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez flaunts her ignorance - Anna L. Stark

​ by Anna L. Stark Seems not to be conversant in a little political concept called "monarchy." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claims she's a college graduate, having earned an undergraduate degree from Boston University. Apparently, a basic understanding of how governments are structured around the world wasn't a graduation requirement. In her recent 60 Minutes television interview,

The Palestinians' Uncivil War - Khaled Abu Toameh

​ by Khaled Abu Toameh Mahmoud Abbas, the Hamas leaders correctly argue, is not a rightful or legitimate president. If Abbas were to sign a deal with Israel, people could come along later and say that he lacked the legal authority to do so; they would be right. The biggest losers from this internal bloodletting are the Palestinians living under these leaders in the Palestinian

Jewish People: Divided and Conquered From Within? - Adam Milstein

​ by Adam Milstein The year 2018 has provided a series of reminders that antisemitism, the world’s oldest hatred, is alive and well in our country. Reprinted from JPost.com. The year 2018 has provided a series of reminders that antisemitism, the world’s oldest hatred, is alive and well in our country. In October, 11 Jews were massacred in Pittsburgh as they prayed on the

Allah over America - Eileen F. Toplansky

​ by Eileen F. Toplansky Like their leftist counterparts, the Islamic world is "interested in transforming free speech into what they call equal speech. The smirk by Chuck Schumer spoke volumes, and the full-blown identity politicians showing their true colors remind one of Abraham Lincoln's potent lines when on March 4, 1865 he penned the following: While the inaugural address was

Lara Kollab and the Disease of Jew-Hate - Ari Lieberman

​ by Ari Lieberman What drove a well-educated young doctor from an affluent family to become a vile anti-Semite? In medical terms, Lara Kollab’s career is dead on arrival or flat-lined. The prestigious Cleveland Clinic, where she was employed as a supervised resident, rightly fired her after only two months. Ohio’s Osteopathic Association informed me via Twitter that her medical

Pelosi and Warren obviously need a history lesson - Jack Hellner

​ by Jack Hellner On the corrupt, immoral, authoritarian Democratic Party that caters to the rich and powerful. Nancy Pelosi said it looks as if Trump just wants to abolish Congress and that a border wall is immoral. Elizabeth Warren says the Republican Party is corrupt and caters to the rich and powerful. It is obvious to me that they must be referring to Obama, the Clintons, and

The European Union's Massive Brexit Self-Harming Exercise - Malcolm Lowe

​ by Malcolm Lowe -- today the UK is preparing resolutely for a no-deal Brexit that will cost it dearly, but the EU more dearly Irish PM Varadkar has made an Irish joke out of Ireland by his own opposition to changing the "backstop." To claim that an easily removable obstacle that will gravely harm Ireland provides essential protection to Ireland may not be the funniest joke in Irish

Moshe Arens, former defense minister and ambassador, dead at 93 - Israel Hayom Staff

​ by Israel Hayom Staff Netanyahu: "He did great things to bolster Israel's stature. … There was no patriot greater than Arens, and his immense contribution to our state will live on forever." Moshe Arens

Losing faith in the PLO - Prof. Eyal Zisser

​ by Prof. Eyal Zisser The PA and Hamas have left the Palestinian street indifferent. Many Palestinians no longer believe either is capable of managing their affairs, let alone leading them to realize their goals. The Palestinian Authority marked 54 years to the Fatah party's establishment this week. Fatah, of course, controls the PA and has led the Palestinian national movement for

Anti-Semitism, BDS, and the ACLU - Mark Greendorfer

​ by Mark Greendorfer The ACLU has taken the lead in challenging state BDS laws, using the spurious argument that BDS is somehow a civil rights movement. Before there was a modern state of Israel, there were organized campaigns to boycott, marginalize, and intimidate Jews. These campaigns trace back to the time of the Jewish exile from their historic homeland of Israel. After the

Prager U Video: Should Trans Women Compete With Women? - Prager University

​ by Prager University Is this really what feminists want? Recently, transgender women (who are biologically male), have been allowed to compete in sports and competitions originally designated for biological women. The results have been disastrous. Allowing trans women to compete with biological women is making it impossible for women to compete. Is this really what feminists want

In their wildest fantasies - Dr. Reuven Berko

​ by Dr. Reuven Berko The Palestinians are trampling on the verses of the Quran that hold that the Jewish people are the chosen people, the inheritors of the land, who will return from all corners of the earth to their promised land. The High Court of Justice is set to deliberate in the coming days whether the nation-state law should be changed so that "the right of return" will

US to stay in Syria, warns Assad against using chemical weapons - Yoni Hersch, Ariel Kahana, News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff

​ by Yoni Hersch, Ariel Kahana, News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton, currently in Israel, to discuss keeping hundreds of American troops at strategic Al-Tanf base in Syria National Security Adviser John Bolton

Financial institutions moving to shut foes of jihad terror out of the financial system altogether - Robert Spencer

​ by Robert Spencer Hat tip: Dr. Jean-Charles Bensoussan "Abandon free speech or lose your ability to process payments". Has it come to this? Oppose jihad? Then starve. This is not hysterical. It’s coming. In some ways, it is already here. It has started with me, but it won’t end with me. Read on. And donate to Jihad Watch, a 501c3 organization, here, and get the book The History of

France in Free Fall - Guy Millière

​ by Guy Millière The author Éric Zemmour described the "yellow vests" revolt as the result of the "despair of people who feel humiliated, forgotten, dispossessed of their own country by the decisions of a contemptuous caste". French officials evidently understand that the terrorists are engaged in a long war and that it will be difficult to stop them; so they seem to have given in.

The Turks are coming – to Syria - Dr. Mordechai Kedar

​ by Dr. Mordechai Kedar Arab hatred of Turkey is so extreme that the last thing the Arab states wish to see is the return of the Ottoman Empire whose police tortured and killed them without mercy. This can and should lead to strange alliances. Anyone following Turkish media cannot help seeing the long lines of military transport vehicles – tanks, artillery, troop carriers and auxiliary

CBS rejects request to pull pro-Israel interview with Egyptian leader - Yoni Hersch

​ by Yoni Hersch In "60 Minutes" interview set to air Sunday, Egypt's President el-Sissi says cooperation between Cairo, Jerusalem closer than ever Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi

Foul-Mouthed Rashida and the Duplicitous Democrats - Jeannie DeAngelis

​ by Jeannie DeAngelis Rashida Tlaib's incredibly vulgar epithet against the president draws attention to a particular quirk among the left. As a rule, the standard Democrats have set for Republicans is entirely different from the standard they have set for themselves. ; ;Democrats were always at the ready to defer to and defend Barack Obama from criticism by dangling the dreaded sword

Pelosi Rules the House Again - Joseph Klein

​ by Joseph Klein Leftist agenda - and hate - to be on full display. Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) gaveled the 116th Congress into session on Thursday, declaring that the voters opted for a "new dawn" in the November midterm elections. She added that the voters are looking to "the beauty of our Constitution," as if her Democrat House majority would be the nation’s

Iran's Schizophrenia Heats Up the Debate - Amir Taheri

​ by Amir Taheri What millions of Iranians demand is a restoration of the authority of their state which, in turn, requires, the closure of the revolutionary chapter. The Khomeinist revolution in Iran has failed to "export" its model to a single country, while making Iran poorer and more vulnerable than it had been under the Shah. The political schizophrenia gives the impression that

European Court of Human Rights Promotes Human Wrongs - Tommaso Virgili

​ by Tommaso Virgili Is the new ruling just a capitulation to extortionistic threats of violence? One might also wonder where, in the European Convention on Human Rights, "feelings" are mentioned. Following the court's logic, would it be appropriate to cover the windows of steakhouses not to hurt the feelings of animal activists? Or only if they threatened to riot? Is the new ruling

Rashida Tlaib And Linda Sarsour Wear Palestinian Robes To Congress - Aiden Pink

 ​by Aiden Pink Hat tip: Dr. Jean-Charles Bensoussan   The "new look" in Congress As Rashida Tlaib prepared to be sworn in as the first Palestinian-American congresswoman on Thursday, she wore a traditional Palestinian robe — and was joined by activist Linda Sarsour.“It’s a national holiday, I’m doing no work today,” Sarsour, who is also Palestinian-American, said in a video she posted on

The Racist, Anti-Semitic Black Left - John Perazzo

​ by John Perazzo How racial tribalism became the defining hallmark of the black Left. In a recent interview on the popular radio show The Breakfast Club, Temple University professor and former CNN contributor Marc Lamont Hill affectionately referred to Nation Of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan as “my brother.” Moreover, Hill pushed back against whites who suggested that he and other

Trump's Space Force: We Win, They Lose - Chriss Street

​ by Chriss Street President Trump is finally rolling out America's first integrated terrestrial and space-based system to defend against missile attacks. President Trump’s establishment of the ‘Space Force’ as a branch of the U.S. military recognizes that America is on the verge of “We win, and they lose” strategic dominance.  In the 36 years since President Ronald Reagan launched

The New York Times Incentivizes Hamas Violence - Alan M. Dershowitz

​ by Alan M. Dershowitz While Hamas is happy to boast openly about their fighters tearing at the border fences in Gaza and hiding behind civilians to evade Israeli soldiers—the New York Times makes no mention of this. While Hamas is happy to boast openly about their fighters tearing at the border fences in Gaza and hiding behind civilians to evade Israeli soldiers—the New York Times

The absurd saga of Khan Al-Ahmar continues - Akiva Bigman

​ by Akiva Bigman The outpost is a Palestinian Authority-planned, intentional slight toward the Israeli government, yet in a democratic country, the prime minister alone can't simply decide to evacuate an entire community. Around the time Amona was forcefully evacuated, over two years ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in no uncertain

Trump Must Not Include DACA “Fix” In Exchange for Wall - Michael Cutler

​ by Michael Cutler DACA compromise would undermine national security. The partial shut-down of the federal government grinds on while the Democrats, poised to assume the majority in the House of Representatives, refuse to fund a wall to secure the dangerous U.S./Mexican border against the un-inspected entry of people and cargo into the United States. I am compelled to reiterate

Is the Right Underestimating Ocasio-Cortez? - Mark Tapson

​ by Mark Tapson In time, she could be a bigger rock star to the left than Obama in 2007. The gaffe-prone new U.S. Representative for New York, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has been an easy target for rightwing mockery thanks to her tenuous grasp of economics and the self-mythologizing of her youth on the Brooklyn streets (the daughter of an architect, she actually grew up mostly in

Fee for Service: A Viable Health Care Alternative - Keith R. Jackson

​ by Keith R. Jackson "Fee for service" may be one of the best ways to slow down our accelerating health care costs. Fee for service, especially when it involves your health care, has acquired a bad name. "Why should somebody make money off of you being sick?" is the refrain from leftists when espousing their single-payer, government-controlled takeover of the United States health care

All eyes are on the attorney general - Mati Tuchfeld

​ by Mati Tuchfeld If Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit caves to pressure and files an indictment against PM Benjamin Netanyahu while the 2019 Knesset campaign is underway, it will become the sole issue of the election. It hasn't been a week since Israel Hayom first reported that the Likud Knesset campaign plans to target any decision by

The Results of Obama's Presidency Still Don't Matter to Journalists - Jack Hellner

​ by Jack Hellner The egotistical, narcissistic Obama said he would stop sea levels from rising when he became President but he couldn’t even keep his promise to let people keep their Doctor, Plan and lower premiums. I read frequently what a good or even great a president Barack Obama was, and how his administration was virtually free of scandals. We also frequently hear how bad a

Romney’s Betrayal - Matthew Vadum

​ by Matthew Vadum The new senator takes the low road. With a singularly impressive record of failure in public life under his belt, the always-predictable virtue-signaler Willard Mitt Romney has chosen to take the low road, beginning his freshman term in the United States Senate by stabbing President Trump and his fellow Republicans in the back. Instead of, say, waiting a

Happy De-Platforming: Truth Is The New 'Hate-Speech' - Eric Peters

​ by Eric Peters Hat tip: Dr. Jean-Charles Bensoussan Most of you know that the organs (as Solzhenitsyn might have styled them) are using their effective monopoly control over all modern forms of communication – the Internet, social media – to stifle information and opinion that isn’t orthodox. For a brief decade or so, the Internet really was free. It enabled contrarian

Europe's New "Munich": Iran - Giulio Meotti

​ by Giulio Meotti In the choice between greed and values, Europe is approaching an existential crossroads with Iran. Europe is both undermining its credibility and surrendering its principles. Iran's terror campaign is not directed only at the West's democratic ally in the Middle East, but also at Europe itself. "The Iranian regime spends nearly a billion dollars a year just to support

Angela Merkel’s Legacy and the Jews - Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

​ by Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld A mixed legacy Angela Merkel, photo by Arno Mikkor via Flickr CC BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,055, January 3, 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Angela Merkel’s tenure as Chancellor of Germany is drawing to a close. While she has always shown great empathy for Germany’s Jews, her 2015 decision to open the country’s gates