Just those two and those two alone: Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Cori Bush (D-MO) were the only House members to vote against a bill that would bar Hamas members and those who participated in the attacks against Israel last … Continue reading →
Rashida Tlaib should be an embarrassment to the Democratic Party, but she seems to be off-limits to their criticism. Here’s what she said: U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib told Detroit police Chief James Craig he should employ only black people on … Continue reading →
…but even that is Trump’s fault. Trump provides a convenient reductionist Theory of Everything Wrong With the World. Excerpt: …New York Times Opinion staff writer and editor Bari Weiss openly admitted to the Reliable Sources panel that the media was … Continue reading →
Yesterday, Israel denied visas for Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, after pressure from Trump, under a law permitting the government to bar entry to advocates of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. However, Tlaib asked to being allowed … Continue reading →
Rashida Tlaib has been getting a lot of flak, and rightly so, for some remarks she made recently about Israel, the Palestinians, and the Holocaust. The context was a question about the one-state solution, and this is the part of … Continue reading →
An interesting retort from Trump: “I thought her comments were disgraceful,” Trump said during a White House news conference about the ongoing government shutdown. “This is a person that I don’t know, I assume she’s new. I think she dishonored … Continue reading →
Yesterday Cori Bush of Missouri was primaried out of her House seat, although she doesn’t actually leave till January. Her Democrat opponent was St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell. Bush’s district is a heavily Democratic area, and so the winner … Continue reading →
Here’s the video: Some details: Senator Fetterman wore a suit, rescued hostage Noa Argamani was present as well as some IDF soldiers, and Squad member Tlaib didn’t boycott but decided to attend and hold up a “war criminal” sign and … Continue reading →
Senator John Fetterman’s support for Israel is a surprise to many people, because he’s a “progressive” Democrat. These days that seems to go with being anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian, and in some cases even pro-Hamas. But Fetterman has been something of an … Continue reading →
(1) Some bus drivers in DC refuse to take Jews to the pro-Israel rally. How sweet. The bus company has so far not been named, nor have the drivers. Nor are they described. “DC bus driver” wouldn’t seem to be … Continue reading →
(1) In researching the Constantinople/Istanbul song in this post, I came across this piece of information about the city’s fall to the Ottomans: The Walls of Constantinople, especially the Theodosian Walls, were some of the most advanced defensive systems in … Continue reading →
(1) On the report about Hezbollah invading Israel from the north with drones – I’ve read contradictory things about it, but this seems to be the most recent news: IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says there is no security … Continue reading →