Trump speaks on anti-Semitism, Israel, and Harris
I’ve cued up a few minutes of his speech:
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On Holocaust inversion and other Big Lies
When I was a child, my playmates bickered a lot. One of the most common rejoinders I remember from those days was bounces off me and sticks to you, an annoying reversal that my verbal adversaries would use when valid … Continue reading →
Jewish voting patterns in the US, and in Israel
Many people seem extremely interested in this topic, far beyond what might be expected by the sheer numbers. But it’s not as easy as one might think to poll Jews on their voting behavior. Here’s a discussion about it. The … Continue reading →
Cori Bush defeated
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 →
Hamas leader Haniyeh killed while in Iran
Ismail Haniyeh was one of those Hamas leaders living in comfort, luxury, and seeming safety in Qatar since 2017. He was replaced by Sinwar, but became chairman of Hamas’s Political Bureau: In early 2024, three of his sons and three … Continue reading →
Caroline Glick: how the West enabled Hezbollah
Depressing but informative (again, my suggestion if you feel it’s too long is to listen to it speeded up):
Continue reading →Israel strikes back at Hezbollah
Israel strikes the Hezbollah terrorist who is said to have planned the attack on the Druze children in the soccer field in the Golan Heights. The Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr was in a southern suburb of Beirut. As Ace writes, … Continue reading →
Hezbollah rocket causes carnage at Druze soccer game in the Golan Heights
I don’t know whether the soccer field was the intended target, but it’s the one that was hit: Several Israeli civilians, including children, were reported killed on Saturday afternoon after a Hezbollah rocket hit a soccer field in northern Israel. … Continue reading →
Violence in Washington DC from the pro-Hamas crowd
Will they pay any price? I doubt it. Here are some details of their destructive rage, which included burning American flags and hoisting Palestinian ones, threats, and defacing of monuments. More here, as well as the fact that the charming … Continue reading →
Netanyahu addresses Congress minus many boycotting Democrats and Republican Thomas Massie
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 →
“Free Palestine from German guilt”
It was decades ago that I first noticed complaints coming from some of the German youths who’d been taught about what Germany did in the WWII Holocaust. They were fed up with hearing about it. “What’s it got to do … Continue reading →
Melanie Phillips on the war against the Jews
Phillips’ assessment is sobering, but I’m in total agreement with her and have thought the following myself since October 7: We have to face without flinching what is now undeniable: There is a war across the globe raging against the … Continue reading →