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Trump recognizes Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights
The intent had already been announced, but now it’s official: President Trump on Monday signed a proclamation officially granting U.S. recognition of Israel’s claim over the Golan Heights, reversing decades of American policy regarding the disputed territory between Israel and … Continue reading →
Is Jexodus a real thing?
Seems possible, although it’s difficult to know how widespread it is: Jewish voters furious at Democrats’ defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar say they’re done with the party that has held their support for generations. “We felt we had a home … Continue reading →
Anti-Semitism: it’s all the rage
Mark Steyn has a catchy phrase about it: “Jew-hate junction”: As Laura Rosen Cohen likes to say, everyone meets at Jew-Hate Junction: excitable young Mohammedans, secular polytechnic Euro-lefties, anti-globalist conspiracy theorists… It’s getting pretty crowded over there. The list is … Continue reading →
Federal court rules that the men-only draft registration is unconstitutional
This was a nearly-inevitable and certainly predictable result of the gender equality trend: A federal judge has ruled that a men-only draft is unconstitutional, but he stopped short of ordering the Selective Service System to register women for military service. … Continue reading →
The left now hates Israel far more than the Arabs do
Daniel Pipes observes: MbS [Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman] versus Jeremy Corbyn symbolizes these two tectonic shifts, as does Israel now enjoying better relations with Egypt than with Sweden. The president of Chad turns up in Israel but … Continue reading →
Netanyahu’s coalition government…
…reportedly is in trouble. Some of it is connected with “the recommendation of the Israeli national police anti-corruption unit that Netanyahu be indicted on charges of corruption and influence-peddling.” There are several possible charges. Also, in view of recent events … Continue reading →
Richard Landes on fake news
Richard Landes, the man who exposed the al Durah hoax and coined the term “Pallywood” for the Palestinian staging of false scenes of victimization at the hands of Israelis, is writing a new book. It’s not out yet, but it … Continue reading →
Long overdue: cutting funding for UNRWA
This is a good move: The Trump administration announced Friday it is cutting nearly $300 million in planned funding for the UN agency that aids Palestinian refugees, and that it would no longer fund the agency after decades of support. … Continue reading →
Palestinian propaganda in the Newton schools
Newton is a wealthy Boston suburb that is known for its great school system, among other things. One of those “other things” it’s known for is that it contains a large percentage of Jews among its residents, approximately one-third. And … Continue reading →
Honoring hero terrorists
How do you get more terrorists? Reward and honor them: The terrorists honored most highly amongst Palestinian society are those who have killed the greatest number. Abd Al-Baset Udeh, killer of 30 at the Passover Seder massacre, had a soccer … Continue reading →
The Economist chastises the NY Times for its Israel/Palestine coverage
Only thing is—they think the Times hasn’t been hard enough on Israel. Actually, the article in question from the Economist is about language, in particular the “weasel voice” of evasion (it’s part of a continuing “Johnson” series about words/grammar in … Continue reading →