Once a strong supporter of Israel, Megyn Kelly seems to have now cast her lot with the Carlson/Owens/Fuentes crowd on the topic, at least potentially. She apparently has done little looking into the issue previously, if you can believe what … Continue reading →
A fascinating move by Israel: Israel’s recognition of Somaliland landed like a dropped plate in a room full of diplomats pretending not to hear the crash. Somalia protested. The Arab League scolded. Turkey and Egypt warned darkly about precedent. The … Continue reading →
An excellent idea, if they can pull it off: “I approved, along with the defense minister and finance minister, a sum of NIS 350 billion [$108 billion] over the next decade to build an independent Israeli munitions industry,” Netanyahu said … Continue reading →
As Kevin Roberts goes, so goes J. D. Vance (hat tip: commenter “Selfy”): “Tucker’s a friend of mine,” [Vance] told Ahmari. “And do I have disagreements with Tucker Carlson? Sure. I have disagreements with most of my friends, especially those … Continue reading →
Many long years ago – perhaps thirty-five? – I read an article describing what was being taught in schools in Palestine, and it made my blood run cold. I don’t recall what periodical it was in, but it certainly wasn’t … Continue reading →
Tucker Carlson doesn’t see it (no surprise there): Carlson did not merely argue that the Gulf states matter more. He went further, portraying Israel itself as a net burden on the United States. He described Israel as “a completely insignificant … Continue reading →
Mustapha Kharbouch is a student at Brown, but suddenly his social media pages and other articles about him are disappearing and people are speculating: Social media users Tuesday claimed that a Brown University social media footprints were getting deleted as … Continue reading →
When was the last time the Security Council voted unanimously on anything in the Middle East involving Israel? In this case, Russia and China abstained – but still, the whole thing makes me suspicious. Here’s the news: The resolution implements … Continue reading →
This isn’t really primarily about Megyn Kelly, but I mention her because she’s somehow gotten herself involved in the entire Fuentes/Owens/Carlson/Shapiro brouhaha. It’s hard to write about any of this without sounding like a junior high school gossip – “he … Continue reading →
[Part I here. Part II here.] I originally was going to write a two-parter about Tucker Carlson, which seemed like plenty – more than enough. So to all of you who think I’ve gone on way too long about him, … Continue reading →
That’s a question many people have been asking. This post is my answer – or Part I of my answer, because the story is long and there’s a Part II. However, at the outset I want to say that, although … Continue reading →
There’s been a a big dustup at the BBC about “fake news,” with forced resignations of higher-ups: The [BBC] resignations over the weekend of two of the BBC’s highest executives, director-general Tim Davie and CEO Deborah Turness, are major victories … Continue reading →