Jewish birth boom?
Are Israel’s projected demographics changing? And the Israeli Jewish baby boom doesn’t seem to be confined to the religious, either.
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Happiness and pain: Shalit returns home
Looking more like the 19-year-old he was when he was abducted rather than the 25-year-old he is now, Gilad Shalit has returned home. I’ve already written about the conundrum such cases represent. But one thing that cannot be doubted is … Continue reading →
Israel and the Shalit deal: the moral dilemma of hostage-prisoner exchange
The dilemma Israel faces when its enemies take hostages such as Gilad Shalit is an excruciating one. IDF soldier Shalit was captured by Hamas over five years ago. He’s only 25 years old now, but it probably seems like several … Continue reading →
Anti-semitism on the rise?
This article at PJ by Abraham H. Miller concludes that not only is anti-Semitism on the rise, but that it is pushing US Jews to the political right. I’m not at all sure about the second, but I have observed … Continue reading →
Palestine’s UN gambit
Abbas’s announcement that he will seek UN approval for a Palestinian state and a seat at that august institution is hardly surprising. Israel’s position during the Obama years has been understood by the world to have been significantly weakened, because … Continue reading →
Where is Egypt heading?
Caroline Glick assesses the situation in Egypt in light of the recent mob attack on the Israeli embassy in Cairo. The crowd was prevented from killing six Israeli security officers only because the military leaders of Egypt, who had been … Continue reading →
Are Jews getting wary of Obama?
Today’s Politico has an article that suggests that maybe, just maybe, many of Obama’s Jewish supporters are realizing that he’s not quite what they’d thought he’d be, at least on the subject of Israel. They’re getting into arguments about Obama … Continue reading →
Obama gets more flak on Israel…
…some of it from expected sources, and some of it from unexpected ones. Harry Reid’s “rebuke” of Obama seems relatively mild to me, however, although the AIPAC crowd seemed to like it. Was Reid merely playing good cop to Obama’s … Continue reading →
Here’s a riddle: how is Obama like Arafat?
Answer: He says one thing to one group and another to another. And he gives both speeches within a couple of days of each other. And then he does whatever he wants. And anyone who believes his promises deserves what … Continue reading →
Caroline Glick and Ed Koch on Obama’s Middle East speech
Glick sure doesn’t mince words. And Ed Koch says he won’t be supporting Obama in 2012, but will instead cross party lines: I believe this is the most dangerous and critical period that Israel has ever faced and regrettably it … Continue reading →
Obama’s speech: throwing Israel under the bus
Obama’s Middle East speech (full text here) pays lip service to Assad of Syria needing to reform or quit, support for more rights for the Iranian people, and giving Egypt a financial break. I can’t quite imagine either Assad or … Continue reading →
Lara Logan and the wilding of the mob
The details of Lara Logan’s terrible treatment at the hands of an Egptian mob emerge, and they are about what one would have thought from previous accounts: She was ripped away from her producer and bodyguard by a group of … Continue reading →