I noticed this recent post by William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection entitled, “I warned you about the Anne Frank Center (US).” The subject is a group that appropriates Anne Frank’s name for political purposes: It’s unlikely that until Trump’s election … Continue reading →
…that are fit to print. Find them in the NY Times: Michael Oren: …I talk about an incident that occurred in May of 2010 with the New York Times when Mahmoud Abbas published an op-ed in the New York Times … Continue reading →
Here’s Caroline Glick on Trump and the Middle East: The PLO is disoriented, panicked and hysterical. Speaking to Newsweek this week, Saeb Erekat, PLO chief Mahmoud Abbas’s chief conduit to Israel and the Americans, complained that since President Donald Trump … Continue reading →
You may recall that, as noted here, after the pre-Christmas anti-Israel UN resolution a Paris conference was planned (with Kerry in attendance), and then a January 17 UN resolution to further the condemnation of Israel. Well, notice that today is … Continue reading →
I suggest you read this excellent piece by Scott Johnson at Powerline. It’s a summary of what Obama actually accomplished in his seemingly-passive abstention in the Israel vote at the UN, and what it means for Israel. Please read the … Continue reading →
As a contributor to the Legal Insurrection blog, I have a special interest in the attempt that’s presently going on to silence Legal Insurrection from reporting through YouTube videos on hearings connected with the BDS movement. Here’s the story as … Continue reading →
A great many people seem to be noting that John Kerry is going out as he came in. I mentioned it yesterday, and Jim Geraghty noted it as well: John Kerry ends his long career in politics the same way … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Esther.”] There once was a candidate named Barack Obama. He was a breath of fresh air. He promised a lot of things. He promised hope and change. And he promised this: That was from a speech that … Continue reading →
Open thread. Live feed can be found here. I’ll add commentary later today. UPDATE 1:00 PM: I can’t bear to listen to Kerry, so I’m reading summaries online. It appears from what I’ve read so far that the speech was … Continue reading →
As I wrote on Saturday, Obama’s decision that the US should abstain in the UN and allow a vote against Israel on measures very similar (and even worse) than those he had vetoed in the past was possible—and to him, … Continue reading →
According to this report, President Obama “personally directed Friday that the U.S. abstain from a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlement activity, seeing the escalation of settlement building as an increasing threat to the viability of a two-state … Continue reading →
So many of Trump’s appointments have raised a furor that it’s hard to keep up with the din. But a particularly interesting one that I haven’t written about yet is David Friedman as ambassador to Israel. Friedman is most definitely … Continue reading →