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 →
How did Kevin Roberts get to be the head of the Heritage Foundation in the first place? Is it an example of the Peter Principle? He now seems to be saying some version of gee, don’t blame me for my … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Barry Meislin.”] No surprise at all. No surprise at all: Zohran Mamdani ally Linda Sarsour called for the ouster of Israel-supporting “corporate Democrats” in fiery remarks Thursday at the SOMOS political conference. Sarsour, the radical, hateful left-wing … Continue reading →
I’ve been doing a lot of research for a post or series of posts on anti-Semitism on the right, and it’s got me down. First of all, the usual disclaimer: there’s much more of it on the left, and in … Continue reading →
Lovely guy, that Mamdani. Here’s what I’m talking about: Speaking at a New York University event in September 2023, Democratic socialist state lawmaker Zohran Mamdani made one of his most despicable, antisemitic remarks yet. He said, “We have to make … Continue reading →
The first one describes the details of Sinwar’s plans and instructions for 10/7, written in his own handwriting a few months before the event, and recently discovered by the IDF. It’s extraordinary. The gist of it is that all the … Continue reading →
I see a great deal of current commentary saying that things will never work out in Gaza, that Trump and Netanyahu were foolish to think it would, and that it’s all over there and Hamas has won. It’s been what … Continue reading →
The ceasefire is what they screamed that they wanted, for so long. But what they wanted far far more was for Trump to fail – hopefully, with a large dose of humiliation. So now they’re either ignoring the ceasefire, pivoting … Continue reading →
The Middle East pessimists have certain things in common with each other, and a prominent one is that they think Trump is a gullible fool. I don’t see evidence for that description, although I know a lot of people believe … Continue reading →
That’s the big question. You’ll read a variety of answers, from optimistic to pessimistic, from “Hamas has surrendered” to “Israel has lost the war” and everything in between. Hear are my thoughts on the matter. It’s often said that there … Continue reading →
I was not the least bit sure that would ever happen. Here are some of the joyful reunions, after so much suffering. I chose this particular video because it has a varied sampler, but also because it has some translations … Continue reading →
It was inevitable that after the announcement of the Israel/Gaza peace plan agreement and the initial euphoria about the hostage return, two things would occur fairly quickly. The first is that the Palestinians would declare this to be a victory … Continue reading →