…the statesman, getting ready to address the UN General Assembly: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday disregarded a U.N. warning to avoid incendiary rhetoric and declared ahead of the annual General Assembly session that Israel has no roots in the … Continue reading →
The Muslim Brotherhood is tightening its control over Egypt, and there doesn’t seem to be much anyone can do about it. Dennis Ross seems to believe, though, that Obama could arrest the slide with some toughlove: Egypt’s president and people … Continue reading →
This year will mark the 40th anniversary the Olympics’ darkest day, and one of the darkest in the history of the struggle against terrorism: the massacre of Israeli athletes at the hands of Palestinian terrorists in Munich in 1972. But, … Continue reading →
According to the Jerusalem Post, Mitt Romney is planning to visit Israel in late July: Delegates are set to fly in from the US for the event on July 29, which a Republican source said would be “a small meeting, … Continue reading →
At least a little, anyway. I’m not sure whether this signifies a thing, really. It may just be a tiny bit of window dressing. But nevertheless: The BBC’s coverage of the Arab Spring has been heavily criticised ”“ by the … Continue reading →
You’re probably familiar with Alice Walker’s Pulitizer prizewinning novel The Color Purple. It caused a sensation when it was published way back in 1982, with its story of a poor black woman who rises from a history of abuse and … Continue reading →
…(and we were, at least sort of) did you know that some of his best friends are? And that he thinks he knows more about Judaism than any past president, because he read about it? By the way, at the … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “expat.”] Remember the Mohammad al Durah case? There’s a new court ruling with an angle I’d not heard much about before: The [French Supreme Court] vindicated a doctor who was sued by al-Dura’s father for saying the … Continue reading →
Are Israel’s projected demographics changing? And the Israeli Jewish baby boom doesn’t seem to be confined to the religious, either.
Continue reading →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 →
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 →
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 →