In Iran’s Hierarchy, Talks with Trump Are Now Seen as Inevitable – Farnaz Fassihi (NYT via Daily Alert)
Aug. 30, 2019 In Iran’s Hierarchy, Talks with Trump Are Now Seen as Inevitable – Farnaz Fassihi In the power circles of Tehran, where “Death to America” is regularly chanted, the idea has taken hold that Iran must eventually negotiate with President Trump, according to several people with knowledge of the shift. They said Iran’s leadership […]
Read More →NETANYAHU – DAMNED FOR BAD TIES WITH OBAMA, DAMNED FOR GOOD TIES WITH TRUMP, by Herb Keinon (J. Post)
Aug. 19, 2019 NETANYAHU – DAMNED FOR BAD TIES WITH OBAMA, DAMNED FOR GOOD TIES WITH TRUMP A good healthy relationship with the president was necessary for a good, strong Israel-US relationship. When that was lacking, all was – the doomsayers said – on the verge of collapse. Click here for article
Read More →The Charlottesville Lie, by Steve Cortes (Prager University)
Aug. 5, 2019 Did President Trump call neo-Nazis “very fine people” during a famous press conference following the Charlottesville riots of August 2017? The major media reported that he did. But what if their reporting is wrong? Worse, what if their reporting is wrong and they know it’s wrong? A straight exploration of the facts […]
Read More →Ending the Humiliation, by Victor Rosenthal (Abu Yehuda)
July 25, 2019 When the muhtasib or his agent comes to collect the jizya, he should stand the dhimmi in front of him, slap him on the side of the neck and say: “Pay the jizya, unbeliever.” The dhimmi will take his hand out of his pocket holding the jizya and present it to him […]
Read More →Treating Israel as a Friend Who Doesn’t Need to Be Ordered Around – Jonathan S. Tobin (JNS via Daily Alert)
Jun.25, 2019 Treating Israel as a Friend Who Doesn’t Need to Be Ordered Around – Jonathan S. Tobin (JNS) When the New York Times gave the Democratic presidential candidates a chance to answer 18 policy questions, the only one that touched on the Middle East was: “Do you think Israel meets international standards of human rights?” That question […]
Read More →Iran Might Not Be Able to Wait Trump Out – John Hannah (Foundation for Defense of Democracies via Daily Alert)
Jun. 3, 2019 Iran Might Not Be Able to Wait Trump Out – John Hannah The U.S. intelligence community detected a spike in Iranian preparations to target American interests, resulting in the decision to augment U.S. forces in the region as well as a flurry of public warnings meant to deter any challenge. It’s rapidly dawning […]
Read More →Must Read: DEAR JEWISH-AMERICAN LEFTISTS: IT’S TIME FOR A TALK, by Valerie Sobel (FPM)
Mar. 13, 2019 You have the power to determine how history will judge us. From one Jew to another. From one parent/grandparent to another. From one who utters “Never Again!” to another. From one witnessing the vile anti-Semitic floats in Belgian parades to another. From one in horror watching the U.K. descend into 100 monthly […]
Read More →Trump on track in Middle East by Michael Doran (the Australian)
May 8, 2019 Pay attention to what Donald Trump does, not what he tweets, former prime minister John Howard said in an interview last year. Look beyond the “media snow”, he counselled, and examine “the substance of the outcome of all the things he does”. That was good advice 10 months back, but it is […]
Read More →The US Sanctions on Mullahs are Working by Majid Rafizadeh (Gatestone Inst.)
Apr. 27, 2019 “The golden days are gone and will never return. Iran doesn’t have enough money to give us.” — A militant with an Iranian-backed militia in Syria, New York Times, March 26, 2019. Feeling the pressure of sanctions on Iran, Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Iran’s proxy, Hezbollah, has also called on his group’s fundraising arm “to […]
Read More →Trump’s Golan Strategy – Elliot Kaufman (WSJ via Daily Alert)
Mar. 28, 2019 Trump’s Golan Strategy – Elliot Kaufman President Trump’s decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights puts the Palestinians on notice. The fear is that if a U.S. president can tell Syria to forget returning to the pre-1967 borders, he can tell the Palestinians the same thing: Shape up and cease your […]
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