Does Israel Abide by International Standards of Human Rights? – Jennifer Rubin (Washington Post via Daily Alert)
Jun. 20, 2019 Does Israel Abide by International Standards of Human Rights? – Jennifer Rubin The New York Times asked the Democratic presidential candidates the same 18 questions, including asking whether Israel abides by international standards of human rights. Here is the answer they should have given: You know it’s weird you are asking about the only true […]
Read More →Must watch: Why Don’t You Support Israel?, by Stephen Harper (Prager University)
May 13, 2019 Israel is one of the most free and most prosperous countries in the world. Not only is Israel a booming economy and a wellspring of innovation, it is the only democracy in the Middle East. So why is it so controversial to support the Jewish state? Stephen Harper, the 22nd Prime Minister […]
Read More →RESERVISTS ON DUTY GIVE TESTIMONIES AT EU FOR THE FIRST TIME, by Ilanit Chernick (J. Post)
Feb. 26, 2019 Four combat soldiers told their personal stories while serving in the IDF Click here for article
Read More →Israeli Arab Activist: Israel Is My Country and I Am Proud of It…runs in Likud party’s primaries (summaries of 2 articles by Daily Alert)
Jan. 10, 2019 Muslim Arab Woman Competing in Likud Party Primaries(Times of Israel) Dima Tayeh, from Kafr Manda in the Galilee, made headlines on Tuesday when she told Hadashot TV she was running in the Likud party’s primaries. “There is no other country in the Middle East that respects its citizens and gives them as much equality […]
Read More →Israel Has Not Disenfranchised the Arabs – Lt.-Col. (ret.) Peter Lerner (J. Post via Daily Alert)
Jan. 1, 2018 Israel Has Not Disenfranchised the Arabs – Lt.-Col. (ret.) Peter Lerner Anti-Israel activists have claimed that as Israel once again heads for elections, millions of Palestinians are disenfranchised. That claim is false. Ever since the Oslo Accords, 98% of the Palestinian population in the territories enjoys self-governance. They have a Palestinian Legislative Council […]
Read More →Israel’s Version of Democracy Is in Good Health – Zev Chafets (Bloomberg via Daily Alert)
Dec. 25, 2018 Israel’s Version of Democracy Is in Good Health – Zev Chafets (Bloomberg) Israel now ranks 30th out of 167 countries in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual survey of national democracies. It is sandwiched between France and Belgium. The Economist calls these “flawed democracies,” a designation that also include the United States. Since 2009, Israel has moved up […]
Read More →Italy follows US lead in ridding itself of UN madness, by Fiamma Nirenstein (JNS)
Sept. 14, 2018 It’s truly a stretch of the imagination to assume that we are witnessing democratic debate inside the U.N. General Assembly. Click here for full article
Read More →Israeli Arabs and Jews Drive Past Another Turning Point, by Daniel Gordis (Bloomberg News)
Aug. 21, 2018 An opportunity to come together to protest the controversial nation-state law dissolves into ugly Palestinian chants. “The Arabs,” Abba Eban, the eloquent Israeli diplomat, said almost half a century ago, “never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.” The pithy line was classic Eban — slightly funny, obviously memorable and, sadly, true. […]
Read More →The Misrepresentation of Israel’s Democracy – Matthew Continetti (Commentary via Daily Alert)
Aug. 20, 2018 The Misrepresentation of Israel’s Democracy – Matthew Continetti Reasonable people and friends of Israel may disagree about the necessity and utility of the new nation-state law. Such disagreement, however, ought to be based on facts. The Los Angeles Times described the nation-state law as “granting an advantageous status to Jewish-only communities.” But that is false: […]
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