The Washington Post Editorial Board goes through some serious mental gymnastics here. First off, they start off really well, noting that it is Hamas that started the violence, which is the norm. Then, it degenerates badly, as you can see from the headline (which has changed at least twice between when it was published and […]
This is a giveaway to Israel or something Trump’s Failure in Jerusalem His giveaway to Israel of an American embassy is a blow to the dream of peace. The day the United States opened its embassy in Jerusalem is a day the world has longed for, because of what it was supposed to represent: the […]
It’d be nice if professional writers, along with all the other people who like to throw out the racism screed (part of the reason RS McCain wrote a post about racism having 5 a’s), would take the time to actually learn what the word means How Racism Marred The Jerusalem Embassy Celebration For more than […]
Doing this has been U.S. policy for decades, but previous presidents have talked about doing it but never pulled the trigger Jerusalem welcomes the new U.S. Embassy as Palestinians decry ‘hostile’ move The windy road leading up to the city was decorated with fluttering American and Israeli flags on Monday as signs everywhere declared “Trump, […]
It looks like the United Nations has gotten a bit too big for their britches, thinking they can nullify U.S. law and presidential decisions UN to vote Monday on call for US Jerusalem decision to be withdrawn The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Monday on a draft resolution calling for the […]
As Allahpundit notes, this was the anti-Israel speech Kerry has been practicing in the mirror for years, which certainly had the approval of Mr. Obama, what with just a few weeks left in his administration (Politico) In a lengthy, at times bitter speech boiling over with frustration, outgoing Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday […]
The outgoing Team Obama has made a hash of the Middle East. They blew off the Iranian Green Revolution. They blew off the Arab Spring, right up till it hit Egypt, then they messed that up, even going as far as to back the Muslim Brotherhood candidates. They started a war in Libya to supposedly […]
This article from Haaretz was posted at 11:53pm Israel time. Israel is 7 hours ahead of East Coast time At least 20 people were injured, two seriously, when a bomb exploded on a bus in Jerusalem on Monday. The Shin Bet security service confirmed that the incident was a terror attack. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
There are quite a few idiotic stories on some group in Gaza firing rockets at Israel as the ceasefire ended, and the NY Times has the most idiotic. Here’s what it looks like on the mobile edition (both web and their app) front page Hey, I do that all the time on the golf course […]
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