Daily Archives: February 13, 2015
Anatomy of a Bad Iran Deal: A Preliminary Assessment
The lead editorial of the Washington Post on February 5, 2015, expressed the growing concern in elite circles with the contours of the emerging nuclear accord between Iran and the P5+1 (the U.S., Russia,...
Philadelphia City Councilwoman Honors Palestinian Governor — Then Has Regret
A Philadelphia City Councilwoman who recently honored a Palestinian governor at a local mosque is now expressing regret, claiming she was not aware the honoree had compared Israeli treatment of Palestinians to Nazi Germany...
The Mahdi is not coming to Hezbollah’s state
When Iran’s economy was thriving, Iran had only Hezbollah to nurture and spoil. Shiites in Lebanon were enjoying the benefits of the services and aid the Iranian money provided. In addition, the “Resistance” was...
We Palestinians hold the key to a better future
I am a proud Palestinian who grew up in a refugee camp and raised a large family. I want peace and prosperity for my people. I want an end to the misery and the...
The World War Inside Islam
In the aftermath of America’s invasion of Iraq, Norman Podhoretz, the neoconservative polemicist and editor of Commentary, wrote a long essay arguing that the battle against Islamist extremism amounted to “World War IV.” Podhoretz...
The ‘New York Times’ Violates My Protocol
Last week, I had some unkind words for the New York Times, whose account of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress had to be amended to reflect the fact that Bibi accepted the...
The unseen humanitarian face of Israel
In its long, ongoing, often bloody struggle with the Palestinians, Israel has lost the propaganda battle. There is simply no other explanation for: the ugly anti-Israel demonstrations last summer throughout the capitals of Europe,...
Palestinian moves to join ICC have nothing to do with justice
RECENT Palestinian moves to join the International Criminal Court are one more step in the decades-long campaign to vilify Israel and brand it in world opinion as “evil incarnate”.
It is a direct continuation of...
Hamas-linked charity, Interpal, enjoys mainstream support
Muslim charities in Britain today, writes journalist and broadcaster Peter Oborne in the Daily Telegraph, “risk being reviled, smeared and branded a terrorist organization.”
Oborne, the Telegraph’s chief political commentator, believes one charity in particular, London-based Interpal, has bore the...