My thoughts on politics.
It’s always a little startling and certainly interesting to see American politics through the lens of the outsider. Caroline Glick, a native Chicagoan, and journalist who picked up and moved to Israel some years ago, gave her opinion of “McMaster’s purge of Trump loyalists” on August 3. Several news outlets have picked up the story and …
Everyone is sad that Charlie Gard has passed away. No matter how you felt about prolonging his life, you know that his parents loved him and are devastated. You know they’re hurting. Perhaps the most striking line in all the coverage was this one from Truth Revolt: “Virtually none of Charlie Gard’s parents [sic] wishes …
Charlie Gard might have been saved, had he been allowed to have the experimental treatment in the United States for which his parents raised the funds. By the time all the strings had been pulled to make it happen, it was, however, too late. Charlie’s parents are now ready to drop their legal battle. They’ve …
Are you following the whole business with Donald Jr. and his collusion with the Russians? Is it a big deal or, as they say in the vernacular, a “nothing burger?” Listen to Greg Gutfield hash it out with guests including the brilliant Mark Steyn.
Politics have always been divisive. That’s why people make a habit of not discussing politics at, for instance, dinner parties. It’s just rude. Because it inevitably makes people argue. But social media has multiplied the rude and divisive factor by a factor of about a gazillion. If you’re a celebrity of any type, and you’ve …
All of the news sites are carrying the story of the UK parents who have been prevented from taking their baby to the States for an experimental treatment that could, perhaps, save his life. Charlie Gard has a genetic disease so rare there are only 16 cases worldwide. He’s got progressive muscle weakness and extensive …
Yisrael Katz, who is both Minister of Transportation and Minister of Intelligence in the Israeli Knesset, has been, um, floating the idea, for quite awhile now, of creating an artificial island off of the Gaza coast, so that the people of Gaza could have a way around the legal Israeli maritime blockade. With such an island, …
The Wall Street Journal carried a piece that quoted Syrian rebels saying they couldn’t have survived without Israel’s assistance. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu immediately denied the report. Seriously? Why would Israel want to be on record as taking sides in this mess?? Netanyahu agreed only to giving humanitarian support such as medical care, food, …
Back in February, Muslims raised more than $91,000 to fix up a desecrated Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia. That effort remains controversial, spearheaded as it was by Linda Sarsour. Some say Sarsour wanted to cover for her open denunciation of Zionists. Now a senior PA official, who asked to remain anonymous, after treatment at Haifa’s Rambam Health …
The United States and Israel share many common issues, because both countries are democracies. One such issue is the struggle to see who will control the Supreme Court, the liberal left, or conservatives. Israeli Minister of Justice, Ayelet Shaked, would like to change the makeup of the Israeli high court to include more right wing …