My thoughts on politics.
In the wake of President Trump’s massive cuts in aid to UNRWA, about a third of the bloated agency’s budget, some $65m, the Palestinian Authority has called on the 22, mostly oil-rich Arab nations that make up the Arab League, to chip in to make up the deficit in funds. Even if these countries agree, …
In President Trump’s State of the Union address, he spoke about his desire for legislation to be passed that would prevent enemies of the U.S. from receiving aid. “I took an action endorsed unanimously by the Senate just months before: I recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Shortly afterwards, dozens of countries voted in …
Vice President Mike Pence is in Israel, but Arab members of Knesset are going to boycott Pence’s speech to the Israeli parliament. Why? Because the Trump administration has recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Why this should be big news is beyond understanding. Is there any other sovereign nation that is not allowed to choose its …
Haley warned that there’s a new sheriff in town. She warned that the US was “taking names.” She warned they’d leave UNESCO and she warned that US funds to the UN would be slashed. And the president backed her—said, “We’ll save a lot.” And now we will. The United States is reducing its UN funding …
Miss Iraq posed for a selfie with Miss Israel at the 2017 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant. The result? Miss Iraq received death threats and her family had to go into hiding. If a selfie causes this much tzuris (Yiddish for trouble), imagine how far away the world is from a real peace with Muslim extremists. …
George Soros has been doing whatever he can to bring down President Trump. His latest gambit is to gather all the women who wish to accuse the president of harassment, prepare them, and have them do a press conference, all nicely organized. He’s doing this under the auspices of a nonprofit organization called Brave New …
Many presidents have promised to move the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Israel’s capital, Jerusalem. Trump is just one more. Now that the waiver has expired, legally, he has to move the embassy. But the State Department is flipping out. Why? They say that moving the embassy will awaken the violence. They must not …
Growing up, it seemed like the Cold War would never end. It was a big deal when it did. But it seems that Obama brought it back to life again. And President Trump has invited it to stick around. So says veteran columnist Caroline Glick, who lays it all out for us in her piece …
The Daily Caller cites a New York Times article in which, Joel S. Baden, Yale University professor of the Hebrew Bible admonishes the Washington, D.C. Museum of the Bible for only representing a “Judeo-Christian” perspective on the bible. As if there’s another people who use this book as the main text of their religion?? In …
Israel, a mostly ceremonial position. The occasion was Rivlin’s speech at the Jewish Federation General Assembly in Los Angeles. The Jerusalem Post has the story: Rivlin told Gadot. “Even then we knew you’d be great. I am so proud and happy to meet you, a real and beloved ambassador for the State of Israel, who …