Unmasking the ‘international community’

BY CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST—  For many years, the Left in Israel and throughout the world has upheld the so-called “international community” as the arbiter of all things. From Israel’s right to exist to climate change, from American world leadership to genetically modified crops, the Left has maintained that the “international community,” is the only body…

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America bows before Muslim Brotherhood's rising power

BY ISRAEL TODAY— The Obama Administration on Wednesday signaled that it will reestablish official ties with Egypt’s rising Islamist power, the Muslim Brotherhood. When former Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak was ousted earlier this year, the Obama Administration insisted that the Brotherhood was a fringe group, and that detractors were making too big a deal of…

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Livni tells UN chief: Gaza flotilla a 'grave provocation'

BY JPOST— Opposition leader Tzipi Livni discussed the upcoming Gaza flotilla with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday in New York, according to a Kadima statement. Livni said that anyone who wants to aid Gazan civilians should do so via the proper channels, rather than “grave provocations” like the flotilla. She went on to say…

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Christians Find ‘VolunTours’ to Bless Israel more Meaningful

BY NICOLE JANSEZIAN, TRAVELUJAH— More and more Christians are finding that their visit to Israel can be rewarding and meaningful when they roll up their sleeves and volunteer to help organizations, projects and individuals rather than merely tour the sites of the Holy Land. In May, one group did just that. And all 14 members…

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Netanyahu Orders Navy to Interdict Flotilla

BY GAVRIEL QUEENANN, ARUTZ 7— Prime Minister Binyamin ordered Israel’s defense establishment Monday to interdict the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla 2, Voice of Israel radio reported. Netanahyu gave the order during a meeting of his Security Cabinet dedicated to preparations Israel was taking in advance of the new flotilla expected to set sail for Gaza this…

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Palestinians ready for UN statehood bid

BY ELIOR LEVY, YNET— The Palestinian leadership officially announced Sunday it will turn to the UN for recognition of an independent state in September. The decision was made after a meeting convened by President Mahoud Abbas in his Ramallah headquarters. PLO Executive Committee chief Yasser Abed Rabbo declared that the move is aimed at protecting…

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Video: Porcelain Unicorn

This summer, director/producer Ridley Scott launched a global filmmaking competition dubbed “Tell It Your Way” following its Cannes Lions award-winning short-film project “Parallel Lines.” The entrants were given freedom of expression and could take up any theme they wanted. There were two strict rules:  The dialogue could be precisely six-lines (as it was in the…

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S. Carolina Legislature Unanimously Endorses 'United Israel'

 BY SAMUEL SOKOL, ARUTZ7— The South Carolina state legislature has unanimously passed a bill calling on the state of Israel to retain control over the West Bank and highlighting what it terms the “cordial and mutually beneficial relations” enjoyed by Israel and South Carolina since 1948. The bill, which was authored by Representative Alan Clemmons…

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Turkey renews strategic ties with Israel ahead of showdown with Syria

BY DEBKAFILE— After more than a year of strained relations, Turkey has decided to restore military and intelligence collaboration in the eastern Mediterranean with Israel as Ankara heads for a military showdown with Syria, according to debkafile’s exclusive military sources. The deal worked out between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu also gives…

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5 years of Gilad Schalit's captivity

BY JPOST— Hundreds of people began gathering at the Schalit family tent set up outside the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem Saturday afternoon to offer their support to the family’s demand that their son, Gilad, be released from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip. Saturday marks the fifth anniversary of Gilad Schalit’s kidnapping by Hamas…

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God bless you Michele Bachmann!

BY CAROLINE GLICK— Watch this speech by Congresswoman and Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann on Israel. I cannot remember EVER hearing a more pro-Israel speech by ANY American presidential candidate in my life.  I cannot remember EVER hearing a more cogent explanation of Israel’s importance to the US by ANY American presidential candidate in my…

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