Quote of the Week
“In an idolatrous world, Moses speaking at God’s behest, seems desperate to carve out one small territory where monotheism can grow unmolested.” Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
South Carolina becomes first US state to take action against anti-Israel boycotts
By: MICHAEL WILNER, JPOST— WASHINGTON – South Carolina’s governor has signed into law a bill to stop efforts to boycott, divest and sanction Israel on Thursday afternoon, in a first for the nation on a statewide level. The bill makes no mention of Israel directly, but prevents public entities from contracting with businesses engaging in…
Column One: The new government’s war on BDS
By: CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government is less than a month old, but it’s already apparent that it is different from its predecessors. And if it continues on its current diplomatic trajectory, it may do something that its six predecessors failed to accomplish. Netanyahu’s new government may improve Israel’s position internationally.…
Israelis and Saudis Reveal Secret Talks to Thwart Iran
By: ELI LAKE, Bloomberg View— Since the beginning of 2014, representatives from Israel and Saudi Arabia have had five secret meetings to discuss a common foe, Iran. On Thursday, the two countries came out of the closet by revealing this covert diplomacy at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington. Among those who follow the…
Rabbi Obama’s tough love
By: David M. Weinberg, Israel Hayom— If anybody had any doubts about what is in store for Israel over the next 19 months, U.S. President Barack Obama has now made it clear: a long, painful political shellacking for what he sees as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s amoral behavior. In order to rescue the lofty values of…