Fool me twice, shame on me

By STAN GOODENOUGH, JERUSALEM NEWSWIRE— Seven years ago, Israel carried out a unilateral “disengagement” from the Gaza Strip with catastrophic consequences for the Jewish state. The action saw Israeli forces uprooting 10,000 of their countrymen from their homes and demolishing their communities, thereby facilitating the establishment of a permanent terrorist mini-state in the enclave. Massive…

Obama's church to divest from Israel

BY GIULIO MEOTTI, ARUTZ 7— In the Irish city of Limerick, in 1904, a powerful priest, John Creagh, promoted a boycott of the Jewish population. “It is madness”, the Christian leader declared, “for a people to allow an evil to grow in their midst that will eventually cause them ruin”. Economic sanctions were imposed; orders…

Talks with Iran are not working

BY HERB KEINON, JPOST— The current round of negotiations between the world powers and Iran is “not working,” a senior Israeli official said Monday, adding that after two meetings there is “not an iota of evidence indicating the Iranians are in any way serious about curbing their nuclear program.” Israel was briefed by a senior…