BY ELI E. HERTZ, MYTHSANDFACTS— Despite 1,300 years of Muslim Arab rule, Jerusalem was never the capital of an Arab entity. Oddly, the PLO’s National Covenant, written in 1964, never mentioned Jerusalem. Only after Israel regained control of the entire city did the PLO “update” its Covenant to include Jerusalem. Overall, the role of Jerusalem…
BY BRUCE THORNTON, FRONTPAGEMAG— Before he was killed by French police, the jihadist murderer of three French-Algerian soldiers and four Jews, including three children, said that he was driven to killing by the “murder” of Palestinian children by Israelis. Of course, when all else fails blame the Jews. But this excuse is a mere pretext,…
RABBI BENJAMIN BLECH, AISH— To be a Jew, whether we like it or not, is to be a magnet for hatred, no matter how unjustified and irrational. I can’t force the horrifying image out of my mind. The murderer on the motorcycle dismounted, grabbed the beautiful eight-year-old little girl by her hair. He put a…
BY VICTOR SHARPE— One year ago, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu wanted to hear the world, or at least the allegedly civilized Western world, condemn in emphatic words of sincere condemnation the barbaric slaughter of a Jewish family – the Fogels – a vile crime perpetrated by Arabs calling themselves Palestinians. But the Prime Minister needn’t…
BY BARRY RUBIN— Dear readers, I’d like to share a secret. Every day I read articles, or some form of writing, by people who claim to be experts on the Middle East. I have read them on land; I have read them at sea; I have read them in the air. And they will never…
BY FRANK GAFFNEY— According to the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), there is a grave threat to America that must be suppressed at all costs. The threat is that Lieutenant General William “Jerry” Boykin might be allowed to exercise his constitutionally guaranteed right to free speech. This proposition is bizarre on multiple levels. For…
This past December the U.S. State Department hosted a three-day, closed-door international conference to discuss implementation of Resolution 16/18 with members of the OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) that if passed, will criminalize the criticism of Islam. The OIC is the world’s largest Islamic Organization with 56 member states and the Palestinian Authority, and is…
BY RICHARD BOOKER, PART 4 of MYTHOMANIACS— Another myth is that that Jews who lived under Muslim Arab rule before the birth of Israel had harmonious relations with the Arabs and were treated with dignity and tolerance. The implication is that if Israel would submit to Arab rule, the fighting would stop and Muslims, Jews,…
Think on this! “O God do not keep silent. Be not quiet O God, be not still. See how your enemies growl, how your foes rear their heads. With cunning they conspire against your people. They plot against those you cherish. Come they say let us destroy them as a nation, so that Israel’s name…
By CHARLES JACOBS, Boston Jewish Advocate — The ADL is now caught flatfooted by its own paralysis. Republicans are all over national TV, arguing passionately over which (and whose) approaches – given the sorry state of American society – might best set things right. They know Democrats will use the best barbs they throw at…