A friendship grown less warm

By MARK TOOLEY, WEEKLY STANDARD— Senator Ted Cruz’s vigorous defense of Israel at a recent conference for persecuted Middle Eastern Christians in Washington, D.C., provoked jeers from a loud minority in the audience, made up largely of Catholics and Orthodox, many of them from the region or of Middle Eastern background. In June, the Presbyterian…

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Is God through with the Jews?

By EARL COX— Anti-Semitism is spreading around the world at an alarming speed. In case you don’t know what anti-Semitism is, it is a Jew-hating attitude of discrimination against, or hostility towards, Jewish people. Some might conjure up images of goose-stepping Nazis, Germany and the Holocaust, but these images cause us to miss today’s subtle,…

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Wish I’d said that

“The Jew’s contributions to the world’s list of great names in literature, science, art, music, finance, medicine and abstruse learning are also very out of proportion to the weakness of his numbers. He has made a marvelous fight in this world in all ages; and has done it with his hands tied behind him. He…

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The quiet intifada in Jerusalem

By MICHAEL FREUND— In recent months, Palestinian terrorists have transformed Jerusalem into a battleground, carrying out increasingly brazen attacks against Jews. The incidents have grown in both quantity and severity, putting Jewish lives and property at risk. While the media has largely ignored the story, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist, and it is time…

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Iran seeks give and take on militants nuclear program

By REUTERS— Iran is ready to work with the United States and its allies to stop Islamic State militants, but would like to see more flexibility on Iran’s uranium enrichment program, senior Iranian officials told Reuters. The comments from the officials, who asked not to be named, highlight how difficult it may be for the…

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Video: Michael Rogatchi, Violin Garden

Musical video-essay by Inna Rogatchi featuring VIOLIN GARDEN (1994 – 2014) collection of the oil painings by Michael Rogatchi, the world-renowned master of ‘the metaphorical expressionism’. The works from this collection belong to some of the world’s leading museum and to the notable private art collections in Europe and the USA. Music have a special…

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Why Rouhani loves New York

By CAROLINE GLICK— Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s trip to New York next week will be a welcome relief for the Iranian leader. Finally, he’ll be somewhere where he’s appreciated, even loved. Ahead of his trip to America, the US media continued its practice of presenting Rouhani as a moderate, and a natural ally for the…

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Video: Hamas by Ari Lesser

Hamas, a terrorist organization similar to Isis, rules over the Gaza strip. In the summer of 2014 Hamas provoked a war with Israel. Hamas is Palestinian, but it oppresses the Palestinian civilian population in Gaza and launches rockets into Israel to terrorize Israeli civilians. Hamas calls for the murder of Jews and the destruction of…

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‘Silent Intifada’ Rages in Jerusalem

By ISRAEL TODAY— By outside appearances it would seem life in Israel has returned to normal following the conclusion of the summer’s Gaza war. However, in Jerusalem, what the Israeli press has dubbed the “silent intifada” is raging, and growing more dangerous by the day. On Tuesday night, a 44-year-old religious Jewish man was badly…

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Pope Says Christians in Iraq Suffering ‘Just Like the Jews’

By AFP— Pope Francis has warned that Christians in Iraq and Syria face persecution just as Jews have in the past, a prominent American Jewish leader said Thursday. “You have suffered, now it’s our turn,” World Jewish Congress president Ronald Lauder said the pope told him in a private audience. Francis also repeated his recent…

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Mirages and shifting sands

By VICTOR SHARPE— The Commander in Chief of the USA has been dithering and having endless fun on the golf course while a Sunni horde of jihadists and savages in the Middle East has been allowed to swell its numbers to 35,000. At the same time, and in direct consequence to the deeply suspicious procrastination…

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