New round of questions over whether Israel is liability to U.S.
by James D. Besser, The Jewish Week A relationship built on the notion that Israel is a critical U.S. strategic asset may be weakening as more and more analysts in both countries argue that the Jewish state is becoming more of a foreign policy liability. So far that view has not penetrated Israel’s overwhelming support…
DetailsThe alien in the White House
by Dorothy Rabinowitz, Wall Street Journal The deepening notes of disenchantment with Barack Obama now issuing from commentators across the political spectrum were predictable. So, too, were the charges from some of the president’s earliest enthusiasts about his failure to reflect a powerful sense of urgency about the oil spill. There should have been nothing…
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Who belongs to the people of Israel?
by Jan Willem van der Hoeven, International Christian Zionist Center Part of the wonderful restoration God’s Own Word promises for His scattered people is the coming together of the two sticks, Judah and Ephraim, as seen by the prophet Ezekiel in the 37th chapter of his book. The words used to describe this forthcoming…
DetailsHelen Thomas has new fans in the Middle East
by Israel Today Her journalism career in America may be over, but if 89-year-old Helen Thomas still has the energy, there is an enormous audience willing to hang on her every word in the Middle East. Thomas was compelled to resign as White House correspondent and columnist for the Hearst newspaper group after she told…
DetailsThe New Wannabe Ottomans
by Victor Davis Hanson, Townhall A Turkish Islamic group — the “Humanitarian Relief Foundation,” often associated by Western intelligence agencies with terrorist sponsorship — orchestrated the recent Gaza flotilla. It was hoping for the sort of violent, well-publicized confrontation with the Israeli navy that later followed. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, immediately issued veiled…
DetailsLieberman: Israel shouldn't lift Gaza siege until Hamas lets Red Cross see Shalit
By Haaretz Service Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Thursday that Israel should not lift its blockade on the Gaza Strip unless Hamas agreed to goodwill gestures such as allowing representatives of the Red Cross to visit captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Lieberman told Amir Oren and Gabriela Shalev, Israel’s ambassadors to the United States and…
DetailsTurkey is calling for a jihad against Israel
by Joshua Teitelbaum, guardian.co.uk Support for Turkey is at an all-time high in the Arab world. The last time Turkish flags were carried through the streets of Middle Eastern capitals was during the first world war, as people took to the streets in continued support for the Ottoman sultan-caliph against the western entente powers. The sultan-caliph…
DetailsThe "myth of the siege in Gaza"
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu, Israel National News The “myth of the siege of Gaza” has been exploded in a research report that quotes Arab sources that say “Gaza markets are saturated with goods.” The Washington Post reported last week that Gaza “pharmacies look as well-supplied as a typical Rite Aid.” Reserve IDF officer Lt. Col.…
DetailsBackground on Turkey and recent flotilla incident
by The Israel Project Turkish leaders have angrily denounced Israel and threatened to downgrade Turkish-Israeli ties in the aftermath of Israel’s campaign last week to prevent an illegal flotilla from reaching Gaza. Turkey’s actions came after nine activists – all Turks or of Turkish descent – were killed after self-described human rights activists aboard a…
DetailsLet's hope the world is right about ‘evil’ Israel
by Dennis Prager With the exception of the United States, nearly all the world’s nations; newspapers, radio and TV news stations; the United Nations; and the world’s Leftist academics and organizations have condemned Israel over the Gaza flotilla incident. The characterizations of the Jewish state range from a society so evil that it should not…
DetailsIsrael and Its Liberal 'Friends'
by Bret Stephens Questions for liberals: What does it mean to be a friend of Israel? What does it mean to be a friend of the Palestinians? And should the same standards of friendship apply to Israelis and Palestinians alike, or is there a double standard here as well? It has become the predictable…
DetailsReuters Admits Cropping Photos of Ship Clash, Denies Political Motive
by Ed Barnes, Fox News The British-based Reuters news agency has been stung for the second time by charges that it edited politically sensitive photos in a way that casts Israel in a bad light. But this time Reuters claims it wasn’t at fault. The news agency reacted to questions raised by an American blogger…
DetailsBeing Palestinian Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry
by Asaf Romirowsky, FrontPageMagazine.com It is predominately understood that Israel was in the right in her actions during the latest operation against the Gaza flotilla. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on the mark when he unequivocally stated that Israel “will never apologize for defending itself.” The problem is not always being right but also…
DetailsThe plain truth about Israel
by Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post In other times, Hearst Newspapers White House Correspondent Helen Thomas’s demand that the Jews “get the hell out of Palestine,” and go back to Poland, Germany and America would have been front page news in every newspaper in the US the day after the story broke. In other times, had…
DetailsVatican Takes On Christian Fundamentalists
by Greg Burke, Fox News It’s not easy walking through the minefield called Middle Eastern politics, and a Vatican document released Sunday managed to criticize Israel, Egypt, Islam and even Christian fundamentalists. The 46-page text, “The Catholic Church in the Middle East: Communion and Witness,” will serve as a working document for an October meeting…
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