Category Archives: Israel

Does America Have A National Interest In Israel?

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Luke Ford

Do you think the US has a national interest in Israel in proportion to our aid and involvement with Israel? If not, why do you think the USA is so involved in Israel? Do you think it is the Israel … Continue reading →

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The Case For Israel: Democracy’s Outpost

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Luke Ford

I’m watching on Netflix this 2009 documentary, based on Alan Dershowitz’s 2003 book, The Case for Israel. I haven’t read Dershowitz’s book, but I know that much of it is “plagiarized from From Time Immemorial, a book by Joan Peters.” … Continue reading →

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How Serious Is The Iran Threat?

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Luke Ford

In the Jul-Sept 1990 edition of Ultimate Issues, in the aftermath of Iraq’s conquest of Kuwait, Dennis Prager wrote an essay entitled, “And now…the Arab Threat.” The parallels between Saddam Hussein and Adolf Hitler are as true as they are … Continue reading →

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Why Should America Be Obsessed With Israel’s Safety?

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Luke Ford

Why should America be any more concerned with Israel than with Taiwan or other outlying democracies surrounded by tyrants? I’m forgetting why it is in America’s strategic interest to make Israel central to its concerns. I’m Jewish and I support … Continue reading →

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Mark Helprin Is A Hysteric

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Luke Ford

I enjoy author Mark Helprin (Dennis Prager’s radio producer Allen Estrin says Helprin is America’s greatest living novelist), but he keeps saying so many stupid things in such a histrionic manner that I regretfully conclude that while he should be … Continue reading →

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