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Category Archives: Israel
America Guarantees Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge
Wikipedia: Qualitative Military Edge (QME) is a concept in US foreign policy. The U.S. commits itself to maintain Israel’s qualitative military edge (QME) — that is, the technological, tactical, and other advantages that allow it to deter numerically superior adversaries. … Continue reading
Yair Rosenberg: ‘WHY BEING PRO-ISRAEL AND BACKING DONALD TRUMP ARE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE POSITIONS’
From Tabletmag in May of 2016: “That’s because what is good for America is good for Israel and what is bad for America is bad for Israel. The United States is Israel’s greatest benefactor—it is the Jewish state’s guarantor through … Continue reading
NYT: “Australia’s Immoral Preference for Christian Refugees”
Steve Sailer: From the New York Times oped page: Australia’s Immoral Preference for Christian Refugees By A. ODYSSEUS PATRICK MAY 3, 2017 SYDNEY, Australia — Like many Western countries, Australia has agreed to resettle refugees from the wars in Syria … Continue reading
Eitan Arom: Is Zionism a bad word?
Upon reading the headline, my immediate response was, “For whom?” For some people, Zionism is naturally a bad word because it represents something that is an affront to their people (Arabs and Muslims) or to their value system (leftism). If … Continue reading
Haaretz: Kingdom of Israel: Extremist rabbis dream of Jewish monarchy, with a special role for non-Jews
These rabbis don’t seem extremist to me. They are simply explicating Torah. If Torah is extreme, then these rabbis are extreme. Haaretz: After explaining when it is allowed to kill non-Jews in widely vilified ‘Torat Hamelech,’ rabbis Shapira and Elitzur … Continue reading
Queer Theory and BDS: The Odd Couple
Rivka Edelman writes: For the past two years Boycott Divest Sanction, (BDS) the growing college campus movement against Israel, has put every Jewish student and many faculty in its crosshairs. It is the latest incarnation of anti-Semitism to garner the … Continue reading
Benjamin Netanyahu says he will build a fence around the whole of Israel to keep out ‘the wild beasts’
I hope America does this. Israel takes it survival seriously. We could learn from her. And there’s nothing wrong with declaring people who want to slaughter you “beasts.” The Guardian: Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to build a 15ft fence to … Continue reading
Israel ‘to take in 100 Syrian orphans’
Many people, including myself, have questioned why Jewish activists only push for white gentile countries to take in Syrian refugees. Israel must have gotten the message that taking in some orphans would be good PR. BBC: Israel has for the … Continue reading
Time To Move American Embassy To Jerusalem
Comments at Unz.com: * Relocating the American Embassy to Jerusalem, as President Donald Trump has pledged to do, is more than symbolic. It’s what Christians should be praying for if they value celebrating future Easter Holy Weeks, in the Church … Continue reading
1,500 rabbis sign letter calling on Trump administration to support refugees
Would they recommend that Israel take in people who hate it? (JTA) — More than 1,500 U.S. rabbis signed a letter calling on the incoming Trump administration to maintain the federal refugee resettlement program. HIAS, a global Jewish nonprofit that … Continue reading