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Category Archives: Israel
NYT: Netanyahu Makes Quick Pivot From Loss on Iran Deal
Maybe his dramatic opposition to the deal was a deal-making ploy? Many Jewish organizations such as AIPAC have fundraised for millions by opposing the deal. NYTIMES.com: JERUSALEM — In the week since it became clear that Congress would not block … Continue reading
The Israeli Mind
Alon Gratch writes March 1, 2015: In the aftermath of World War II, Israeli foreign policy rested on the idea that if you want to make history, you must forget history. This idea allowed the government to negotiate with Germany … Continue reading
WHY ISRAEL’S ELECTIONS WERE REALLY ABOUT 1967
Alon Gratch writes March 31, 2015: At my son’s bar mitzvah, which took place a few years ago at a Conservative synagogue outside New York City, the rabbi delivered a sermon on the Six Day War, declaring it “Israel’s finest … Continue reading
Author, psychologist delves inside ‘The Israeli Mind’
Jonathan Kirsch writes: He describes how he witnessed a lighthearted conversation in a Jerusalem coffee shop between a graduate student and a young teacher about classroom cheating. “Well, if I caught a student cheating, I wouldn’t view it as a … Continue reading
Israel & The Syrian Refugees
From Mondoweiss: Israel has refused to take a single refugee. Opposition leader Isaac Herzog called on Netanyahu’s hard-line right-wing government “to act toward receiving refugees from the war in Syria, in addition to the humanitarian efforts it is already making.” … Continue reading
Free Beacon: New York Times Launches Congress ‘Jew Tracker’
I take it for granted that being Jewish is likely to predispose a politician to certain positions (generally siding with the coalition of the fringe against the core). Also, having Jewish constituents and Jewish funding will undoubtedly influence politicians. For … Continue reading
British Jewish Leaders Unite Behind Subsidizing Illegal Immigration
There’s not a word in the following article about Israel. Apparently, it is fine with the Jewish elites of Britain for the Jewish state to act in its self-interest by not taking in Islamic migrants who hate it. Apparently, it … Continue reading
Stereotyping While Waiting In Line At Ralphs
It was a mess at Ralphs this afternoon. As I waited in line, I noticed patterns. WASPs are the best behaved group. They are the best at waiting in line and they are the best, in general, in acting like … Continue reading
There’s No Powerful Jewish Lobby
Ken Kurson, editor of the New York Observer, posts on FB: “I’m breaking some news here. I just don’t get this guy [Cory Booker] at all. I had such high hopes for him. I stand dazed and brokenhearted. And as … Continue reading
COMPASSION SIGNALLING ABOUT A SAD PHOTOGRAPH WON’T SOLVE SYRIA’S REFUGEE PROBLEM
James Delingpole writes: It’s a pretty low-down trick, you might have thought, to use a harrowing photograph of a dead child to advance your political agenda and signal the depths of your compassion. But almost everyone has been at it … Continue reading