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Category Archives: Israel
Los Angeles Hosts Another Anti-Israel Rally
Steve Goldberg emails: Dear Friends of Israel: Today, August 10. there will be yet another anti-Israel, pro-Hamas demonstration in Los Angeles. It is scheduled for 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM in front of the Federal Building on the corner of … Continue reading
Will America Get Its Own Meir Kahane?
All traditional Orthodox Jews I know believe Israel would be a better place if it had no non-Jewish residents. If you think R. Meir Kahane‘s teachings to expel the Arabs were ugly, please know that he was speaking pure Torah. … Continue reading
The United States Has No Vital National Security Interests In The Middle East Aside From Preserving Access To Its Oil
Whatever Israel, Hamas, Gaza, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Jordan etc do to each other has no vital implications for the United States. By contrast, what goes on in Mexico and Central America does have vital national security interests for the … Continue reading
Everybody Views The World In Ways That Make Their Group Is Best
Here is a complicated article by academic Richard Landes about a topic explained much more simply by Tom Wolfe in 2006. I particularly love this excerpt from Landes: As one NPR commentator noted (during the intifada!), “Any Palestinian with a … Continue reading
Hamas Supporters In LA Brandish Swastikas
Why do many Hamas supporters call for genocide against the Jews while Jews rarely call for genocide against the Palestinians? Because the Palestinians understand that with peace and freedom, the Jews will excel them. Jews have no fear about the … Continue reading
Why Do People Call The Conflict In The Middle East ‘Madness’?
I notice a UN officer calling the Israel vs Hamas conflict “madness,” but there’s nothing remotely “mad” about the fighting in the Middle East. If there was no killing in the Middle East, the Jewish state of Israel would increasingly … Continue reading
Jews, Palestinians & Group Conflict
Many of the Jews who moved to Israel in the 19th and 20th Century had a kindly view of the Palestinians. They saw no reason why the two groups should not prosper together. They did not see the land of … Continue reading
Why Does The World Hate Israel?
Dennis Prager writes: In Iraq, there is a mass murder from terror bombings almost every week. In Mexico, since 2006, approximately 120,000 people have been killed in the country’s drug wars. Iran, a genocide-advocating theocratic dictatorship, is very near having … Continue reading
Nationalism & Genocide
Am I right that an implicit part of being a nationalist is the willing to commit genocide, if that is necessary, to protect your people? Israel is fighting with Hamas in Gaza and hundreds of Palestinians are dead. Israel is … Continue reading
Slate: Los Angeles Native Who Joined IDF After Birthright Israel Trip Killed in Gaza
Slate reports: The Associated Press reports this morning on the story of two Americans, 24-year-old Max Steinberg of California and 21-year-old Nissim Sean Carmeli of Texas, who were killed on Sunday in Gaza while fighting with the Israel Defense Forces … Continue reading