Prof. Phyllis Chesler – Arutz Sheva On February 24, 2011, the distinguished Lars Hedegaard, the President of the Danish Free Press Society and the International Free Press Society, will stand trial for telling the truth about Islamic gender apartheid. Europe, once the birthplace of freedom, is fast becoming its graveyard. True, the Church tortured and burned many geniuses as heretics; Dutch Jews excommunicated Spinoza; wars for religious supremacy raged for hundreds of years. Still, concepts such as free speech and individual human rights over and above the divine rights of Kings gradually ruled the European zeitgeist. Americans and other former colonists romanticized Europe as “the” place for artists, free thinkers, and free spirits. Compliments of Anglo Saxon Ra’anana Real Estate Quote for the Week “That´s the real good news – more people doing more work and getting more pay for getting more done.” Pinchas Landau – Economist, summing up 2010 in an article in the Jerusalem Post. (As the man says; that´s the real GN ) A brief look back before we finally say goodbye to 2010 * Exports were up. * And now courtesy of Mr Landau . Israel will post another very large surplus on its current account – a regular feature since 2003 but unheard of (except for one freak year) before then. We have more income than outgoings and... The Politicization of International Law and the Challenges to U.S. Sovereignty featuring a panel of experts drawn from around the world Harry Reicher (University of Pennsylvania Law School), Tung Yin (Lewis & Clark Law School), Moderated by Avi Davis Sunday, January 16, 2011 Streamed live on the Internet and then archived. Log in from anywhere in the world and listen at any time Lawfare represents one... By David Harsanyi, dENVER pOST Wasn’t it moving to see progressive tweetdom and punditry unite in the defense of Jewry — in the Middle Ages? As a member of this most oppressed minority, I personally want to thank you. After all, how dare she? The media are so sick and tired of Sarah Palin’s shtick (that’s one of the words we use in private) that they created a stampede to Wikipedia to quickly figure out just how divisive this “blood libel” thing, whatever it means, could be to American discourse. Now, just for the record, we Jews haven’t been using the blood of gentile kids for our baking needs in at least a couple of decades, but in historical terms, blood libel refers to false accusations that Jews were murdering children to use their blood in religious rituals — and an excuse for anti-Semitism. It was heavily utilized in the Middle Ages by some Christians and, with a few modifications, is a regular smear in the Muslim world today. ... The Next Jewish Miss America? By Aimee Berg The 24-year-old Harvard University graduate from Brookline is the daughter of two doctors, the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors and a novice when it comes to pageants, but she is no stranger to competition. Galler Rabinowitz grew up skating with her mother. She “so liked having someone on the ice to talk to,” that at age 9 she found a partner and became an ice dancer. At 14, she won her first national title, with David Mitchell, In 2005, when Mitchell injured his shoulder, Galler Rabinowitz knew it was time to stop deferring her Harvard admission. “I was so excited to get back in the classroom and have... F-35 looking more like white elephant AFP/File – Visitors take a closer look at a Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet at the Singapore Airshow 2010. The … by Mathieu Rabechault Mathieu Rabechault – Following a series of cost overruns and delays, the program is now expected to cost a whopping 382 billion dollars, for 2,443 aircraft. The so-called 5th generation fighter was built with features designed to help avoid enemy radar and ensure American supremacy in the skies for decades. But there is now the potential for competition from China, which this week unveiled its first radar-evading combat aircraft and fueled a sense of a military rivalry between the two powers. At home, the Lockheed Martin F-35 is getting increased criticism even from some at the Pentagon. Committee appointed by Sephardic Chief Rabbi Amar tells Shas leader it cannot approve conversions that have already been performed by army. Yosef drafts halachic ruling confirming conversions Shas’ spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosed on Friday wrote a halachic ruling legitimizing all conversions performed by the Israel Defense Forces in recent years. Following a meeting with Sephardic Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar and members of a committed tasked with examining military conversions, Rabbi Yosef decided to approve the controversial conversions. As reported by Ynet earlier, the committee appointed by Rabbi Amar informed the Shas rabbi that it could not recommend approving the conversions. Yosef, as a supreme halachic authority, decided to take the matter into his own hands. Rabbi Yosef drafted the ruling himself and asked Rabbi Amar to hand it over to IDF Chief Rabbi Brigadier-General Rafi Peretz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As the person responsible for... [This article makes too much of the divide in the military. I do not believe that "Most in Israel’s security establishment — hard-liners included — worry that continuing to rule over the West Bank, with its 2.5 million hostile Palestinians, is more dangerous than Palestinian statehood. ". Besides there are only 1.5 million Arabs there.] They’re only a handful, but they include some of the most familiar names in the Israeli defense establishment, including a couple that you’d never expect to see joining the peace camp. And it’s been made clear that others are preparing to follow them. The first surprise came from Dan Halutz, whose last public position was chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces. On December 2, the first day of Hanukkah, he joined Tzipi Livni’s Kadima party. There could hardly be a more unlikely recruit to Livni’s cause of peace processing and Palestinian statehood. An ace pilot and former air force chief, Halutz has an...
Free Speech Has Died in Europe
Despite fairly rigid class systems, and the continued existence of symbolic (but well paid) monarchies, European countries are known for providing educational, social, and health care services for all—a reality which, given...Good News, Israel
* Unemployment was down – see the quote above-
* Tourism was up
* Border incidents were down – way down
* Productivity was up – see quote
* Consumer spending was up
* Individual saving and long term investment by Israelis were up
* All the ups and downs were in the right places The rise of Lawfare
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A Jewish American Star
In the 89-year history of the Miss America pageant, there has been only one Jewish winner: Bess Myerson, in 1945. On January 15, there may be another: Loren Galler Rabinowitz, Miss Massachusetts.
then placed fourth at the 2003 World Junior Championships and captured the bronze at the 2004 US Senior Championships.F-35 looking more like white elephant
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The F-35 fighter jet, set to replace a large part of the US warplane fleet, has become the most expensive weapons program ever, drawing increased scrutiny at a time of tight public finances.Rabbi Yosef legitimizes IDF conversions
Israel’s Top Military Brass Is Marching Away From the Prime Minister
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Ted Belman
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