Opera in the heart of Tel Aviv You liked it before, you’ll like it again By Ted Belman Yesterday Tim Pawlenty, Republican presidential nominee hopeful, gave a very important speech to the Council on Foreign Relations. He disagreed stongly with Obama’s approach to Israel and the peace process. And in the middle of all this, is Israel. Israel is unique in the region because of what it stands for and what it has accomplished. And it is unique in the threat it faces—the threat of annihilation. It has long been a bastion of democracy in a region of tyranny and violence. And it is by far our closest ally in that part of the world. Nowhere has President Obama’s lack of judgment been more stunning than in his dealings with Israel. It breaks my heart that President Obama treats... James G. Wiles, AMERICAN THINKER It’s when you’re down and out that you find out who your friends are. Take a moment, then, to consider visiting the new website of conservative Daily Mail columnist, author and blogger Melanie Phillips. Ms. Phillips just exited the Spectator‘s blog under highly shrouded circumstances. Fleet Street is abuzz. Was it journalistic error? Or political persecution? It’s simply impossible to get at the facts. As one gleeful Muslim website recounts, this wasn’t the first time Ms. Phillips’ enemies got a piece of her fur. This... By Spengler, ASIA TIMES A version of the essay below appeared in the Dutch-language daily newspaper De Volkskrant on June 16. For months, the Dutch parliament has debated a bill that would ban kosher slaughter on supposed humanitarian grounds. On June 23, parliament offered a compromise according to which the Jewish community will have a chance to demonstrate that this 3,000-year-old practice does not cause animals to suffer. Given that kosher slaughter is mandated in order to prevent animal suffering, the entire proceeding is grotesque. This might seem like an esoteric issue affecting a small religious minority; on the contrary, I argue, it is on just such questions that the moral survival of the West depends – Spengler. For the first time in Western history, the physical as well as emotional pain felt by animals became a human concern three The dangers in premature recognition of a “Palestinian state”! (Translated from Arabic) International agreements dealing with peace in the Middle East must be respected The Palestinian side is flaunting UNSC Resolutions 242, 338 and 1850 and the Road Map to Peace, all of which call for agreed solutions for disputes to be reached by direct talks, rejecting unilateral acts that undermine internationally accepted parameters for reaching peace, and defining basic principles for bilateral peace-making. The Palestinians strive to obtain premature recognition for a “Palestinian State” this September despite the danger of derailing the peace talks, which is implicit in a unilateral declaration. International agreements dealing with peace in the Middle East must be respected. Israel indeed upholds them, as well as the principle of direct negotiations as being the only way to solve the dispute, while the Palestinians have long since... by Eitam Abadi, Indy News Israel April 27/11 Parliamentary initiatives to annex territories won from Jordan during the 1967 Six Day War have been gaining traction in recent weeks as the Western-backed Palestinian Authority continues its threats to unilaterally declare a state in these territories this September at the United Nations General Assembly. National Infrastructures Minister Uzi Landau (Yisrael Beiteinu) raised the idea of annexation at a party convention in Jerusalem two weeks ago and has since been granting interviews on the subject to the local and foreign press, including CNN, which approached Landau to discuss the matter on Tuesday. Landau and Diaspora Affairs Minister Yuli Edelstein...
Pawlenty against pressuring Israel
Despite wars and terrorists attacks, Israel offers all its citizens, men and women, Jews, Christians, Muslims and, others including 1.5 million Arabs, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, the right to vote, access to independent courts and all other democratic rights.Rally ‘Round Melanie Phillips
At the bottom of it all appears to be the British ruling class’ eroding support for Israel — a phenomenon not unknown elsewhere in the West. Like Caroline Glick at the Jerusalem Post and Pam Geller of atlasshrugs.com, Ms. Phillips has proved herself to be a great Lioness of Judah in resisting the rot. As such, in today’s Western Europe, Melanie Phillips stands out.Poisoning the well of animal welfare
millennia ago in the Jewish Scriptures. Not only does the Hebrew Bible prohibit meat obtained by hunting – the least humane way...Kuwait newspaper against UN recognition
By Abdallah al-Hadlaq, Al Watan, KuwaitAnnexation Law Gains Momentum
“We’ll have to protect ourselves,” he said. “If , I’m going to suggest to my government to extend our sovereigntyover the Jordan Valley and over the highly populated blocs we have in Judea and Samaria, just to start with.”More Recent Articles
Ted Belman
Jerusalem, Israel
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