Five Must-Know Facts for Reporters in Israel

Being a journalist can often be a thankless task, and when reporting from a place as complex and fraught as the Middle East, it’s understandable how journalists can make simple errors. With tensions already running high, reporters in Israel need to be consistently responsible and accurate. Factual errors – whether willful, careless or innocent – […]

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Irish Comedian’s Bethlehem Wall Claim is No Laughing Matter

Irish comedian Deirdre O’Kane visited Gaza courtesy of anti-Israel charity Trócaire and wrote up her experiences for the Irish Independent. Her description of Gaza avoided politics. However, a reference to Bethlehem in both the article and the headline need addressing. O’Kane concludes her article with the following: Onwards from Gaza to Bethlehem. I thought I […]

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US, Russia Vie Over the Future of Venezuela

The crisis in Venezuela is only getting worse by the week. And with Russian backing, it looks less likely that dictator Nicolas Maduro will step aside. Ana Quintana of The Heritage Foundation explains what’s at stake, and what’s going on. Read our interview, posted below, or listen to it on the podcast: We also cover […]

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New Zealand Mosque Leader Blames Jews for Christchurch Terror Attack in New Zealand

Following the New Zealand mosque attacks in Christchurch, mosque leader Ahmed Bhamji claimed at the “Love Aotearoa, Hate Racism” rally that Mossad (Israel’s national intelligence agency) was behind the NZ shooting, and that local Jewish businesses were funding terrorist Brenton Tarrant. Since Ahmed Bhamji is a prominent Muslim leader, and even hosted Prime Minister Jacinda […]

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Making Sense of Palestinian Logic

by Daniel Pipes May 4, 2019 Cross-posted from National Review Online Palestinians do weird things: A few days ago, the Palestinian Authority (PA), which rules most of the West Bank, refused to accept the tax revenues it is owed by the Israeli government. Today, Hamas, which rules all of Gaza, launched more than 200 rockets against […]

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Now Women Can’t Compete Against Women?

Because the International Association of Athletics Federations is committed to preserving the integrity of women’s athletic competition, it’s demanding that South African track star Caster Semenya chemically reduce the levels of testosterone in her body. Semenya is a female—both physiologically and chromosomally. But her body naturally produces elevated testosterone levels. Semenya refuses to alter her […]

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Charlie Daniels: When You Go Stomping In the Swamp, Slime Has a Habit of Splashing Both Ways

I watched part of the Senate hearing with Attorney General William Barr yesterday, and instead of hearing the informed questions of supposedly public servants who are sworn to serve the interests and security of this nation and the people who put them in office, I was bombarded with useless, showboat inquiries that everybody in the […]

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