Speaking in Minneapolis yesterday about the Obamacare rollout, Biden said, “We didn’t want this to start off as shaky as it did. But it’s complicated.” For many years, Facebook offered a short range of relationship options, including “it’s complicated.” Ever since, “it’s complicated” has been the Facebook status that both says nothing and fits every situation. […]
February 20, 2014 15:31 by Alex Margolin Proof that the SodaStream episode is helping change the conversation about settlements: a writer for the Independent went to visit the factory in Maale Adumim and realized that something was missing from the BDS analysis of the situation: Not only are the anti-SodaStream campaigners barking up the wrong […]
Scores of copies of Anne Frank’s “Diary of a Young Girl” kept in public libraries across Tokyo have been vandalized, officials said Friday, sparking alarm amid a rightward shift in Japan’s politics, AFP reports. Pages in at least 250 copies of the diary or publications containing biographies on Anne Frank, Nazi persecution of Jews and related materials have been torn, the council of […]
By Washington Times (DC) February 18, 2014 6:55 am The nightmare societies portrayed in the George Orwell novels “Nineteen Eighty-Four” and “Animal Farm” gave us the word “Orwellian.” That adjective reflects a vast government’s efforts not just to deceive and control the people, but also to do so by reinventing the meaning of ordinary words […]
The Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler focused his latest Fact Checker column on The Heritage Foundation analogy that suspending the debt limit is like giving a “blank check” to President Obama. Kessler gave us two Pinocchios. We decided to turn the table and look at Kessler’s arguments. Kessler acknowledges that Congress’ debt limit waiver has “received […]
FBI documents obtained by Clarion confirm the find and show the U.S. government’s concern about its links to terrorism. BY RYAN MAURO Tue, February 18, 2014 A Clarion Project investigation has discovered a jihadist enclave in Texas where a deadly shooting took place in 2002. Declassified FBI documents obtained by Clarion confirm the find and […]
Here are 15 Things American Presidents Had to Say About Israel & The Jews 1. John Adams “I will insist that the Hebrews have done more to civilize man than any other nation.” (Letter from John Adams to Thomas Jefferson) 2. Abraham Lincoln President Abraham Lincoln said that restoring the Jews to their “natural” […]
By Washington Times (DC) February 18, 2014 12:27 pm When Frank Sinatra sang “New York, New York,” he may have been on to something. A movement is afoot to split New York into two regions – upstate and downstate – to acknowledge the gaping philosophical differences and improve representation. “I’ve lived in New York all […]
The Associated Press reported Saturday that Israel has officially unveiled another cutting-edge defense system: a laser-based weapon against short-range missiles. Israel’s Iron Dome in action Flash 90 Dubbed the “Iron Beam,” the system users fast-acting laser technology to shoot down incoming rockets at close range. “It’s exactly like what you see in ‘Star Wars,’ ” […]
February 13, 2014 21:46 by Alex Margolin Today’s Top BDS Stories: 1. Alan Dershowitz lists 10 reasons why the BDS movement is immoral and serves as an obstacle to peace. How many more can we add to the list? 2. Scarlett Johansson thanks supporters through her publicist. Meanwhile, a writer looks at Oxfam’s links to […]
