Female genital mutilation. Slavery. Honor killings. These are the fates of thousands of Arab and African women each year. The United Nations’ conservative estimate is 5,000 honor killings annually, two-thirds of them by their families of origin. On October 1, The Heritage Foundation’s Becky Norton Dunlop hosted “Pain and Promise for Women in the Middle […]
Member of Knesset Dov Lipman (Yesh Atid) has joined media personality Miki Haimovich in promoting the “Meatless Mondays” initiative. Lipman hopes to bring Meatless Mondays to the Knesset. Lipman met with Haimovich to discuss the possibility of a Meatless Mondays Knesset Lobby, which would promote vegetarianism, or simply a reduction in meat consumption, in order […]
Canada’s Foreign Minister, John Baird, reiterated on Monday his country’s commitment to Israel’s security. In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Baird also warned against Iran’s recent conciliatory remarks, saying that they must be followed up by actions. “Some observers see encouraging signs, but sound bites do not remove threats to global security. […]
Americans are justifiably angry over the political game being played by the Obama administration to barricade the World War II Memorial in Washington. And they should be. Under federal law, there is no justifiable reason for closing the memorial. On Tuesday, the National Park Service put up barricades around the open-air memorial that is normally […]
The House offered to fund Obamacare if Congress would delay the individual mandate and accept to live under Obamacare just like the rest of the American people. The Senate Democrats refused to compromise! Time Line of Continuing Resolution Debate: Friday, 9/20/13 – The House of Representatives passed a Continuing Resolution that would fully fund the […]
President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that he is “exasperated” by the government shutdown but announced that he would negotiate with the Republicans until they pass an extension of funding to reopen it. “If we get in a habit where a few folks, an extremist wing of one party – whether it’s Democrat or Republican […]
Sign the Petition October 2, 2013 14:02 by Simon Plosker Recent cases of anti-Israel bias have crossed the line. Demonization of Israel is recognized as a form of anti-Semitism in both the U.S. State Department and European Union Working Definitions of Anti-Semitism. It’s time for the media to adopt these recognized and considered definitions of anti-Semitism. Find out more […]
Raising the debt ceiling “does not cost taxpayers a single dime,” Pres. Obama declared in a speech today. In fact, raising the debt ceiling is “routine,” Obama said, addressing Republicans’ opposition to increasing the ceiling: “For example, one of the most important things Congress has to do in the next couple weeks is to raise […]
Yesterday marked the grand opening of the new Obamacare health insurance marketplaces, and the rollout did not go smoothly. Even more worrying is that these website errors are only the tip of the iceberg. Just a few weeks ago, Members of Congress and several experts challenged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for […]
The news media, the President, and Congress should be cautious in trotting out “victims” of the government shutdown. As national media continue the hype, the furor over Washington furloughs will only take you so far in the rest of America. IN WASHINGTON: While the country’s national parks are closed and some federal employees are worried […]
