A Palestinian Authority Arab girl who was seen in a widely disseminated video challenging IDF soldiers, in an obvious PA attempt at anti-Israel propaganda, does not regret her actions. The girl, Ahed Tamimi, who returned from Turkey where she was honored for her actions and even had breakfast with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, told […]
U.S. President Barack Obama is set to nominate former Nebraska senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense, according to various reports. The move signals that the Administration intends to continue the Middle East policy that could be described as “speak softly and carry an even softer stick” vis-à-vis the resurgent Islamist threat. “Key Democrats working […]
January 6, 2013 14:47 by Simon Plosker The Washington Post has published a story examining the trauma suffered by Gazan children as a result of conflict. The scene is set with a vivid and emotive opening: Fatima still dreams about Ahmed. Sometimes they’re playing with toys as they used to do. But in other dreams, […]
Children play in their bedroom at a Russian orphanage. (Photo: Reuters/Vladimir Konstantinov/Newscom) Last week, the U.S. Senate unanimously condemned Russia’s new draconian law—whose victims are Russian orphans and Russian democracy. Around Christmas last year, the Russian Duma hastily passed, and President Vladimir Putin signed, The Dima Yakovlev Law, named after an adopted child from Russia […]
Continuing our series highlighting the best of 2012, we wanted to bring you the most popular Morning Bells of the past year. The Morning Bell started five years ago and has grown to be Heritage’s signature e-newsletter. If you have not subscribed to it, you can do that today. 1. Obama Edits Official State Department Documents […]
Even though Congress and President Obama reached a fiscal cliff deal, the fallout will continue to be felt by individuals, investors, married couples, and small businesses earning $400,000 and above (for couples, $450,000 and above). And that does not include the impact on all workers hit by the payroll tax holiday expiration, as The Heritage […]
Sure, you’re smart enough to use the Internet. That’s how you found this post. But are you smart enough to be trusted with the power to select your own Internet search engine? Some—mostly competitors of Google—aren’t so sure. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has decided (after an almost two-year-long investigation) that Google isn’t violating antitrust […]
Senator Jim DeMint joined The Heritage Foundation this week, leaving his job in Congress to prepare to become the think tank’s next president in April. Part 1: DeMint on the Future of Conservatism [youtube _Ns0t0Rvwc4 nolink] Part 2: DeMint on Success and Failure [youtube XvqAnv83FhA nolink] Part 3: DeMint on Family and Work [youtube BWEKSS8QWj4 […]
On November 27, a State Department advisory board, the International Security Advisory Board (ISAB), recommended that the Obama Administration ignore the Constitution and break the law to unilaterally reduce the number of nuclear arms in the U.S. nuclear stockpile. Set aside the fact that such unilateral arms control measures would weaken the U.S. nuclear deterrent […]
Middle-class workers will take a bigger hit to their income proportionately than those earning between $200,000 and $500,000 under the new fiscal cliff deal, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center. Earners in the latter group will pay an average 1.3 percent more – or an additional $2,711 – in taxes this year, while workers […]
