Italy summoned Iran’s envoy to Rome’s foreign ministry on Thursday to express its “firm condemnation” of the storming of the British embassy in Tehran – leading some to suggest Iran and the West are on a collision course. Rome announced it had also demanded security guarantees for diplomats during the meeting with Tehran’s envoy, Mehdi […]
Russian anchorwoman Tatiana Limanova was taken off the air after she made an unacceptable gesture when she said the name of US President Barack Obama on Thursday. Limanova, an award-winning journalist and host of a news show on the REN-TV private channel, made an unacceptable gesture when presenting a story about the APEC summit in […]
Major General Eyal Eisenberg of the IDF Home Front Command said Thursday that Israel’s deterrence is rooted in its ability to conquer foreign territory when attacked. “A principal pillar of Israel’s deterrence is the IDF’s maneuverability, and the enemy knowing that the price it will pay for attacking us is losing the land we took defending […]
President Barack Obama (C) drives the 2001 Chevy Volt off the line as he tours a General Motors Auto plant in Hamtramck, Michigan, July 30, 2010 with Assembly Plant Manager Teri Quigley (L). AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON It’s been a mixed day in the world of the American auto industry. While Ford Motor posted huge sales […]
You camped out by Best Buy for Black Friday, perused the neighborhood shops on Small Business Saturday, crashed the computer on Cyber Monday, but still didn’t get a gift for your father-in-law, stocking stuffers (that aren’t socks), or a good book to survive that four-hour layover in Atlanta. You need the First Principles gift list. […]
The reason the U.S. and other Western countries seek to punish Iran is not directly connected to its nuclear program, top Iranian clerics say; it’s because they fear the rise of Islam, and are doing their utmost to fight it. Nevertheless, they will fail; Islam will emerge victorious. Speaking at a press conference Wednesday, Iranian […]
Palestinian Authority Mahmud Abbas is not serious about reconciling his Fatah faction with rival Hamas despite public statements to the contrary, a senior Hamas official charged Wednesday. Hamas co-founded Mahmoud Zahar said Abbas “is not interested in achieving” a unity government – alleging this is because the US and Israel oppose it. “Reconciliation will not […]
Over the years, HonestReporting has analyzed and critiqued hundreds of articles, editorials and opinion pieces. But what goes through the minds of the journalists and writers that influence them to treat Israel in a certain way? Here we present our Media Psychology 101 series – taking an academic examination into the minds of the media […]
With their institution at all-time lows in public popularity and trust, it is no wonder that members of Congress are looking to improve the body’s image. The “Clean Up Government Act,” which is coming before the House Judiciary Committee this week, is one of the most prominent attempts to do so. But a closer look […]
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich currently occupies the position previously held by Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry and Herman Cain before him – the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney in the Republican presidential sweepstakes. Gingrich’s rise has surprised many observers, including this writer, due to the perception that Gingrich, despite his originality and dynamism, carried two […]
