On Monday Politico ran a column by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) taking issue with my critique of his proposal to accelerate the granting of waivers under Obamacare. Unfortunately, he missed a central point I was making about limitations on the waivers that could be granted. Apparently the senator was offended by this paragraph, from my […]
Untouchable. That’s the treatment being given to the $23.6 billion being spent right now to implement Obamacare. This $23.6 billion is part of the $105.5 billion appropriated by the last Congress to fund Obamacare. The remainder (Think of it as post-dated checks for the other $81.9 billion.) automatically becomes available between now and FY2019. None […]
After the successful revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia, it may be Syria’s turn. On Tuesday, activists opposed to the rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad conducted “Day of Rage” protests, demanding free elections and a change of government. In response, Syrian security troops opened fire in some areas, and beat them with clubs and sticks. Protests […]
The IDF is still searching for the perpetrators of last Friday’s terror murders in Itamar, and the Palestinian Authority, which has condemned the murders of the five members of the Fogel family as “inhuman,” says that it is cooperating fully with Israel in tracking down the murderers. But while the PA condemns the most recent […]
Britain told visiting Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas that it is upgrading the status of the PA from a “delegation” to a “mission” in London, easing visa requirements but not granting diplomatic immunity. The mainly symbolic change is another diplomatic plum for the globe-trotting Abbas, who flew to London on Monday to win international recognition of […]
A new animated video explains why people who never have been to Israel join Israeli Apartheid Week demonstrations: Protesting is cool. [youtube w4SxXVMYSww] Read: “Israel Apartheid? I Laugh” for an eye opener. (IsraelNationalNews.com) Source material can be found at this site.
The Israel Air Force Communications Unit is launching an International New Media program targeting the English speaking world, which will include a constantly updated website, Facebook page and Twitter feed. The unit will be under the aegis of IAF Spokesperson Lt. Col. Assaf Librati, reports IAF Online Communications. Explaining the rationale for the new initiative, […]
San Francisco (AP) – An advocacy group says Anne Hathaway, Martin Sheen and Jane Lynch are among a group of actors, athletes and business leaders urging President Barack Obama to support marriage rights for same-sex couples. The New York-based group Freedom to Marry said Monday that RB singer Mya, NFL linebacker Scott Fujita and Twitter […]
JCC Watch is focusing attention on the partnership between the Jewish Community Center of New York City’s Upper West Side and groups the support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. The JCC of the Upper West Side, notes the watchdog group, is a beneficiary agency of the UJA-Federation. BDS was launched in 2005 […]
On Saturday, process won out over substance in the reaction to the agreement by leaders of the eurozone on measures to combat the European debt crisis. Since there was so much advance speculation that no agreement could be reached, the very fact that the leaders reached an agreement touched off a wave of financial optimism. […]
