by Daniel Pipes March 10, 2010 Cross-posted from National Review Online Joe Biden’s trip to Israel fits neatly into the context of the Obama administration’s internal struggle over Israel policy. The far left prevailed initially, as evidenced by Hilary Clinton‘s May 2009 declaration that Obama “wants to see a stop to settlements – not some […]
Sebastian Vilar Rodrigez- I walked down the street in Barcelona, and suddenly discovered a terrible truth – Europe died in Auschwitz. Europeans killed six million Jews and replaced them with 20 million Muslims. In Auschwitz we burned a culture, thought, creativity, talent. We destroyed the chosen people, truly chosen, because they produced great and wonderful […]
The Economist misrepresents a municipal plan to improve the lives of Jerusalem’s Arab residents. Perhaps no other issue generates such emotion and conflict as the status of Jerusalem. We do not intend to prejudge the outcome of any discussions that may or may not eventually take place between the various interested parties that have a stake […]
Some media mistakenly imply that Israel is building new settlements. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak announced the exemption from the West Bank settlement freeze of 112 housing units in Beitar Illit for safety and infrastructure reasons. One can agree or disagree with this decision. What is patently clear, however, is that these housing units are located […]
The authorities of the United Arab Emirates made an unusual decision. Dubai police chief Dahi Khalfan al-Tamim said on March 1 that anyone who looks or sounds like a citizen of Israel will be blocked from entering the country, even if a suspected individual produces a passport of a different state. “It is easy for […]
The insidious analogy returns to college campuses as part of the campaign to delegitimize Israel. The false analogy between apartheid South Africa and Israel – particularly since the UN’s racist 2001 Durban Conference – has played a key role in the campaign to delegitimize Israel and threaten its existence. The strategy of boycotts, divestment and […]
Why are Afghan civilian casualties “accidents” but Palestinian civilian casualties are “war crimes”? Nato and Afghan government forces have recently launched the largest military operation against the Taliban since the beginning of the conflict in Afghanistan in 2001. Like the IDF during Operation Cast Lead, US and British troops face an enemy that cares little for […]
The Middle East peace process was the main topic of discussion during a meeting in Moscow between Benjamin Netanyahu and Dmitry Medvedev. The Israeli prime minister and the Russian president met Monday as part of Netanyahu’s first official visit to Russia. “Israel is more than just a partner in the ordinary sense for us, but […]
Arab students interrupted a lecture by Israel’s U.S. ambassador at a university that has been at the center of campus wars over Israel. The hecklers interrupted Michael Oren more than 10 times Monday night during his speech at the University of California, Irvine, shouting “Israel is a murderer” and “how many Palestinians did you kill?” […]
