European Immigrants in Marrakech

by Daniel Pipes May 24, 2010  updated May 29, 2010 Here’s a man-bites-dog story, about 8,000 foreigners, mostly Europeans, moving to a city in Dar al-Islam. Amsterdam’s De Volkskrant ran the story by Greta Riemersma under the revealing title, “Has Marrakech sold out to Europe?” Excerpts:  Most of them are entrepreneurs or pensioners who come […]

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House Majority to Clinton: Calm Down on Israel

More than 75 percent of Congressmen in the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressing support for Israel and demanding an end to the highly-publicized state of tensions with Israel. Signed by 327 Representatives, out of 435, the letter calls on Clinton and the Obama Administration […]

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On Biden in Israel

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 […]

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America the Ungovernable?

In the latter days of the Carter presidency, it became fashionable to say that the office had become unmanageable and was simply too big for one man. Some suggested a single, six-year presidential term. The president’s own White House counsel suggested abolishing the separation of powers and going to a more parliamentary system of unitary […]

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Obama Lets Iran Off the Sanctions Hook

Taking advantage of the ado surrounding the failed airliner bombing and the new prominence of the al Qaeda peril, the Obama administration has finally given up its sanctions strategy for averting the rise of a nuclear-armed Iran. US secretary of state Hillary Clinton was tasked with the public announcement: “The Obama administration wants to keep […]

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Building Peace Without Obama’s Interference

A promising, independent Palestine is quietly being developed, with Israeli assistance. By TOM GROSS It is difficult to turn on a TV or radio or pick up a newspaper these days, without finding some pundit or other deploring the dismal prospects for Israeli-Palestinian peace or the dreadful living conditions of the Palestinians. Even supposedly neutral […]

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Reagan Hated Berlin Wall From Start, Son Says

By: Jim Meyers With Monday marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Ronald Reagan’s son Michael tells Newsmax that his father was deeply troubled by the wall from the night it was first erected. Michael Reagan also said President Barack Obama’s decision not to attend the anniversary ceremonies in Berlin is “sad,” […]

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