Waging Jihad Through the American Courts

by Daniel Pipes The American Spectator March 2010 [Slightly differs from the published version.] On March 20, 2002, officers from the FBI, customs, immigration, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), raided nineteen offices and residences in Virginia and Georgia in the largest action against suspected terrorism-financing in American history. One of […]

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Obama Administration Overreach Has Contributed to Worst Crisis in Arab/Israeli Relations in Twenty Years

LOS ANGELES, /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ —-The Simon Wiesenthal Center said today it feared that the Obama Administration contributed to helping cause what has been described as the worst crisis in Arab/Israeli relations in twenty years. “There is no question that Israel made a terrible mistake causing Vice President Biden deep embarrassment by the sudden announcement […]

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The Worst Crisis in 35 Years?

by Daniel Pipes March 17, 2010 Cross-posted from National Review Online On the surface, that the Obama administration decided one fine day to pick a fight with the government of Israel looks like an unmitigated disaster for the Jewish state. What could be worse than its most important ally provoking the worst crisis (according to […]

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America’s Shiny New Palestinian Militia

by Daniel Pipes National Review Online March 16, 2010 “The stupidest program the U.S. government has ever undertaken” – last year that’s what I called American efforts to improve the Palestinian Authority (PA) military force. Slightly hyperbolic, yes, but the description fits because those efforts enhance the fighting power of enemies of the United States […]

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Obama Administration Looks for Israeli Concessions After Jerusalem Housing Flap

Monday, March 15, 2010 By Patrick Goodenough, International Editor A construction site in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Sholmo, seen on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reprimanded a top official for announcing new settlement construction during a visit by Vice President Joseph Biden. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty) (CNSNews.com) – Israeli […]

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Islamists Respond to Terror Cases with Denial

by Sid Shahid American Thinker March 14, 2010 As homegrown terrorism grabbed headlines at the end of 2009, Islamist pressure groups like the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Muslim American Society (MAS), and Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) felt the need to look as if they were responding forcefully. However, all they offered was spin […]

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Biden Slams New Construction, Israel Apologizes

As U.S. Vice President Joe Biden again denounced the plan for new Israeli construction in eastern Jerusalem after meeting with Palestinian leaders, Israel’s interior minister apologized for the timing of the plan’s approval. Eli Yishai apologized Wednesday during an interview on Israel Radio “for the distress this matter caused.” He was referring to the announcement […]

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