Russia Blocks UN Condemnation of North Korea
Russia on Thursday objected to a United Nations Security Council condemnation of North Korea’s latest rocket launch, Reuters reported. The reason for Russia’s objection, diplomats said, was the fact the U.S.-drafted statement labeled the rocket that was tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and Moscow disagrees. Security Council statements have to be agreed upon by […]
FX Show Spreads Debunked CIA Drug Smear
As much as liberals say they despise “fake news,” some of the most powerful and notorious sources of fake news in America are the leftists in Hollywood. Their “based on a real story” manglings and stranglings of history are legendary, from Oliver Stone on down. The latest example is a new TV series that debuted […]
Some States Resisting Trump Voter Fraud Commission Probe
An odd assortment of states are taking varying positions on whether to cooperate with the Trump administration’s investigation into potential voter fraud. Some red states—whose voters solidly backed the president—are declining to collaborate and some solidly blue states are participating in the investigation. As of early Thursday, at least 20 states have agreed to provide […]
The Number of Young Men Not Working Has Doubled in 15 Years
Young men are working less and playing video games more, according to a National Bureau of Economic Research study published Monday. Men ages 21 to 30 years old worked 12 percent fewer hours in 2015 than they did in 2000, the economists found. Around 15 percent of young men worked zero weeks in 2015, a rate […]
Anti-Semitism in Ukraine: Firebomb Hurled at Ukrainian Synagogue
JTA – Unidentified individuals hurled a firebomb at a synagogue in Lviv and, in a separate incident, wrote anti-Semitic slogans on another Jewish community building in the western Ukrainian city. The incident involving a firebomb occurred on June 30 but was discovered only Monday, according to the Strana news site. The perpetrators may have aimed […]
Harvard Law School Announces Antonin Scalia Professorship of Law
(CNSNews.com) — On June 30, Harvard Law School announced the establishment of the Antonin Scalia Professorship of Law “in recognition of the historic tenure of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia ’60.” “Justice Scalia had a singular impact on statutory analysis and legal thought,” said Martha Minow, the Morgan and Helen Chu Dean […]
Success: Guardian Quietly Changes Behavior on Judaism’s Holiest Site
In May, HonestReporting critiqued and sent a complaint to The Guardian concerning three articles that included the following references to the Western Wall: The Six-Day War: Why Israel is still divided over its legacy 50 years on ‘Angry’ Netanyahu orders ministers to attend Trump reception ‘Ultimate peace deal’ is goal as Donald Trump touches down […]
Newsweek: Israel is Behind Al-Qaeda/Al-Nusra
Tom O’Connor, a repeat offender when it comes to blatantly distorting facts about Israel, is at it again, in the pages of Newsweek. This time, O’Connor makes two claims that Israel is militarily behind the Al-Qaeda linked terror organization Al-Nusra Front. Battling for Terrorists O’Connor says: Israeli helicopters attacked the Syrian military Saturday as it attempted to […]
Merkel’s Agenda Set to Stoke Skirmishes With Trump at G20 Summit
Berlin (CNSNews.com) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to make climate change, free trade and mass migration key themes, at the Group of 20 (G20) summit starting Friday in Hamburg, setting her on a potential collision course with President Trump. “Anyone who believes the problems of this world can be solved with isolationism and protectionism […]
At UN Meeting Near Auschwitz, Israel Calls for Minute’s Silence; Cuba Requests One for the Palestinians
(CNSNews.com) – Cuba’s delegate at a U.N. meeting an hour’s drive from the site of a Nazi extermination camp in Poland objected Tuesday to an Israeli request for a minute’s silence for Holocaust victims – then called for another one, for the Palestinians. The meeting of the U.N. Education Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) heritage […]
Trump Should Order Obama Arrested For Violating The Logan Act For Meeting With South Korean President
Former President Barack Obama seems to be feeling nostalgic for his old job, meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in Monday for 40 minutes. The Korea Herald reported that Moon spoke about his recent meetings with President Trump in Washington and asked Obama for his advice on how to improve that relationship. The meeting came after Obama […]
