Jacob Ostreicher, Jewish Man Held in Bolivia, Released to US
Orthodox Jewish American captive Jacob Ostreicher has reportedly landed on US soil this week, after being detained for over 2 years in Bolivia. The 54 year-old contractor was arrested by Bolivian authorities in 2011 over allegations of money laundering, but was never tried; family members have campaigned tirelessly for his release. The details of the […]
Bennett: No to Israeli “Security” Arrangements from Obama
Economics Minister Naftali Bennett released a statement on his Facebook page Friday, discussing the talks which have resumed between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA). Bennett cites history once more in his statement, and explains the extent of the US’s involvement in a possible peace deal. “Recently we’ve been hearing a new tune: an international […]
Lebanon Border Incidents Expose Poor Journalism
Lebanon Border Incidents Expose Poor Journalism December 16, 2013 12:08 by Simon Plosker IDF soldier, 31-year-old Shlomi Cohen, was killed on Sunday night after a Lebanese army sniper opened fire on his vehicle as it drove along the Israeli side of the Lebanese border near Rosh Hanikra. While the full details of the incident […]
Don’t Look to Hollywood for the Truth About Interpol
Ricardo Maldonado Rozo/EFE/Newscom This week on the big screen, martial arts master Jason Statham tangles with James Franco in Homefront. Statham’s on-screen backstory? He’s a British Interpol agent who retires to rural Louisiana, where he runs afoul of Franco and his gang. As a story, it’s not bad. But as a depiction of Interpol, it’s […]
ObamaCare’s Troubles Are Only Beginning
The White House is claiming that the Healthcare.gov website is mostly fixed, that the millions of Americans whose health plans were canceled thanks to government rules may be able to keep them for another year, and that in any event these people will get better plans through ObamaCare exchanges. Whatever the truth of these assertions, […]
‘Whole families murdered’: Syrian rebels execute over 80 civilians outside Damascus
Over 80 civilians in a town northwest of the Syrian capital of Damascus have been executed by Islamist rebels, sources within the Syrian military told RT. Many others were kidnapped to be used as human shields. Government forces are continuing a large-scale operation against Jabhat al-Nusra and Liwa Al-Islam fighters, who captured the town earlier […]
Iran Now Unhindered in Obtaining Nuclear Weapons, Experts Warn
The nuclear deal the Obama Administration negotiated with Iran is flawed by the premature easing of sanctions in return for easily reversed Iranian pledges that do not substantially set back Iran’s nuclear weapons program, according to a panel of experts who spoke at a recent Heritage event. The deal also implicitly recognizes Iran’s claim that […]
Why Conservatives Don’t Like the Ryan-Murray Budget Deal
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Newscom Next week, the Senate will consider the Ryan-Murray budget deal — a spending plan that disappoints conservatives and believers in a limited government that manages its finances. Earlier during the negotiations between House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Senate Budget Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-WA), my colleagues and I at Heritage […]
Sweden’s Open Invitation to Syrians Backfiring Predictably
Sweden, as the only country to give Syrian refugees automatic residence, has struggled to house them and faces warnings of a coming surge in new arrivals. Josef Ariss and his mother Reina fled Aleppo in northern Syria three months ago when their family’s clothing factory was flattened by shelling. Although relieved to escape the violence, he is far […]
Europe: Islamic Terror Starts Here
It’s no secret that most terrorist attacks perpetrated by those we call “Islamic terrorists” occurred not in Europe or the USA- but in Iraq, Pakistan, Kenya, Nigeria and other non-Western countries. The murders of Lee Rigby or the 52 people killed in London in 2005 are, of course, heinous crimes. But compared to hundreds that […]
Government Takeover: Obama Forces Obamacare Insurers To Cover Unpaid Patients At A Loss
December 12 will stand as one of the most lawless acts yet committed by Obama. Obama having canceled Americans’ old health plans, and having botched the system for enrolling people in new ones—knows that millions of Americans will enter the new year without health coverage. So instead of actually fixing the problem, the administration is […]
