Prosor: Important to ‘Name and Shame’ Delegitimizers of Israel (Video)
Ambassador Ron Prosor, who serves as the Ambassador of the State of Israel to the UK, spoke at the Herzliya Conference this week, during a panel entitled “On Criticism and Prejudice: The Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Assault on Israel’s Legitimacy.” [youtube GM2n4OFeI3Y nolink] In his talk, Prosor sarcastically referred to the “absurdities” against Israel that […]
Israeli Academics Call Poland to Boycott Israeli-Made Weapons
On Tuesday, as the Knesset debated a law against boycotts on Israel, a group of radical left Israeli academics turned to the government of Poland (the incoming president of the European Union) and demanded action against what they termed the “crimes of the occupation” perpetrated by Israel. The group is headed by Professor Rachel Giora […]
Are Centrist Democrats an Endangered Species?
Political fashions may enjoy slightly more longevity than clothing fashions but they too are evanescent. During the 1990s, “3rd Way politics” was the rage and its most successful practitioners were President Bill Clinton and Prime Minister Tony Blair. The recent decision by the Democratic Leadership Council to close shop together with the disappearance of Blair’s […]
Iraq Delays Purchase of US Fighter Jets; Hopes to Curb Protests
Baghdad (AP) – Iraq is delaying the purchase of 18 American fighter jets over budget problems and has decided to funnel the money into food for the poor instead, said the Iraqi government spokesman Monday. Iraq, like, many Middle Eastern countries in the wake of the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, is under pressure to […]
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour: The Israelis Are Our Friends and Allies (Video)
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, who was visiting Israel, made a speech at the Herzliya Conference. Barbour noted his visit to the Leviathan natural gas field, located off the coast of Haifa. He called the field “a marvelous feat of engineering, science and technology,” and compared the discovery of Israel’s natural gas reserves as well as […]
The Geneva Accord of Cyberwarfare
The international community should create a modern equivalent of the Geneva Convention to govern cyberwarfare, according to a joint report by United States and Russian experts. The report was presented by the EastWest Institute at the Munich Security Conference. The EastWest proposal includes suggestions to designate “protected zones” online, and to reword some rules of […]
British PM Cameron’s Government Unveils Major Welfare Reform Bill
During World War II Britain needed to keep morale on the home front intact. One way of doing so was to publish plans for postwar Britain. This was the background to the famous Beveridge Report produced by senior civil servant William Beveridge. The report presaged the future British welfare state, but its centerpiece was the […]
Bloody Day in Libya but Bahrain Permits Retaking of Main Square; Blow to War on Terrorism
The mass protests sweeping the Arab world continued Saturday with demonstrations in Yemen, Libya and Bahrain. In the latter two countries thousands took to the streets to mourn protesters killed in clashes with police earlier in the week. In Bahrain, crown prince Salman kept the military out of the Pearl Roundabout in the capital city of Manama, […]
Video of Muslim Attack on Synagogue in Tunisia; Raises Fears for Tunisian Jews
Tunisian Jews have raised concerns for their community’s safety following an anti-Jewish rally outside the country’s main synagogue. Jewish leader Roger Bismuth met this week with interim Prime Minister Mohammed Ghanoucci and requested better security. [youtube zQHdxYDTH_Y nolink] Dozens of Islamists demonstrated outside the synagogue last Friday and shouted, “Jews wait, the army of Mohammed […]
Israeli Derby Missile to Arm New Indian Fighter
India’s new Tejas fighter will be armed with Israel’s Derby missile, according to Indian website LiveMint. The Derby is medium-range active-radar seeker air-to-air missile, that can hit targets at about 50 km. away. Missiles that can achieve this range are known by the acronym BVR – beyond visual range. A contract for supplying the Derby […]
USA Vetoes Resolution to Condemn Israel; Obama Perhaps Objected to Veto
PA and Arab leaders submitted a request to the United Nations Security Council to vote Friday to condemn Israel for allowing Jews to build homes within Jewish cities in Judea and Samaria, but the US vetoed the resolution. All the other 14 members voted for the resolution, leading the PA to claim a diplomatic victory. […]
