U.S. Tops in Manufacturing
WASHINGTON | U.S. factories are closing. American manufacturing jobs are reappearing overseas. China’s industrial might is growing each year. And it might seem as if the United States doesn’t make world-class goods as well as some other nations. “There’s no reason Europe or China should have the fastest trains, or the new factories that manufacture […]
What to Look for in Next Week’s Release of U.S. Trade Statistics
On February 11, the U.S. Department of Commerce will release our country’s 2010 trade statistics. The following three principles will help in understanding what the numbers mean: Unlike the U.S. budget deficit, the size of the trade deficit does not matter. The trade deficit results from people in other countries spending more dollars investing in […]
Opinion: Illusions and Delusions About the Turmoil in Egypt
Why do so many Jews insist on their divine right to refuse to learn from history? How can a 1930s Stalinist ideology or even a 1960s liberal-socialist-feminist ideology exert such a death-grip over otherwise educated people? My old friends, Progressive Rabbis Michael Lerner and Arthur Waskow have both written and posted pieces today in order […]
Pundits: Egypt Developments Should Put Palestinian Authority Peace on Hold
How should Israel respond to the crisis in Egypt? Many say it should not rush into an agreement with the Palestinian Authority. A former Deputy Defense Minister – Ephraim Sneh of the dovish Labor Party – says that in light of the potential dangers from Egypt, Israel must retake the Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza-Egyptian […]
VIDEO: ‘Huckabee is the Number One Candidate’
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, a possible Republican party presidential candidate, visited Israel for the 15th time this week. Among those who arranged the details of Huckabee’s visit were Zionist American figures Dr. Joseph Frager, Dr. Paul Brody and Mrs. Odeleya Jacobs. They spoke to Israel National News TV and explained the significance and importance […]
Obama is screwing the US, Egypt and Israel; AMERICA’S WORD IS WORTHLESS
By Ted Belman While most eyes are on Mubarak, they should be on Obama. By supporting the rioters and even supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, Obama is knifing two long time allies, Egypt and Israel, in the back. He is also undermining the US. Who will ever trust the word of the US in the future. […]
No More Mines: Knesset to Vote on De-Mining Israel
The Knesset’s Defense Committee gave its approval to a law to de-mine Israel on Tuesday. More than 70 MKs have already signed the bill, making it virtually guaranteed to pass when it comes to the Knesset for a vote. Present at Tuesday’s meeting was Daniel Yuval, a child mine victim turned activist whose public appeals […]
Blog Seeks to Familiarize Israelis, Visitors with Samaria (the Shomron)
Judea and Samaria, or, in mediaspeak, “the West Bank,” is one of the most-mentioned geographical areas in the world media – and certainly identifiable to most Europeans and Americans who follow world news. But just how much do people actually know about the region – in particular, Samaria (Shomron in Hebrew)? Not very much, says […]
Video: Terrorists Use Egypt Situation to Return to Gaza, Vow to Attack Israel on TV
Al-Jazeera Television reported on Monday that among the thousands of prisoners who have managed to escape from Egyptian prisons since the protests there began, are also terrorists from the Gaza Strip who have been jailed in Egypt. Among those who have escaped is Hassan Wshah, who was jailed three years ago after he was caught […]
Gangs in Tunisia Burn Torah Scroll, Set Synagogue on Fire
Gangs in Tunisia set a synagogue on fire, which burned a Torah scroll, and damaged four Jewish-owned cars Monday night as chaos and sabotage began to break out after the revolution two weeks ago. No injuries were reported. Peres Trabelsi, spokesman for Tunisia’s 2,000-member Jewish community, told foreign news agencies, “I condemn this action and […]
Trend: Burn a Koran, Get Arrested
by David J. Rusin • Jan 31, 2011 at 1:41 pm Koran burnings by Westerners are rightly frowned upon, but more regrettable is the trend of investigating, arresting, and even prosecuting those who set them aflame. Consider the cases to make the news since a Florida pastor first promised to torch Korans on the anniversary […]
