Our World: Israel’s only two options
By CAROLINE B. GLICK 18/07/2011 The Jewish state’s choices are to either annex Judea and Samaria or be destroyed by its neighbors. Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas is in Europe this week seeking to convince the Spanish and Norwegian governments to support the Palestinian bid to sidestep negotiations with Israel and have the UN General Assembly […]
Washington in a Flash: They’re Back! Gang of Six Shakes Up Capitol Hill
The recently rekindled Gang of Six presented its $3.7 trillion deficit-reduction plan to Senate colleagues yesterday. As the debt-limit deadline approaches, the six senators are hoping to gain support. “We told our colleagues this morning that we want to hear from them in the next 24 hours,” Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) said. “Are they with us […]
Pat Buchanan: The Long Retreat of Liberalism
Though President Obama has run rings about the Republican Party in the debt-ceiling debate, that party can yet emerge victorious, if it will stick to its guns. Clearly, the Republican strategy was not thought through, when the party chose the debt ceiling as the legislative terrain on which to fight its fiscal war. The president […]
40,000 Muslims Threaten and Force Glenn Beck Rally off Temple Mount
Glenn Beck has been stared down by 40,000 Muslims and said he is moving his “Restoring Courage” rally next month from the Temple Mount. One possible venue is the Mount of Olives. [youtube 9f6WrheCUYc nolink] Beck was in Israel last week at the invitation of Knesset Members Danny Danon (Likud) and Nissim Ze’ev (Shas) to offer […]
National debt: Whom Does the U.S Really Owe?
The US is indebted mainly to …well.. Americans. Still, foreigners hold about 47 percent of the national debt, with China and Japan owning the biggest chunks, but not the majority. The U.S. owes somebody a whole pile of money. You knew that, right? Years of deficit spending have run up the national debt to a […]
Gang of Six: Promises, Promises
A group of U.S. Senators called the Gang of Six has cobbled together the third Senate-originated half-baked idea this week that would lead to hiking the debt limit. All three Senate approaches — the McConnell Plan, the McConnell-Reid “Just Borrow More” Plan, and now the Gang of Six “Maybe Later in the Year” Plan — […]
Washington in a Flash: Will Congress Cut, Cap and Balance?
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) visits Heritage today for The Bloggers Briefing. He will be discussing his new book, “The Great American Awakening: Two Years That Changed America, Washington, and Me,” which highlights the birth of the Tea Party. He will be joined by American Legislative Exchange Council Senior Director for Public Affairs Raegan Weber and […]
John Bolton: Palestinian Authority Statehood Bid Means “Next to Nothing”
Former United States envoy to the United Nations John Bolton said the PA statehood bid at the UN in September means “next to nothing” without a peace agreement with Israel, The Associated Press reported Friday. Bolton, who served as President George W. Bush’s envoy to the UN, said the General Assembly is certain to support […]
GOP Lawmakers Pledge Support for Judea and Samaria
Four leading GOP lawmakers have pledged to support Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. The lawmakers are US Representatives Pete Sessions (TX), Michael Grimm (NY), Nan Hayworth (NY), Col. Allen West (FL). The pledge came from lobbying efforts by Shomrom Liaison Office Director David Ha’Ivri, who is on a two week tour of the United […]
Video Reveals Disloyalty in Syrian Army
A video shows Syrians soldiers allowing protesters to board their tanks, but the army killed 40 more demonstrators the past two days and crushed an attempt in a Damascus suburb to from a shadow government. The video was taken in eastern Syria Saturday. [youtube pN5vV8TBS9w nolink] The spread of violence to the capital may be […]
Protest: Stop Temple Mount Discrimination, Desecration By Muslims
Jewish activists held a demonstration Thursday to protest anti-Jewish discrimination on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. While Muslims are allowed to pray freely at the site, Jews are allowed to enter the area only in small groups, and may not pray while there. [youtube diRIih4_tQg nolink] The Temple Mount is the holiest place on earth […]
