91 Years Ago: At San Remo, WWI Allies Accepted Jews’ Right to Land
The 91st anniversary of the first international recognition of Jewish national rights in the Land of Israel – namely, the San Remo Conference – will be commemorated in two weeks. The San Remo Conference was an international meeting of four of the leading Allied powers of World War I, known as the post-World War I Allied Supreme Council. It […]
Stories the Media Missed
Stories the Media Missed With the international media’s attention fixed on Libya and Japan, Israel has found itself out of the usual media glare up until Wednesday’s bombing in Jerusalem. This would ordinarily be a good thing. Instead, however, with less column inches available for other world news, editors have indulged in selective reporting or […]
Breaking the Silence: Human Rights Group Cites Palestinian Authority Attacks on Reporters
The Palestinian Authority is “becoming notorious for assaulting and intimidating journalists” and causing some self-censorship by local reporters, according to the Human Rights Watch organization. The report may partially explain media bias against Israel. Human Rights Watch, which traditionally has focused on allegation of rights abuses in Israel, stated that Palestinian Authority intimidation has caused […]
Protests in Yemen, Fears of Al-Qaeda Takeover
Protests continued in Yemen on Saturday, with tens of thousands taking to the streets in Taiz and in the capital city of San’a. Police responded to demonstrations with tear gas and gunfire, killing one person and injuring dozens more. Yemeni officials accused the protesters of deliberately provoking violence. Demonstrators are calling for the resignation of […]
Boehner-Obama Deal Permits Funding for Group That Does 910 Abortions Per Day
(CNSNews.com) – The deal on federal spending that House Speaker John Boehner (R.-Ohio) cut with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D.-Nev.) and President Barack Obama late Friday night permits federal funding to continue for Planned Parenthood, a group that does an average of 910 abortions per day. The Boehner-Obama deal includes a provision for a […]
NY Debate on Homeland Security Becomes Heated
A hearing in Manhattan on the subject of homeland security exploded on Friday when an Arab-American activist testified that she was taught as a youngster to “hate Jews” and “hate America”. Her comments enraged a Brooklyn lawmaker, who in response grabbed a Koran and accused her of spreading “hate and poison.” The meeting was attended […]
UN Recognizes Organization which Supports Hamas
The UN has given special recognition to an organization which supports the Hamas terrorist groups and which has been involved in organizing flotillas to Gaza, the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC) has reported. The organization in question is the Free Palestine Movement (FPM), a California-based leftist organization whose stated mission, according to its website, […]
Arab League Wants Gaza No-Fly Zone to Prevent Israel Retaliation to Terrorism
The “no-fly” zone in Libya set a precedent for possible action in Syria, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, but instead, the Arab League has targeted Israel. The Arab group, which includes the Palestinian Authority as a full member, has called on the United Nations to send airplanes from foreign countries to keep Israel for retaliating for […]
Military Already Being Cut, But Obama Makes It Official
Today, President Obama announced $400 billion in defense cuts between now and 2023. But in reality, defense budgets have already been cut, are being cut now, and will be cut even further in the future. And it’s happening at the expense of national security. He specifically referenced $400 billion in defense “savings” found to date […]
All Honor to Jefferson
Today we celebrate the birthday of the man who united the colonies with mere parchment and pen. As we remember the legacy of Thomas Jefferson, we commemorate the document that embodies the principles of America. At the age of thirty-three, Thomas Jefferson accepted the challenge of writing the Declaration of Independence. John Adams insisted that […]
Brace for Larger Deficits as Lawmakers Rethink Health Care Law’s Medicare Cuts
Obamacare will cost Americans trillions of dollars in the decades to come. To help pay for its new coverage provisions, the plan makes sweeping cuts to Medicare. But as it turns out, serious doubts exist about the likelihood of these cuts actually occurring, and evidence has already shown that lawmakers may shy away from some […]
