
Obama & American Muslims: How Different?
by Daniel Pipes April 19, 2010 Cross-posted from National Review Online The New York Times ran a story today, “White House Quietly Courts Muslims in U.S.,” that contrasts the Obama and George W. Bush administration records with regard to American Muslims. The reporter, Andrea Elliott, sums up her argument with a quote from James Zogby […]

Is the Western Wall in Israel? – HR Interviews ‘Confused’ Tourists
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority said implying that the Western Wall is in Israel is misleading. HonestReporting goes on-site to investigate… Not only have some tourists been stranded by a volcanic ash cloud in recent days but their trauma has been multiplied by the revelation that they weren’t even holidaying in Israel, their destination of choice. According […]

Pelosi Calls Press Conference to Unveil $140,000 Light Fixtures in House Cafeteria
Thursday, April 22, 2010 By Matt Cover, Staff Writer House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) (CNSNews.com) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called a Capitol Hill press conference Wednesday to unveil new light fixtures in the House cafeteria. The light fixtures cost $140,000 and will take almost 10 years to pay off in saved energy. […]

Liberal Partygoer Inspired Tea Party Anthem
By: Ronald Kessler If songs extolling the virtues of America make you swell with pride, you will like this song. If you recoil at people who have nothing good to say about America, you will like it even better. Jon David, the writer of the song “American Heart,” has sung it at tea party rallies […]

Ahmadinejad: Obama Needs Iran
With typical provocative arrogance, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said in a letter addressed to the US president that Barack Obama’s power and success depends on Iran. Disclosing this Friday, April 16, the Iranian leader promised to publish the letter soon. “Obama should start cooperating with us in practice,” he said. “We don’t need you […]

Israel Denies Turkish Arms Request
Israel has declined a request by Turkey to purchase several different military systems, including an anti-tank guided weapon and a missile system for its navy. The request by the Turkish government was rejected by Israel’s SIBAT, the defense assistance and export organization, which is currently reviewing each order on a case-by-case basis. Turkey said it […]

Nazi Propaganda for the Arab World
by Jeffrey Herf Yale University Press, 2009, 352 pages Reviewed by Daniel Pipes Commentary April 2010 [Differs slightly from the published version] The impact of National Socialism in the Middle East used to appear brief and superficial. Unlike with Communism, whose local parties and outside influence through the Soviet bloc lasted over many decades, the […]

Rockets Fired At Israel Hit Jordan Instead
Two Katyusha rockets reportedly fired at Eilat from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula landed in Jordan. One of the rockets fired early Thursday morning scored a direct hit on an air-conditioning storage building in the Red Sea port of Aqaba, according to reports. The second fell into the Red Sea, Israel’s Channel 10 reported. Some reports said […]

Lieberman: U.S. Should Attack Iran’s Nuclear Program If All Else Fails
By: Jim Meyers Sen. Joe Lieberman says the world is at a “turning point in history,” and the United States should begin preparing plans to attack Iran’s nuclear program — and use that option if all diplomatic and other means fail. In an exclusive interview with Newsmax, the Connecticut independent discloses that he probably will […]

The Solace of Poor U.S.-Israel Relations
by Daniel Pipes National Review Online April 13, 2010 Things are not always as simple as they seem; the current crisis in U.S.-Israel relations has a silver lining. Four observations, all derived from historical patterns, prompt this conclusion: First, the “peace process” is in actuality a “war process.” Diplomatic negotiations through the 1990s led to […]

“South Park” airs censored episode after Muslim threat’s
Satirical animated TV show “South Park” beeped out the words Prophet Muhammad and plastered its Wednesday episode with the word “CENSORED” after being issued a grim threats by a U.S. Muslim group. The irreverent comedy show on Comedy Central also substituted a controversial image seen last week of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad in a bear […]
