“Islam in Global Politics.” How one addresses this issue depends not just on the meaning of those four words —— “Islam,” “Global” “politics,” and also “in” —— both individually and together. It also depends on how you see and approach the question th … [Read more...] about Islam in Global Politics: A Civilizational Crisis?
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State Department Touting Palestinian Charade*
Left: FATAH twitter calling on Palestinians to kill Jews in Jerusalem. Credit: ITIC, May 6, 2017. - Left: A FATAH twitter calling on Palestinians to kill Jews in Jerusalem. Credit: ITIC, May 6, 2017 Judging by the standard used by the autho … [Read more...] about State Department Touting Palestinian Charade*
The Palestinian Knife Campaign: A Policy of Limited Liability*
Left: From the Palestinian “Stab a Jew” Guide, Credit: Raoul Wootliff, “Videos teach would-be Palestinian attackers ‘how to stab,’” Times of Israel, October 15, 2015. Five months into the stabbing terror campaign, the Palestinian leadership keeps eva … [Read more...] about The Palestinian Knife Campaign: A Policy of Limited Liability*
Settlements, Schmettlements and Israeli Security*
Left: US Amb Shapiro follows White House lead in the delegitimization of Israel speech. (Watch the video.) - Pres. Barack Hussein Obama appears determined as part of his “legacy” to leave relations in ruins with the U.S.’ most important ally in the Mi … [Read more...] about Settlements, Schmettlements and Israeli Security*
Palestinian Attacks Against Israel at Home and Abroad ( January 13-20, 2016)
Left: Picture posted on the Facebook page of QudsN, after the lethal stabbing attack in Otniel, in which Dafna Meir, 39, the mother of six, was murdered at the entrance to her home, while her children were watching helplessly. The single word in the … [Read more...] about Palestinian Attacks Against Israel at Home and Abroad ( January 13-20, 2016)
Feeding Iran’s Terrorist Agenda
Left: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif waving [goodbye] to the Peace Dove. (cartoon by Keyvan Varessi, Iranian daily Iranian daily Ghanoon) - The lifting of the sanctions on Iran is significant not only because i … [Read more...] about Feeding Iran’s Terrorist Agenda
The Real Abu- Mazen*
Left: PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: “We bless you, we bless the Murabitin (those carrying out Ribat, religious conflict/war to protect land claimed to be Islamic), we bless every drop of blood that has been spilled for Jerusalem, which is clean and pure … [Read more...] about The Real Abu- Mazen*
Stopping The Palestinians’ Simmering Terrorism*
Left: Arabic Caption: “We’ve come to slaughter you.” Published after the massacre of four rabbis and a Druze policeman in Jerusalem in November 2014. The Palestinian terror wave is not letting up, and fighting it more effectively requires a clos … [Read more...] about Stopping The Palestinians’ Simmering Terrorism*
A Response to Bernard-Henri Lévy*
On November 16, 2015, French public intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy published a commentary in which he urges the West to acknowledge that it is at war and must call things by their right names. He subsequently argues that we must battle Islamic jihad … [Read more...] about A Response to Bernard-Henri Lévy*
Do the Palestinians Want Two States?*
Is the Palestinian “popular uprising” in its current manifestations the preferred form of struggle for the Fatah leadership – as opposed to small-scale demonstrations at focal points of friction? When an interviewer on a prominent TV show on the offic … [Read more...] about Do the Palestinians Want Two States?*