Also from Commentary this piece by Mark Steyn, which reflects a little on the loom threats to Europe which I mentioned briefly in my post on Oren’s article, as well as the existential threat Oren called delegitimization. (H/T Carl in Jerusalem): A European Holocaust Memorial Day on which Jews are stoned sounds like a...
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Newly minted Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren lays out in the new issue of Commentary just what is meant by an “existential” threat, and than details the seven such threats which face the state of Israel: Rarely in modern history have nations faced genuine existential threats. Wars are waged to change...
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From the always sharp Charles Krauthammer comes a piece , eviscerating the New York Times’ interview with Hamas’ Khaled Meshal (h/t Sarah): “Apart from the time restriction (a truce that lapses after 10 years) and the refusal to accept Israel’s existence, Mr. Meshal’s terms approximate the Arab League peace plan . . .” –...
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From the New Republic (H/T Elder of Ziyon) comes a story about just how many of those reported “dead civilians” in Gaza during Operation Cast Lead were actually dead terrorists: If the IDF’s alternate numbers are accurate, they paint a very different picture in terms of the toll on civilian life. How is there...
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I’m a bit slow on getting this Bolton piece on Pakistan up, but if you haven’t seen it yet, it’s worth giving your undivided attention: Often known as Pakistan’s “steel skeleton” for holding the country together after successive corrupt or incompetent civilian governments, the military itself is now gravely threatened from within by rising...
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The Telegraph tells us that the Sharia law peace deal in the Pakistani Northwest is threatening to break(H/T Ace of Spades): The fragile agreement, in which the government said it would allow Islamic law in the region in exchange for militants laying down their arms, was left in tatters when a soldier was killed...
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Geopolitics, like nature, abhors a vacuum: But in its campaign for regional hegemony, Tehran expects Lebanon as its first prize. Iran is spending massive amounts of cash on June’s general election. It supports a coalition led by Hezbollah, and including the Christian ex-general Michel Aoun. Lebanon, now in the column of pro-U.S. countries, would...
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This week, Israel has celebrated its 61st birthday. The miracle of its existence, let alone its robust emotional, ethical and economic health and its unparalleled contributions to the disciplines of medicine, of science and of the humanities is simply astounding. This, despite the seven brutal wars, the intifada, the economic boycotts, the systematized anti-Semitism...
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More on Hezbollah’s so-called (by the Associated Press) Moderate election platform (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) The 2009 election platform joins a series of basic documents of the Hizbullah movement: These include the Open Letter (Risala Maftuha) from 1985, the first Hizbullah election platform for parliament from 1992, the Hizbullah political document ratified at...
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Sorry I was offline yesterday folks, but it’s been nose to the grindstone time for EMET as we’re nearing the home stretch for our May 6th Rays of Light in the Darkness Dinner. It should be a really good time, and Sarah has lined up some great honorees, so do check it out, and...
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