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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An article from Pakistani columnist Irfan Husain, where he takes the Pakistani army and political leadership to task for failing to successfully fight the Taliban insurgency. (h/t israpundit): One positive outcome of this atrocity  coming to public knowledge is that it has opened many eyes to the reality of the Taliban, and what they...
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From the Chicago Tribune on Sunday comes the scary, but perhaps predictable story, of Obama administration officials lobbying congress to loosen terror finances rules for Hamas if that Islamist terror group joins a unity government with the Palestinian Authority. (h/t Daily Alert): The Obama administration, already on treacherous domestic political ground with its outreach...
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An excellent piece by Walid Phares over at Counter Terrorism Bog. Dr. Phares is one of our Speaker of the Truth Award recipients for this year’s Rays of Light in the Darkness Dinner. The piece is regarding the Taliban’s operations in Pakistan: As the U.S. administration and its allies are devising a new strategy...
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“He would see civilization in danger of perishing under the oppression of a gigantic paradox: he would see multitudes of people starving in the midst of plenty, and nations preparing for war although pledged to peace.” Arthur Henderson With a renewed sense of urgency, the Obama administration is about to take a fresh hand...
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From Shariah Finance Watch comes the story that Major U.S Banks, Citibank and Goldman Sachs, are looking into opening up in the Islamic Republic of Iran: In a development which can only be described as despicable, American banking and finance giants Citibank and Goldman Sachs have applied to open up branches in Iran. To...
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Update: 23 EU Delegates walk out of Durban II as Iranian President Ahmadinejad Calls for the eradication of Israel. From the Jerusalem Post (h/t Jihad Watch): As Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for the eradication of Israel in his address to the  United Nations anti-racism conference whichopened its week long event in Geneva on...
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In the current era of ideological polarization, throughout the West, the Right and the Left diverge on almost every issue. One of the few convictions that still unifies national security strategists across the ideological spectrum is that it would be a global calamity of the first order if al-Qaida gets its hands on nuclear...
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(h/t) The  American Thinker: Yedioth Achronoth, the largest circulation daily in Israel, reports today that President Obama intends to see the two-state solution signed, sealed and delivered during his first term. Rahm Emanuel told an (unnamed) Jewish leader; ”In the next four years there is going to be a permanent status arrangement between Israel and the...
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Foundation for Defense of Democracy scholars Mark Dubowitz and Joshua D. Goodman have a piece in Canada’s National Post today, discussing the need for targeted sanctions to put real pressure on Iran to stop its nuclear weapons program: To do so, the United States and her allies, including Canada, must be willing to peacefully...
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