by Daniel Pipes: As Barack Obama’s candidacy comes under increasing scrutiny, his account of his religious upbringing deserves careful attention for what it tells us about the candidate’s integrity. Obama asserted in December, “I’ve always been a Christian,” and he has adamantly denied ever having been a Muslim. “The only connection I’ve had to Islam is...
People don’t know what to ask the candidates
But David Bedein does. The following twenty Middle East policy questions are the questions that American voters may wish to pose to Senators Barrack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Whomever can answer the questions the most intelligently will be the one whom I will consider giving my vote. I’ll tell you though, I’m not that hopeful that I will be voting this election. Via INN:...
Canada has fallen for the mythology of the poorpalestinianpeople
If you expect to send or receive mail between Canada and Israel, don’t expect successful deliveries. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has become the first national union in North America to pass a resolution in support of the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign against Israel. The resolution states that CUPW, a union that represents more than 50,000 Canadian postal...
First Time: UN Hears from Jewish Refugees of Arab Lands
UN Watch Testifies Before UN Human Rights Council on Forgotten Refugees The history of Palestinian refugees deserves international attention. So does the history of one million Jewish refugees from the Arab-Israel conflict. Yet the United Nations has devoted countless resolutions and debates to only one side of this story, completely ignoring the other. For the first time ever in the UN Human...
Legal Rights and Title of Sovereignty of the Jewish People to the Land of Israel and Palestine Under International Law
This article has been proven to cause “brain freeze” because it is so comprehensive and in-depth and as you read it, your brain freezes and then you have lay down on the floor in a fetal position and go to sleep. The good news is when you wake up, everything returns back to normal and you can resume reading and absorb the facts and data in the normal fashion. Regardless of the cost...
Poll: Israelis Say West Bank Is “Liberated,” Not “Occupied”
Changing the lexicon restores truth to the Middle East narrative. From Poll: Israelis Say West Bank Is “Liberated,” Not “Occupied”: In its latest monthly peace index survey for March 2008, Tel Aviv University’s Steinmetz Center for Peace Research found that, by a wide margin, the majority of Israeli Jews view the West Bank (Judea and Samaria) as...
Economic Incentives Have Little Effect on Palestinian Attitudes Toward Israel
Of course it has little effect. Palestinians don’t want peace, they want victimhood and Jewish blood helps them achieve that. From BitterLemons.org: Since 1967 virtually all Israeli governments have implemented a broad spectrum of economic carrots and sticks with the objective of manipulating the Palestinian political will – with little or no effect on the overall attitude of...
UN Rights Council Hears from Jewish Refugee
The plight of Jews who were evicted from their homes in Muslim majority nations have been ignored by the international community. From UN Rights Council Hears from Jewish Refugee: A UN body with a history of passing anti-Israel resolutions heard about a different side of the Arab-Israeli conflict last week when a Jewish refugee described her family’s eviction from the home they had occupied...
Hamas, Islamic Jihad reject Egypt truce
Muslims don’t want peace, they don’t want two states, they only want Israel to make the ultimate sacrifice and disembowel herself. Now Hamas and Islamic Jihad have rejected an Egyptian-brokered truce with Israel in the Gaza Strip after talks in Egypt, saying it must include all Palestinian territories, including the West Bank. However, one fact seems to always fly past the snouts of...
Construction in Jerusalem: Myths and Facts
From Construction in Jerusalem: Myths and Facts: The city of Jerusalem has authorized more than 36,000 permits for new housing units in the Arab sector, more than enough to meet the needs of Arab residents through legal construction until 2020. Arab residents who wish to build legally may consult urban plans translated into Arabic for their convenience and receive individual assistance from...