Op-Eds

Israel’s Press: Taking Our Leave of America

By | 2013-12-28T10:50:31-04:00 December 28th, 2013|Op-Eds|

The Hebrew Makor Rishon's Editor-in-Chief penned a scathing editorial about Obama. But it is also being talked about because of accusations leveled at cetain retired IDF personnel.   Now that the best and brightest have finished their comparisons with Munich and Chamberlain, I wish to provide another, somewhat more shocking, comparison, one that in the

Obama’s America, Going the Way of Rome

By | 2013-12-21T19:37:38-04:00 December 21st, 2013|Op-Eds|

Barack Obama is a creature of relativism, even though, without logical consistency, this “post-American” president exalts Islam.   The longest chapter in Machiavelli's "Prince" is devoted to conspiracy. No conspiracy—if it may be called that—is more significant than the one enfolding in the United States under its “post-American” president, Barack Hussein Obama.   Let us

Egyptians’ right of protest is now regulated or obstructed?

By | 2013-12-08T00:20:47-04:00 December 8th, 2013|Op-Eds|

Egypt’s new protest law went into use last week. The law has been divisive.  Muslim Brotherhood thugs and Islamists are flat-out against it preferring chaos and spontaneity. Families are pleased because it safeguards their well-being. Pro-democracy protesters see the value in a law to protect citizens and don’t appear to be threatened, but there is

Intellectuals Who Wish for Israel’s Demise

By | 2013-12-05T13:07:11-04:00 December 5th, 2013|Op-Eds|

Europe's intellectual establishment obsessively preaches and works for Israel's disappearance.   Italy's most renowned philosopher, Gianni Vattimo, who is also a member of the European Parliament, slammed Israel as a "racist state", a state which, he said, "should not exist".   In 2007, Vattimo signed a manifesto calling Israel "Nazi" and saying that in Gaza

Will General Sisi Be the Next President of Egypt?

By | 2013-12-02T23:13:37-04:00 December 2nd, 2013|Op-Eds|

Sisi's reaction to the crisis with the Obama Administration has helped build up his credentials as a daring Egyptian nationalist who does not retreat before a superpower - among other things.   Since the ousting of President Morsi on July 3, 2013, the issue of who will be the next elected President of Egypt has

Ten Basic Points: Israel’s Rights to Judea and Samaria

By | 2013-12-02T22:46:11-04:00 December 2nd, 2013|Op-Eds|

In contrast to John Kerry's remarks, Israel has legitimate legal rights to Judea and Samaria, as summarized below.   The following points are reposted from Ambassador Alan Baker's blog. 1. Upon Israel’s taking control of the area in 1967, the 1907 Hague Rules on Land Warfare and the Fourth Geneva Convention (1949) were not considered