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Update on the Flotilla Circus, it Seems Some Were al Qaeda

Surprise surprise, now that Israel has screened the supplies the flotilla people were supposedly trying to bring into Gaza, Hamas won’t let them in with the supplies. Touching, isn’t it, these Palestinian “leaders’” concern for their people? As the American Spectator’s Philip Klein notes, this is more evidence (as if any were needed) that …

Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen Sparks Campaign for UNRWA Reform

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Below is a letter issued this week by Florida Congresswoman ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, who is taking on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). UNRWA, a U.N. agency with a mandate to care for Palestinians, has received $3.6 billion in U.S. tax dollars since its inception. This agency, which has been …

Prisoner Exchange With Hamas: a Necessary Deal with the Devil?

It is painful, either way, to consider what may occur in coming days regarding IDF Sgt. Gilad Shalit, the soldier who was kidnapped some years ago by Hamas. Apparently negotiations are underway for his release.

Of course, all Israel-supporters, and those who value human life, are praying for this young man’s safe return home.

Historically, Israeli/Palestinian …

Hold the Line Today in Washington, Bibi, and Remind Our President of These Painful Truths

While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way to the White House later today to meet with President Obama, Israel faces a potentially existential threat from Iran, whose leadership has repeatedly stated its intention to destroy the Jewish state.

President Obama told Newsweek magazine last week: “I’ve been very clear that I don’t …

UAE Violates Spirit of International Cooperation and Sportsmanship

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This week the United Arab Emirates (UAE) refused to grant entry to Shahar Peer, an Israeli female tennis champion, to compete in the Barclay’s Dubai Tennis Championship.

The UAE offered this explanation: “We do not wish to politicize spots, but we have to be sensitive to recent events in the region and …

Monday Was the Day to Celebrate and Honor a Hero. As to Our New President, Let Us Hope

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Not to take anything away from our new President. But the remarks of a friend yesterday got me thinking. I asked this friend if he, as an African-American (in his case he was born in Africa and is now a U.S. citizen) felt moved by the election of the first …

Don Quixote Comes to Israel

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From The Jerusalem Post Magazine
By HEATHER ROBINSON

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It is fitting Daniel Lubetzky would grow up to be an entrepreneur who tries to bring peace to the Middle East. He recalls how, one summer when he was 12 and working for a textile wholesaler in Mexico City, he …

A Strange Dichotomy

Having recently returned from the middle east, where I went to Ramallah and met Palestinians on their turf, I’ve been thinking about the risk I took, and also about the strange dichotomy that exists in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

In a recent interview, Yoel Benesh, an Israeli businessman whose company, Meditalia, manufactures sauces and spreads with ingredients …

I Spent Yesterday Afternoon in Ramallah - and Lived to Tell!

Seriously, I’m no Brooke Goldstein (no interviews of terrorists!) But yesterday I did travel to Ramallah with Daniel Lubetzky, founder of Peaceworks, a business that brings together individuals from opposing sides of world conflicts, and OneVoice, a movement Lubetzky founded that seeks to promote communication and political change. I’ve written about Mr. Lubetzky for The …