Israel
UC Davis police pepper spray incident an embarrassment and sad day for freedom of assembly in America
November 22, 2011
Last Friday was a sad day for freedom of assembly and freedom of speech in America.
The pepper-spraying of a group of nonviolent student demonstrators at UC Davis on Friday appears to have been an example of excessive and unimaginative police...
If conservatism = common sense, the Repubs will pick Romney
September 22, 2011
Republicans will debate tonight, 9pm, EST, with Fox News’ Bret Baier to moderate with input from Chris Wallace and Megyn Kelly.
Apparently FOX News and Google have partnered for the debate so that viewers can weigh in by...
Was Turner’s victory a referendum on Obama’s Israel policies?
September 19, 2011
Tuesday marked the first Republican victory in nearly one hundred years in New York’s 9th congressional district, a Jewish and Italian stronghold. Republican Robert Turner’s victory in winning the seat encompassing...
South Sudan President says new nation will place its embassy in Jerusalem
September 12, 2011
The Sudan Tribune recently reported that Salva Kiir Mayardit, the president of the newly formed nation of South Sudan, told visiting Knesset member Danny Danon that the future South Sudanese embassy in Israel will built in Jerusalem. He also...
Iraqi human rights champion to Obama: stop Iran before it’s too late
August 17, 2011
Mithal al-Alusi, human rights leader and former Iraqi Parliamentarian, contacted me last weekend to convey his thoughts about the dire situation for proponents of human rights and liberal values in Iraq. He also urged President...
Triathlon Tribute: Bergenfield resident races to honor slain compatriots
August 7, 2011
Yitzhak Zahavy is competing this Sunday in a grueling sports event because he can. He can, he says, because three of his comrades gave their lives to save his. He is competing to honor them.
Zahavy, who was born in Rhode Island, moved to...
A conversation with Alex Grobman: Evangelical publishing house aims to foster Israel support
June 30, 2011
Balfour Books, a division of ICON Publishing, was established in 2003 “to educate Christians about what is going on in the Middle East,” and specifically about Israel, according to its publisher, Jim Fletcher. The Evangelical Christian...
Write On For Israel program prepares teens to stand up for Israel on campus: Local student recognized for pro-Israel advocacy
June 27, 2011
Over the past year, as anti-Israel events on campus surged in what one professor characterized as an anti-Israel “drumbeat,” pro-Israel students at Rutgers University refused to sit quietly and be drowned out.
Among those...
Ramapo College to offer new minor in human rights and genocide studies: Program to promote student internships with New York City-based organizations
June 11, 2011
Starting this fall, Ramapo College of New Jersey will offer its students a minor in human rights and genocide studies. It will be the first program of its kind in New Jersey’s state college system, according to Michael A. Riff, director of the...
Great point, David Brooks
June 5, 2011
This terrific editorial, which ran last week in The New York Times, should be required reading for anyone who thinks he or she can make peace in the mideast by putting the squeeze on Israel and/or employing high-level diplomacy. I would...