Monthly Archives: September 2014

Why a Palestinian state is not the answer

Every once in a while I feel the need to write some form of this post to explain to Americans yet again why a Palestinian state is a bad idea. This is not a big issue in Israel, despite the … Continue reading

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How Israel can lose in the UN what it won on the ground

News item: UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is open to a new U.N. resolution on Gaza but only if it contributes to sustaining the Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said Wednesday. … A draft … Continue reading

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Rogel Alpher’s ticket to Switzerland

Veteran Israeli journalist and media personality Rogel Alpher published a piece in Ha’aretz a few days ago explaining why he no longer feels that he belongs here. Please read it all — it’s short — because it’s a perfect representation … Continue reading

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History counts

Melanie Phillips spoke in Jerusalem last week. In 55 minutes, she dealt with the relationship between anti-Zionism and Jew hatred, media bias, Israel’s poor performance in the global information war, and the future of Europe, and more. Watch and you … Continue reading

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