Needs no additional comment. Pence speaks for himself. ========= WSJ 1/24/2018 As I walked out of the Knesset following Vice President Mike Pence’s Monday afternoon address, an Israeli cameraman turned to me with a jovial expression. Speaking in Hebrew, he asked me about the man whose speech he had just heard: “Was that the messiah, or the vice president of the United States?”... Read more
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Middle East Reality
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | Israel, Radical Islam, The LeftWe need more politicians with a “reality” perspective. ======== WSJ 12/27/2017 By Reuel Marc Gerecht Alot of people are in a funk over President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The liberal media, most former government officials who’ve dealt with the Israeli–Palestinian imbroglio, and just about everyone at the United Nations appear certain that the decision had a lot to do... Read more
Recognizing Jerusalem – WSJ
December 11 | Posted by mrossol | IsraelA breath of fresh air… ========== WSJ 12/8/2017 By Yoram Hazony Jerusalem For nearly seven decades, the state of Israel has endured an unusual humiliation: Alone among the nations of the world, it has been denied the sovereign right to determine its own capital. Israel has regarded Jerusalem as its capital since its War of Independence in 1948. It is the seat of... Read more
Obama’s Parting Betrayal of Israel
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Israel, ObamaMore on the unbelievable position or the Obama administration on Israel. ========= WSJ 12/27/2016 By John Bolton Last Friday, on the eve of Hanukkah and Christmas, Barack Obama stabbed Israel in the front. The departing president refused to veto United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334—a measure ostensibly about Israeli settlement policy, but clearly intended to tip the peace process toward the Palestinians. Its... Read more
Where’s the Pope on Syria?
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Politically correct, Religion, The LeftI really wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt, but this probably ends that hope forever. ========= WSJ 12/27/2016 If you are like this columnist, you may have missed the recent prayer vigil in front of St. Peter’s, which featured Pope Francis leading tens of thousands of the faithful in protest of the sickening Russian military strikes in Aleppo that have... Read more
Obama’s Anti-Israel Tantrum
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | Israel, Middle East, ObamaTotally despicable. ======== WSJ 12/24/2016 The decision by the United States to abstain from a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israel over its settlements on the West Bank is one of the most significant, defining moments of the Obama Presidency. It defines this President’s extraordinary ability to transform matters of public policy into personal pique at adversaries. And it defines the reality of... Read more
