Israel
Why the Gaza death rate is so high
After the U.S. had gained its footing and was fighting back in WWII, no one was sitting in the back seat telling America to knock it off because German or Japanese, or even French civilians, were dying.
Israel
Freeing hostages should not be Israel’s #1 goal
Journalist Michael Kinsley defined a gaffe as when a politician utters a truth he is not supposed to say. Right-wing Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich made a gaffe the other day (assuming what he said was not intentional). What he said was that returning the hostages held by Hamas was
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Trump’s Gaza takeover seems crazy, but maybe . . .
Among a plethora of ideas flowing from the hyperactive mind of President Donald J. Trump, the U.S. “owning” Gaza is among the worst. Before I continue, to calm the MAGA wolves who are baring their fangs, here is a partial list of things he has done right: Enforce the
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In the spotlight, Kamala was patriotic and Presidential
On Thursday, accidental Presidential candidate Kamala Harris introduced herself to America. A month ago, her approval ratings were lower than Joe Biden’s. Today, she is the Joan of Arc of the Democrats’ 2024 campaign to drive a stake through the heart of Donald J. Trump. But lurking in the
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Biden stopped the bleeding, but the wound remains
As always, President Joe Biden’s “Big Boy” (that’s how press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre described it) news conference started late. Thursday’s presser was scheduled for 5:30, but — whoops, sometime Thursday it was pushed back to 6:30. It actually began at 7:27 This White House has
Israel
Joe Biden: What is the meaning of “ironclad”?
President Joe Biden is facing a kobayashi maru problem, which Star Trek fans recognize as a choice with only bad outcomes. On the one hand, he has made Israel “ironclad” promises of support. This is because Israel is a long, valued ally, now fighting Hamas, a terrorist organization pledged to
Israel
The double standard forced on Israel
The death of more than 34,000 Gazans, mostly civilians, has enraged much of the world, especially college campuses. That is understandable. The lack of context is not. That has not been widely offered — until now. Scott Galloway, a prolific, liberal professor of marketing at New York University, has just
Middle East
Some good news about campus protests
As we wallow in the bad news about pro-Hamas demonstrations on campuses, there is good news. The campus encampments have a ‘sell-by” date: The academic year is almost over. Even if nothing is done, the encampments will melt away in the summer heat. But that does not mean that university
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Where the student intifada goes very wrong
“We are Hamas!” You hear it on campuses and elsewhere, but mostly on campus, and it is 2024’s version of “Defund the police!” That backfired on the protesters and their movement . Badly. Let’s be clear: Americans have a right to protest anything. Peacefully. Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo,
Middle East
It’s time to end UNRWA, a/k/a Hamas Lite
The Palestinians in Gaza need relief, but it should not come from UNRWA, the embattled U.N. relief agency with a controversial present, and past. UNRWA stands for United Nations Relief and Works Agency, and it deals exclusively with Palestinian “refugees.” The other U.N. refugee relief agency is the
Israel
Add 3 more Palestinian lies to the list
It’s time for another installment of Lie Busters. The first chapter, a few weeks back, reported on the Three Great Palestinian Lies, and two smaller ones. We’re back now because most of the pro-Palestine crowd, which includes the pro-Hamas clods, may not be productive at much, but they
Israel
3 great, and 2 smaller, Palestinian lies
If I didn’t know the truth, I might be swayed by the three great lies, and two half truths, of Palestinian supporters. But I do know the truth, which the majority of their supporters — especially on college campuses — don’t know, and in some cases don’t want to