Human Rights: Other Views – Part II
We have seen in Part One of this article how far Western standards of human rights differ from those guaranteed by Islam. One obvious outcome of this disparity is, of course, that citizens of Muslim countries are accorded fewer rights than their counterparts in liberal democracies.
Pity the Poor Gazans
The mass media is doing its best to tell everyone that Gaza is just about the worst humanitarian catastrophe in the world, due – of course – to Israel making it an “open air prison.”
Israel’s Sucker’s Game on the Gaza Border
There was a depressing familiarity both to Hamas’s suicide protest operation along Gaza’s border with Israel this week and to Israel’s response to it.
Mexican Cartels Attempt to Crash US Border
Yesterday, Mexican drug cartels sent 2.25 million Mexicans: men, women, and children, to face off across from US National Guard troops along their common border.
Gazans are Victims of an Ideology of Hatred
Palestinian rioters, who are sending flaming kites across the border and vandalizing goods and fuel pipelines aimed at easing the Gazans’ life, couldn’t care less about the distress in the strip. On the contrary, they want to increase it, because that’s Hamas’ ideology—destruction and ruin.
A Month of Islam and Multiculturalism in Britain: April 2018
National Union of Teachers (NUT) delegates condemned efforts by Ofsted, the chief regulator of British schools, to ban the hijab, a Muslim head covering, in primary schools. Ofsted said the measure was aimed at promoting the integration of Muslim pupils.
Sefirat HaOmer: The Secret to Human and Rabbinical Autonomy
This, I believe, is why we begin counting the Omer only on the second day. The first day doesn’t count.
Palestinians: The Real Gaza Blockade
The weekly demonstrations along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, which are scheduled to enter their sixth week this Friday, will undoubtedly continue to attract the attention of the international community and media.
Europe Wants Unity on Iran but Undermines Trump on Jerusalem
As French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel beat a path for the White House in back-to-back visits this week, the media coverage of U.S. – European Union relations is focused on efforts to convince President Donald Trump to keep faith with his predecessor Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran.
A Remarkable Resource
Especially in the last 10 years, I’ve watched with alarm as Palestinian operatives have made deep inroads into the American Evangelical culture.