Kudos to Michael Brown

I have been critical of Charismatic leader Dr. Michael Brown for accepting a speaking slot at the odious “Christ at the Checkpoint” gathering in Beit Jala, outside Bethlehem. As has been said many times, CATC is a leftwing, anti-Semitic hate-fest.
Italy: “The Party is Over” for Illegal Migrants

Italy’s new interior minister, Matteo Salvini, has vowed to cut aid money for migrants and to deport those who illegally are in the country.
Iranian Blood Money, Palestinian Blood

Why is Gaza erupting now, aiming rockets far from the area where it tried to kidnap soldiers and break through the fence?
Iran’s response: the ‘Strategy of Tension’

The United States and its allies are currently in the opening stages of the pursuit of a strategy to contain and roll back the Islamic Republic of Iran from a number of points in the Middle East.
Contact Populist Government Takes Power in Italy

“Populism is the new organizing principle.”
Who Leads Israel?

The cabinet – and the Knesset – must take ameliorative action against the security brass to end their subversion of our duly elected leaders
Croatia’s Neo-Fascist Revival

Thanks in part to the silence and inaction of the EU on this issue, the fascist threat is once again rearing its ugly head in the Balkans.
Making the Iranians Mad

These are all examples of Iranian behavior that undermine the peace and security of the Middle East and the wider world. And if none is okay, why pretend not to notice them? In the interest of not irritating the mullahs?
Israel Deeply Grateful for American Support, Validation

Saturday was a day of mourning for the people of Israel as 20-year-old IDF Sergent Ronen Lubarsky succumbed to the wounds he sustained a few days prior during a military operation in Ramallah.
Parashat Behaalotecha: Theocracy, Democracy, and Halacha

The Hanukkah menorah, sometimes called the hanukiah, has its roots in the menorah-candelabra of the Temple. While there are many halachot regarding the appearance and structure of the biblical menorah, Rashi, the great French commentator, points to a most remarkable halachic feature that commands our attention.