Germany’s Migrant Crisis: January 2016 “Migrants Have No Respect for our Constitutional Order”

Despite snow, ice and freezing temperatures across much of Europe, a total of 91,671 migrants entered Germany during January 2016.
Race and Ethnicity, There and Here

ANYT review of a recent book about Obama’s “blackness” pretty much sums up what we’ve known since he came on the stage a decade ago.
Turkey’s Haunted Border with Syria

Much to Turkey’s discomfort, the Russians are playing a tough game in Syria.
History

History is a mess.
BDS is a Moral Failure

Those who participate in singling out and attempting to hurt Israel through boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaigns are anti-Israel and not pro-Palestinian as they often claim.
Obama Reluctantly Signs BDS Bill Recognizing Territories as Part of Israel

A trade bill which passed a senate vote Thursday is set to be signed into law by US President Barack Obama, despite his objections to its pro-Israel portions.
Israel: Hezbollah Using Russian Technology to Target Israeli Jets

In the increasingly complicated Middle East, Israel must now face a new concern: Hezbollah forces in Lebanon have acquired radar technology which allows them to track Israeli fighter jets on reconnaissance missions over their northern neighbor.
Israel’s Arabs: A Tale of Betrayal

During the past two decades, some of the Israeli Arab community’s elected representatives and leaders have worked harder for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip than for their own Israeli constituents.
Syrian Refugees: The Moral Imperative and Existential Necessity

As Jews, how should we respond to the human tragedy of Syria’s mass exodus? As Europe agonizes over the phenomenon, we have our own point of view. We cannot be indifferent to human suffering, but Israel cannot realistically absorb thousands of refugees.
Assessing Obama’s Mosque Speech on Islam

In all, this speech gets much more wrong than it gets right, from factual mistakes to evasions to distortions.