Europe’s Jews Tied to a Declining Political Class

As regular readers of my column will know, I am not an admirer of the analogy between the situation that Jews faced in Europe in the 1930s, and the trials and challenges we face now.
The West Bank Army of the “State of Palestine,” Thanks to the United States

The U.S. Consulate’s determination to provide the trappings of Palestinian statehood to the Palestinian Authority outside the negotiating process should come under scrutiny.
Gazans Rally in Support of Paris Terrorists, Threaten to “Slaughter” French Citizens in the Strip

In a dramatic and opposite response to the Charlie Hebdo attacks from the rest of the civilized world, over 200 Salafis in Gaza held a protest in support of the terrorists who killed over 17 people in France.
Terror in Tel Aviv: More than a Dozen Injured in Bus Stabbing Attack During Morning Rush Hour (VIDEO)

More than a dozen people were wounded in a Palestinian terror attack Wednesday morning when a terrorist boarded a bus in Tel Aviv on began stabbing morning commuters.
Egypt Discovers, Destroys Smuggling Tunnel from Gaza

Egyptian forces uncovered and destroyed a smuggling tunnel nearly a mile long between a Sinai home and Gaza.
A Cartoonist Urges Restraint—Except When it Comes to Israel

One might think cartoonists, as champions of irreverence and untrammeled free speech, would be unanimously resolute in defending their martyred comrades at the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
“Just say NO” to Islamic Terror

Have we in the West lost our way? Do we even know anymore who we are as Americans?
Argentine Prosecutor Alberto Nisman: Was His Death a Suicide or Murder?

The stage was set for Alberto Nisman, a high level prosecutor in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to testify in court against President Cristina Fernandez and other top Argentinian officials.
Historic US Terror Case Sees Victims Suing PA, PLO for $3 Billion

A Manhattan court was asked Tuesday to consider whether the PLO and PA are legally responsible for terror carried out in their names in Israel between 2001 and 2004.
IDF Forecast: Expect the “Mess in the Middle East to Continue”

Outgoing head of the IDF Military Intelligence research division Brig. Gen. Itai Brun gave a grim forecast for Israel and its relationship with its Middle Eastern neighbors.