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UN Resolution 2334: Six take-aways from a turbulent December
The last weeks of 2016 proved to be among of the most tumultuous periods in the history of the relationship between Israel and the United States.
The U.N. resolution, flawed as it is, supports the State of Israel
So here we are, entering 2017, still carrying 1967 on our backs.
What to do when anti-Semitic bullies come to town
Imagine you live in a rural community and a neo-Nazi website puts your name, picture, pictures of your children, phone numbers, address, email and social media information on its website, encouraging white supremacists to “TAKE ACTION” and “Hit Em Up?”
Hamas, not settlements, is root of problem
The latest diplomatic ambush of Israel was made possible only by the United States’ historic reversal of its decades-long Mideast policy of vetoing one-sided anti-Israel initiatives at the United Nations Security Council.
Obama’s fatal legacy: Killing the peace process
You can make a strong case that President Barack Obama’s decision to allow United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 to pass was very harmful to Israel.
The biggest sin on the planet: Jews building houses
Listen to John Kerry’s speech on the comatose Middle East “peace process,” or follow the serial condemnations against Israel at the United Nations, including the latest Security Council resolution 2334, and you’d think that the biggest sin in the world is that Jews build too much. They build too many houses, too many schools, too many synagogues, too many hospitals, too many roads.
If Israel is a land thief, how can it negotiate?
It’s true that American presidents, to one degree or another, have always criticized Israeli settlements. But while they’ve called them “illegitimate,” they’ve generally resisted efforts to brand them as “illegal.” There’s a big difference between the two. Illegitimate implies controversy, dispute, debate. Illegal means the debate is over. You are living on stolen land. You are a thief.