Last Wednesday, I left for my annual four-day trip to Washington DC and CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference. Listening to the news reports of the conference on the drive home, I wondered if the media went to the same conference I attended. more

According to a report in the Israeli newspaper Ha’arez, the Obama administration is considering sanctions against Israel because of its construction of homes in East Jerusalem. Be very … more

John Kerry stepped up to the podium to deliver what was said to be the “vision” of the Obama administration for a Israeli/Palestinian peace. Instead he presented a one-sided 75 minute, … more

Nakba Day (May 15) is the “day of the catastrophe” on which Palestinians “mourn” the creation of Israel. In truth the day became a catastrophe for the Palestinian Arabs thanks … more

On June third, hundreds of shuls within reasonable distance of Manhattan will be renting busses, carpooling and finding other means of transportation to show their love of the Jewish State at the annual Salute to Israel Parade (now called Celebration Israel). more

On Shabbos, the Progressive Party in Norway, the smaller of two parties within the ruling government coalition (with 29 of 169 parliament seats), announced … more

I was among some 80 bloggers invited to cover the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington DC last week. CPAC is more than an opportunity to interview political figures and report on politics. It’s like a Star Trek Convention for political geeks. Instead of carrying phasers and putting on pointy ears, we carried laptops and wore fedoras. more

Steve understands that while we’re trying to work our way out of this economic crisis, we have to hold the financial industry accountable to prevent the next one. more

According to NBC White House reporter Chuck Todd, the President’s Chief of Staff Jack Lew spent much of the weekend talking to the Jewish figures that worship progressive policy above all else. His purpose was to convince them to drop (or at least temper) their opposition to Chuck Hagel’s candidacy for Secretary of State. Lew’s efforts were partially successful. more

During his negotiations to restart talks, Secretary of State Kerry reiterated President Obama’s position that Israel should begin negotiations by agreeing to return to the pre-1967 borders (they didn’t). Afterwards they criticized Israel’s move to build additional homes in existing communities. Put aside for a moment that Judea/Samaria is the only place in the world where the President of the United States believes people of a certain religion (Jews) are not allowed to live. What the President and the Secretary of State won’t admit to is, there is no such thing as pre-1967 borders. That imaginary “green line” running through the West Bank is the 1949 Armistice Line. But even the armistice lines were never meant to be a “border.” more