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Charles Krauthammer: Why Did Abbas Go To The U.N.? For Land Without Peace.

By on Sunday October 2, 2011 at 10:21 am
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Charles Krauthammer nails down some facts in his weekly column this week (September 30 2011).  This is from the NationalReview.com: … And [Palestinian leader Abbas] has repeatedly declared, as recently as last week in New York: “We shall not recognize a Jewish state.” … The Palestinians are quite prepared to sign interim agreements, like Oslo. […]


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Peace eludes Mideast 30 years after Anwar Sadat’s murder

By on Saturday October 1, 2011 at 8:56 am
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Thirty years ago on Oct. 6, 1981, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt was gunned down on the reviewing stand of a military parade by Islamist infiltrators in the Egyptian army. The parade commemorated the Ramadan war Sadat and his Syrian counterpart, Hafez al-Asaad, launched eight years earlier against Israel. The October 1973 war was, for […]


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Ship of fools

By on Saturday June 4, 2011 at 9:13 am
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The claim that the people of Gaza are starving is a lie. Pure and simple, no need for padding or polite posturing. In fact, you are more likely to see examples of obesity than malnutrition in the place, and those organizations and activists who tell you that children are dying of hunger are motivated by […]


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Slaughter of innocents

By on Saturday March 19, 2011 at 9:11 am
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Last week I wrote of how proud I was of being a Zionist, and how much I admired and respected the flawed but still remarkable state of Israel. The vomit of abuse was predictable — sent to me privately but also on display in the comment section of this newspaper. Just hours later, the militant, […]


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