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Obama to Save Presidency by Bombing Iran? Round Two
I wrote an article 3½ years ago, at a low moment in Obama's first term, when his ratings tanked and his party just lost Edward...
NBC Deceptively Edits Rabbi, Repeating Stereotypes, Rather Than Using Honest Quotes (VIDEO)
The narrative the prosecution in George Zimmerman's trial may claim is that Zimmerman was motivated by racism. This narrative reached a pinnacle of acceptance last December, after NBC edited audio of George Zimmerman's 911...
Obama to Egyptian Christians: Don’t Protest the Brotherhood
As Egyptians of all factions prepare to demonstrate in mass against the Muslim Brotherhood and President Morsi's rule on June 30, the latter has been trying to reduce their numbers, which some predict will be in...
Jerusalem Home Harbors Buried Second Temple Artifacts
Miriam Siebenberg lives in a very unusual house - unusual because of the fact that her home was built on top of another home, one that existed over 2,000 years ago. Within the ancient walls...
Brand, Public Relations and Terror
Propaganda and terrorism have always gone hand in hand. I recently finished a must-read...
Banned Cleric’s Outspoken Deputy Visits White House
Radical Egyptian cleric Yusuf Qaradawi is considered so radical that the United States bans him from entering...
IDF Captain Breaks the Silence on Smear Campaign
An Israeli IDF spokesperson recently blasted Breaking the Silence, an Israeli NGO that claims to...
Progress and Change in the Iranian Regime?
The Islamic Republic of Iran had its 11th presidential election on January 14, 2013. ...
Ah, the Joys of Centrism!
We live in such a sharply polarized world that, regrettably, centrism, independence, and, yes, nuance...
Obama to Save Presidency by Bombing Iran? Round Two
I wrote an article 3½ years ago, at a low moment in Obama's first term, when his ratings tanked and his party just lost Edward Kennedy's...
NBC Deceptively Edits Rabbi, Repeating Stereotypes, Rather Than Using Honest Quotes (VIDEO)
The narrative the prosecution in George Zimmerman's trial may claim is that Zimmerman was motivated by racism. This narrative reached a pinnacle of acceptance...
Obama to Egyptian Christians: Don’t Protest the Brotherhood
As Egyptians of all factions prepare to demonstrate in mass against the Muslim Brotherhood and President Morsi's rule on June 30, the latter has been trying...
Jerusalem Home Harbors Buried Second Temple Artifacts
Miriam Siebenberg lives in a very unusual house - unusual because of the fact that her home was built on top of another home, one...
Brand, Public Relations and Terror
Propaganda and terrorism have always gone hand in hand. I recently finished a must-read book called "Branding Terror: The Logotypes and Iconography of Insurgent...
Banned Cleric’s Outspoken Deputy Visits White House
Radical Egyptian cleric Yusuf Qaradawi is considered so radical that the United States bans him from entering the country. Qaradawi, considered the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood...
IDF Captain Breaks the Silence on Smear Campaign
An Israeli IDF spokesperson recently blasted Breaking the Silence, an Israeli NGO that claims to expose alleged wrong-doings of the IDF, in a Facebook post...
Progress and Change in the Iranian Regime?
The Islamic Republic of Iran had its 11th presidential election on January 14, 2013. Hassan Rouhani won a landslide victory with 51% of the...
Ah, the Joys of Centrism!
We live in such a sharply polarized world that, regrettably, centrism, independence, and, yes, nuance are alien to many. Instead, too often, it's a bifurcated liberal-conservative,...
Wunderkind Israeli Novelist to Give Her First US Reading
Israeli wunderkind novelist Shani Boianjiu, is giving a public reading Tuesday night in Brooklyn, NY to mark the paperback release of her debut novel The People...
When it Comes to Diplomacy, the Mideast is a Bazaar
Israeli media recently revealed that Israel plans to export its recently discovered trove of natural gas to Europe, with the help of Russian energy company...
Hassan Rohani and the Nuclear Question
Hassan Rohani, the winner of the recent presidential election in Iran, is no novice, having served as a national security adviser for 16 years between...
How Not to Inspire Confidence
This is what happens when the President of the United States is dragged into making foreign and defense policy decisions, instead of determining American interests...
New Play by Son of Yad Vashem Architect Tackles Why We Build Holocaust Memorials (INTERVIEW)
False Solution is a provocative new one-act play by Oren Safdie being performed at La MaMa in New York City that grapples with the construction...
