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June 2011

Why Muslim Demands for Headscarves Are Exaggerated by Raymond Ibrahim….see note please

I think the whole issue of scarves and hijabs (except those that cover the faces which are a security risk) is misplaced here. Go to Riverdale, NY or other communities where there are enclaves of orthodox communities….skull caps and head covers abound….It is the ideology that is dangerous not the garb….Islam seeks submission and uses […]

DILLON FREED: THE ARAB WINTER CONTINUES

The Arab Winter Continues by Dillon Freed June 29, 2011 http://www.weeklyblitz.net/1545/the-arab-winter-continues In 1798, William Wordsworth wrote in “Lines Written in Early Spring,” “I heard a thousand blended notes,While in a grove I sate reclined, In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts Bring sad thoughts to the mind. To her fair works did Nature link The […]

WHODUNIT? SECOND FLOTILLA SHIP DAMAGED…..SHUCKS

Gaza flotilla organizers: 2nd ship sabotaged http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-06-30-gaza-flotilla-blockade_n.htm JERUSALEM (AP) — Organizers of a pro-Palestinian flotilla that will try to break Israel’s sea blockade of the Gaza Strip accused Israel on Thursday of sabotaging a second ship. There was no immediate word on how this would affect activists’ plans to set off from the Greek port […]

NEIL REYNOLDS: WITH OIL TREASURE, ISRAEL GETS A SHIELD FROM TYRANNY

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/neil-reynolds/with-its-oil-treasure-israel-gets-a-shield-from-tyranny/article2078985/ OTTAWA— The London-based World Energy Council says Israel’s Shfela Basin, a half-hour drive south of Jerusalem, holds 250 billion barrels of recoverable shale oil, possibly making the energy-vulnerable country (as expressed by The Wall Street Journal) “the world’s newest energy giant.” With reserves of 260 billion barrels, Saudi Arabia would remain the world’s No. […]

North Korea to Head U.N. Conference on DisarmamentAnne Bayefsky

North Korea to Head U.N. Conference on DisarmamentAnne Bayefsky http://www.eyeontheun.org/ Source URL: http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/north-korea-head-un-conference-disarmament_575920.html On Tuesday, the United Nations again made itself an international laughing stock – except perhaps to the American taxpayers who continue to foot 22 percent of the bill – by appointing North Korea chair of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament. That would […]

DAVID HALLAM:METHODIST CONFERENCE PRESSED TO DEFINE ANTI-SEMITISM…VERY WELCOME DEVELOPMENT

http://methodistpreacher.blogspot.com/2011/06/methodist-conference-to-be-pressed-to.html http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/ DAVID HALLAM IS A STAUNCHLY PRO-ISRAEL METHODIST MINISTER…. Methodist conference to be pressed to embrace EUMC definition of anti-Semitism It is heartening to see that three circuits have submitted resolutions (or “memorials”)  affirming Methodist opposition to anti-Semitism and expressing concern at the impact of the disastrous 2010 report and resolution purporting to about […]

DAVID SINGER: “PALESTINE: FORGET RECONCILIATION BETWEEN HAMAS AND FATAH”

http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/ All Over, Over All? Fatah’s Accord with Hamas In an article entitled “Palestine: Forget Reconciliation Between Hamas and Fatah,” which comes via the antipodean J-Wire service, Sydney lawyer and international affairs analyst David Singer cites irreconcilable differences as the reason that the Fatah-Hamas Accord announced several weeks ago is likely to founder . David […]

JIM HOFT: DEMOLOON DENNIS KUCINICH (OH) PRAISES BASHAR ASSAD IN SYRIA

Democrat Kucinich Travels to Syria, Praises Killer Regime Rep. Dennis Kucinich (Dem-Ohio) praised killer President Bashar Assad in a speech in Syria this week. The UN reported earlier this month that over 1,000 democracy protesters have been slaughtered by the Assad regime this year. A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) […]

MARION DREYFUS: A REVIEW OF A DOCUMENTARY FILM ON HEBRON

HEBRON … A Documentary Directed by Giulia Amati and Stephen Natanson Reviewed by marion d s dreyfus When I saw the smarmy polemic piece of imbalance purporting to be this documentary, made by ignorant know-nothings who acknowledged they are not Jewish (no crime), know no Hebrew (not a crime, either), know no history (big crime), […]

BEN SHAPIRO: TREATING CHILDREN AS ADULTS….PLEAE READ AND SEE NOTE

http://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2011/06/29/treating_children_as_adults/print THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE VERY, VERY FEW TIMES THAT JUSTICE THOMAS HAS DISSENTED FORM JUSTICE SCALIA….GOOD FOR HIM!!!!….RSK This week, the Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, ruled that the state of California could not bar the sale of violent video games to minors. The majority opinion, written by quasi-originalist Justice Antonin […]