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Last week the wise and Solomon-like President Obama declared that the Palestinian/Israeli conflict could be solved by the simple act of returning Israel to the borders it had before it was attacked by the combined forces of Egypt, Syria and Jordan. The man is a genius! However … and this must clearly be my own [...]

Instapundit is far too libertarian for me to completely endorse.  But when he is right, he is brilliantly succinctly right.  This is why people chiding Israel for poor PR miss the point. It doesn’t really matter what they do, since the press will just lie about it. That seems an argument for much less restraint, rather [...]

What was/is your Israel Test? This is what George Gilder ask of his readers in his latest book. This is not just a question for the anti-Semites but for all of us. The future of the Western concept of liberty depends upon our answers. For myself my Israel Test occurred in ninth grade. After our [...]

It is getting harder and harder to make sense of life on this side of the Looking Glass.  Let me see if I can get this clear.  It would be wrong for the United States to “meddle” in Iranian elections, even if half the people in Iran are begging for support.  BUT it is okay [...]

Even when you homeschool you can never be sure when some Politically Correct lies are going to be fed to your child.  Fortunately the BurekanSon has gotten quite able at spotting nonsense.  Today he brought me a ridiculous bit of text in his history book; Story of the World Part 4.  This is the letter [...]

A startling naive friend of mind once said she can not imagine Israel being destroyed.  In the end when American Jews lend their support to Israel’s enemies I think they are being like my, oh let’s just call it by its real name, stupid friend.    American Jews say they want Israel to make concessions for [...]