Hold Your Applause: Corrupt Ovations, from Venice to the UN

This 25-minute ovation is disturbingly revealing of where things stand regarding Israel among the oh-so-sophisticated set–as well as their willingness to reveal it. Is there currently any other subject that could spur an international crowd to such unified, genteel, exhilarating hatred?

This column originally published in American Thinker

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Personnel is Policy: Kamala Harris’s Campaign Appointments Should Alarm Israel-Supporters

In any normal year, people with such radical records wouldn’t be allowed near a presidential campaign, let alone given senior appointments; but radical anti-Zionism is now unremarkable in today’s Democratic Party.

This column originally published in the Jerusalem Post

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A “(Pr)eulogy”: President Carter and the Antisemitic Corruption of U.S. Policy

Carter may not have been the first president hostile toward Jews or Israel; but his was the first administration to allow that hostility to seriously skew policy to the self-inflicted detriment of America and its allies.

This column originally appeared in the Daily Caller (under a different title).

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Breaking: Republicans Sweep Senate and House (Tuesday’s Analysis–Why Wait?)

I’m pre-writing my post-election analysis—the same points you’ll be reading from those cowardly pundits who wait until AFTER the election to share their wisdom and analysis.  Boring! 

So, here are the reasons to expect: a Republican blowout; targets on the backs of the too-old, too-white leaders like Pelosi, Hoyer and Schumer; and Democrats calling for President Biden to resign.

This column originally appeared in The Times of Israel

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Hate Trump? Understood. Now, Vote for him Anyway.

We vote not just for a President, but for a presidency.  Particularly for voters concerned about Mideast policy, it’s hard to argue with the accomplishments—too many of which we already take for granted. You might (grudgingly) concede that this presidency has been, by-and-large, a success.

Originally published in the Jerusalem Post

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Is the Trump Administration Really All That Different? (Book Review: Fight House, by Tevi Troy)

A worthwhile, entertaining, and original take on White House dynamics.  Troy demonstrates that Trump administration internal battles are not out of the ordinary.  That is true; but what is unprecedented is the the undermining not of fellow aides, but of the president himself. Continue reading →

Should America Underwrite Palestinian Terror?

It’s bad enough that the blood of American and Israeli victims of Palestinian terror is cheap; it is outrageous that it is subsidized.  Including by the U.S. government.  Isn’t it time to put a stop to this most obscene use of American tax dollars?

This column was originally published in American Thinker

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FATCA: The Sleeper Election Issue for 9 Million Americans

Democrats own FATCA, which is wreaking havoc with even basic financial services available to Americans abroad.  Those nine million Americans are feeling its effects, and they are not happy.  Expect them to vote accordingly.

This column was originally published in American Thinker

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The Trump Tapes, the Trump Vote: Maintaining Perspective

There are monumental issues confronting America in terms of national security, foreign policy, the economy, and the corruption and politicization of the IRS, FBI and Justice Department.  Hillary is more problem than solution to every one of these issues. If I have to hold my nose over some of Trump’s actions to vote against her, so be it; too much else is at stake.

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For Israel-Focused Voters, Republicans Have the Far-Stronger Case

Donald Trump may not be everyone’s cup of tea.  But considering his far more solidly pro-Israel team, Republican commitment to repeal FATCA, Democratic unreliability towards Israel and Hillary’s deplorable Israel record (beyond her words), it’s not a close call. 

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