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July 29, 2008 at 3:47 PM

Ending Lebanon's free ride
Since Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora bowed to Hizbullah's demands in Doha last month and agreed to grant the Iranian-controlled, Syrian-supported terror group control over his government, Lebanon has become an official agent of a terror group. That is, Lebanon, as a state, has become a sponsor of terror. But no one seems to notice... [ Read entire Post ]

July 25, 2008 at 9:21 PM

Interview with National Review: Political Messiah in the Holy Land
Caroline B. Glick is the deputy managing editor of the Jerusalem Post and the senior fellow for Middle East Affairs at the Center for Security Policy. Her book, Shackled Warrior, Israel and the Global Jihad was released earlier this year. She took questions from National Review Online editor Kathryn Lopez on Friday about Barack Obama's... [ Read entire Post ]
The Obama-Bush Presidency
US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barak Obama's trip to the Middle East has been a boon for his campaign's photo archive. The past week has seen the presumptive Democratic nominee feted by the leaders of Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Obama's foreign policy pronouncements have been a source of concern in the... [ Read entire Post ]

July 24, 2008 at 10:47 PM

Reading Ehud Barak
On July 14, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak castigated UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which set the terms of the cease-fire that ended the 2006 war between Israel and Iran's Lebanese army Hizbullah, saying, "UN resolution 1701 didn't work, isn't working and won't work." He added, "UN resolution 1701 is a failure." Resolution 1701 is... [ Read entire Post ]

July 18, 2008 at 4:37 PM

Israel's unwanted open door
Any residual doubt that Washington has decided to take no action to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons dissipated Wednesday with the news that Undersecretary of State William Burns will be participating in EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana's negotiations with Iran's nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili in Geneva on Saturday. That those negotiations will fail... [ Read entire Post ]

July 14, 2008 at 8:22 PM

When talking can kill
At the end of the week, Saeed Jalili, Iran's nuclear negotiator, is scheduled to arrive in Geneva for yet another round of talks with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana. It is unclear what the two have to discuss. On July 4, the Iranians sent their written response to the West's latest offer to appease... [ Read entire Post ]

July 11, 2008 at 5:26 PM

A tale of two hostages
Exalting at her liberation by the Colombian military last week, former hostage Ingrid Betancourt exclaimed, "This is a miracle, a miracle! We have an amazing military. I think only the Israelis can possibly pull off something like this." Betancourt's statement made thousands of Israelis wince. Held hostage in the Colombian jungles for six years by... [ Read entire Post ]

July 8, 2008 at 5:16 PM

The media's enduring narratives
Last Wednesday's terror attack in Jerusalem was unique. Due to the fact that Husam Taysir Dwayat bulldozed his victims outside of Jerusalem Capitol Studios where many of the foreign television networks have their offices, his was one of only two attacks to have been caught live on camera. The only other attack which was filmed... [ Read entire Post ]

July 5, 2008 at 1:12 AM

Shackled Warrior - Interview with Frontpage Magazine
Shackled Warrior By Jamie GlazovFrontPageMagazine.com | 7/1/2008 Frontpage Interview's guest today is Caroline B. Glick, the senior Middle East Fellow at the Center for Security Policy in Washington, DC and the deputy managing editor of The Jerusalem Post. She is the author of the new book, Shackled Warrior: Israel and the Global Jihad. FP:... [ Read entire Post ]

July 4, 2008 at 7:28 PM

Anatomy of a massacre
Government and police spokesmen would have us believe that the carnage in Jerusalem on Wednesday was unavoidable. Husam Taysir Dwayat, the convicted rapist, burglar and drug dealer turned jihadist who mowed down innocent people with his bulldozer on Jaffa Road was not suspected of links to terrorist organizations. The sociopathic, violent criminal who had "returned"... [ Read entire Post ]

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