by Bruce S. Thornton
FrontPage Magazine
The surreal moral idiocy that characterizes hatred of Israel is illustrated daily by states whose actions are shrugged away by the international media. Continue reading “The Pathology of Double Standards”
Tag: The Middle East
Obama’s Empty Apologetics
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
At any time in the 2,500-year history of Western diplomacy, has a head of state been advised by his host not to apologize for a long-ago act? I cannot think offhand of any instance until, apparently, two years ago. Continue reading “Obama’s Empty Apologetics”
The Dimensions of Qaddafi’s Death
by Victor Davis Hanson
NRO’s The Corner
If Muammar Qaddafi has really been killed — a big if, since so many of the Libyan rebels’ military communiques have proven premature — it raises a lot of questions, besides being very welcome news in the sense that Qaddafi has the blood of tens of thousands on his hands. Continue reading “The Dimensions of Qaddafi’s Death”
The Shalit Defining Moment
by Victor Davis Hanson
NRO’s The Corner
The Palestinians have just shown the entire world their collective values — and the result is creepy beyond belief. Continue reading “The Shalit Defining Moment”
Predator-in-Chief
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
We are in a long war against radical Islamic terrorism. The struggle seems almost similar to the on-again/off-again ordeals of the past — such as the French-English Hundred Years War of the 14th and 15th centuries, or the Thirty Years War between Catholics and Protestants in the 17th century. Continue reading “Predator-in-Chief”
Defund the UN
by Bruce S. Thornton
Defining Ideas
Florida Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has introduced in the House of Representatives the UN Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act. Continue reading “Defund the UN”
Yet Another Reason to Leave the UN
by Bruce S. Thornton
FrontPage Magazine
No one familiar with the sordid history of the United Nations should be surprised at the moral idiocy recently on display in Turtle Bay, when the General Assembly cheered Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ demand for statehood despite offering Israel nothing in return. Continue reading “Yet Another Reason to Leave the UN”
Can Israel Survive?
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
Will Israel survive? That question hasn’t really been asked since 1967. Continue reading “Can Israel Survive?”
The Middle East Mess
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
Libya, Iraq, Syria, Iran, and the All the Same Old, Same Old Mess
Each country in the Middle East poses unique challenges. That said, gender apartheid, religious intolerance, tribalism, dictatorship, statism, and lack of transparency and free expression are widely shared in the region, and mean that any particular policy will almost immediately collide with some two millennia of habit and custom antithetical and often hostile to the values of the West. Continue reading “The Middle East Mess”
Myth and Reality After 9/11
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
Why did radical Islamic terrorists kill almost 3,000 Americans a decade ago? Continue reading “Myth and Reality After 9/11”