The Chicago United Methodists fall for Islamist anti-Israel propaganda.

[Author Christopher Hitchens] regards the Jewish inhabitants of Israel as “land-thieves” inspired by a religious myth to establish a “divine claim” and therefore a people who “wanted the land without the people.” According to Christopher, in stealing Arab land the Jews became oppressors who “made” the Arabs victims, “with infinite cause of complaint and indefinite justification [...]

But deep down, they really, really, want peace! “Hamas Leader Mahmoud Al-Zahhar: Our Plan Is to Establish a Palestinian State Without Recognizing Israel and Without Giving Up the Right of Return,” from MEMRITV, June 15: Following are excerpts from an interview with Hamas leader Mahmoud Al-Zahhar, which aired on Future…

The use of amputation, though it differs slightly from exact Qur’anic prescriptions (are we thus to understand it has “nothing to do with Islam?”), suggests Qur’an 5:33: “The only reward of those who make war upon Allah and His messenger and strive after corruption in the land will be that…

As we celebrate the founding of our country today there’s an important fact to remember: vast numbers of people in America do not believe in it.
From Rasmussen Reports (h/t to Power Line):
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that 54% believe that the U.S. is indeed the nation with liberty and justice for all. A [...]

Well, at least Obama can likely take credit for creating or saving one job: that of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer. Once floundering, she is now enjoying a 55% approval rating and is likely to be re-elected. This is partially based on the fact that she, like many conservative women in the forefront these days, actually [...]

Trouble is brewing in the land of Ben and Jerry’s decadent ice cream. Unlike calls for secession from this rather odd state, the problem now looms with the city of Barre, VT and its impending law to enforce the use of cat leashes. Just when you thought our pets can be safe and unaffected by the radical changes heralded [...]

Reaching out to the Middle East while toying with the West.

In “President Obama Rewards The Hamas Lobby” in Forbes today, Steven Emerson skewers Obama’s anti-Israel, pro-jihad actions: Why is the terrorist group more interested in attacking Israel than improving the lives of its people? A ship packed with violent, radical activists tries to run a blockade aimed at preventing terrorists…

“Moetillas.” Heh. In “The Jihad Flotillas: Melding Propaganda with Violence” in Big Government, June 19, Pamela Geller emphasizes some little-noted facts about the Jihad Flotillas and their context: After the Israeli action against the Turkish jihad flotilla aroused more international condemnation of Israel, Iran is now sending two of its…