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Much as Hugo Chávez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used to do, the double-pronged axis is again poking America in the eye.
The widespread fury over the proposed extension of Israeli sovereignty constitutes merely shadow-boxing.
As the unwelcome scrutiny given the extreme tweets of the social-media giant’s “integrity” chief shows, the company has started something it can’t finish.
Joe Biden and Donald Trump have no right to determine who is authentically black or Jewish. Voters, however, have a duty to hold leaders accountable for defending their interests.
Protestations to the contrary, the chattering classes in the press, academia and the courts have been on an endless campaign to delegitimize the right.
That he remains in power despite the bitter campaign waged by the state prosecution, his political opposition and the media, speaks volumes about the public’s faith in their prime minister and lack of trust in the justice system.
One can only hope that the 20th anniversary of Israel’s rushed May 2000 evacuation will be used for genuine reflection, stocktaking, and a return to the IDF’s daring and victorious ways.
The Palestinian president’s hollow rhetoric is hardly a reason to bury the government’s plan to apply Israeli law to the Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria and to the Jordan Valley.
While many disparage efforts to reopen houses of worship before authorities assure that it’s safe, questions about the discriminatory treatment of faith must be answered.
HRW has felt always uneasy addressing the issue from the left, reassured in the mistaken belief that once the Israeli “occupation” ends, then Muslim anti-Semitism will disappear as well.
Criticism of administration plans to help private and religious schools is off base. All students need assistance in this crisis.
Even some new television shows are trial balloons designed to test public opinion over normalizing relations with Israel.