U.S State Dept: No Need For Palestinian Authority To Recognize Israel [as a Jewish state]

Weasel Zippers   "Psaki, who spoke to the PA-based Arabic-language Al-Quds newspaper, said, “The American position is clear, Israel is a Jewish state. However, we do not see a need that both sides recognize this position as part of the final agreement.”

 

"Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been adamant on the PA recognizing Israel as a Jewish state, explaining that the Arabs’ refusal to recognize Israel stands at the heart of the conflict.

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"Secretary of State John Kerry, who has made it his mission to achieve a peace agreement, is currently working on a framework that will allow him to continue the talks past the April deadline that has been set."

 

Consider Obama's choices of people: What Do John Kerry, Chuck Hagel, and John Brennan Have in Common?   ... "With President Obama and his three wise men, who might supervise U.S. foreign defense and intelligence policy towards the Middle East, we can expect more “engagement” with radical Islamic and jihadist movements, several of which have ascended to power during Obama’s first term, no deterring of Iran from crossing the nuclear threshold and more “daylight” between Washington and Jerusalem."

Alan Caruba: Some Very Good News About Americans

Warning Signs

 

"We are all besieged daily by bad news. It is easy to become depressed about the present state of the nation, but there is some very good news as well."

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"What is rarely addressed is the seething power of American entrepreneurship which, at present, is trapped by a largely socialist federal government imposing a mountain of regulations that thwart growth and take money from the private sector that would otherwise be invested in the creation or expansion of business and industry nationwide."

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"As one reads Dr. Baker’s book, one comes away with a renewed confidence in the judgment of Americans, confirming that their core values are those that have made America a beacon of freedom in the world."

 

The book must address only those who fear and oppose this President, not those smiling, cheering faces at Obama campaign-style speeches that put him into office a second time. But the book seems to give one a sense of assurance that has been missing since the 2012 election.

Obamacare in cartoons

 

 

Russian Rocket Rides

Bokbluster

 

The Obama Administration’s 8 Most Naïve Statements About Russia

National Review Online 

 

"The Obama administration’s Russia policy is in disarray. The 2009 “reset” exists now only as a joke. Russia continues to back Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, and it has violated Ukraine’s sovereignty by placing troops in Crimea.

As Russia acts apparently with little fear of Western retaliation and with disregard for American dissatisfaction, here is a look back on the eight most naïve statements Obama and administration officials have made about Russia."  Full article.

Imagine using the terms "IRS" and "humor" in the same sentence.

 

Islamic Jihad and the Doctrine of Abrogation

Raymond Ibrahim

 

"While other scriptures contain contradictions, the Koran is the only holy book whose commentators have evolved a doctrine to account for the very visible shifts which occur from one injunction to another. No careful reader will remain unaware of the many contradictory verses in the Koran, most specifically the way in which peaceful and tolerant verses lie almost side by side with violent and intolerant ones. ...To get out of this quandary, the commentators developed the doctrine of abrogation, which essentially maintains that verses revealed later in Muhammad’s career take precedence over earlier ones whenever there is a discrepancy.

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"But why the contradiction in the first place? The standard view is that in the early years of Islam, since Muhammad and his community were far outnumbered by their infidel competitors while living next to them in Mecca, a message of peace and coexistence was in order. However, after the Muslims migrated to Medina in 622 and grew in military strength, verses inciting them to go on the offensive were slowly “revealed”—in principle, sent down from Allah—always commensurate with Islam’s growing capabilities."

 

Explaining how Muslims are good citizens until they form a majority. At that point they seem to me to become as conquerors. TD

Legal Insurrection   "It’s difficult to say, but I vote ever-so-slightly for “true.” My opinion of John Kerry is very low, but I think more of him than I do of Obama.

"The following seems quite characteristic of the president:" ...

 

... "Such behavior would certainly be consistent with Obama’s arrogance, his go-it-alone sense of self, and his disregard for the ideas of others except for a few extremely trusted advisors. He has alienated even many of his friends and supporters—certainly quite a few of the Democrats in Congress—on a personal level by having very little to do with them, not asking their advice, and not even letting them know what he’s planning before he does it.

 

"It’s well-known that Obama thinks he’s smarter than anyone around him, and it isn’t even a point of view he tries to hide." Full article

 

The author,Neo-neocon: "Previously a lifelong Democrat, born in New York and living in New England, surrounded by liberals on all sides, I’ve found myself slowly but surely leaving the fold and becoming that dread thing: a neocon. My friends and family don’t want to hear about my inexplicable conversion, so I started this blog to tell the tale of my political change and provide a forum for others." ...More at the link.  About the apple.

Political Populism, Not Economics, Behind Minimum Wage Proposal

Richard Larsen  "Sleight of hand and illusion have their role in the entertainment world, but when the same tactics are employed in the real world, the stakes are much greater, and the intent more dubious. David Copperfield has met his match in fabricated magic and illusionary tactics. For as any illusionist knows, in order to avoid letting the spectator see what’s really going on, you distract the spectator’s attention. And none are better at that than those leading the country today."...

 

"There is another inconvenient truth that the advocates of raising the minimum wage need to address. Our de facto open border policy has depressed wages. Approximately a million low-skilled workers illegally come into the country every year, driving down wages, especially at the lower end of the spectrum. Harvard economist George Borjas has documented how our immigration policies have reduced American wages by $402 billion a year, while increasing profits for employers by $437 billion a year."

Associated Press award winning columnist Richard Larsen is President of Larsen Financial, a brokerage and financial planning firm in Pocatello, Idaho and is a graduate of Idaho State University with degrees in Political Science and History and coursework completed toward a Master’s in Public Administration.  He can be reached at rlarsenen@cableone.net .

Remember those War on Women guys yelling "Iron My Shirt" at Hillary in 2008?

http://legalinsurrection.com/tag/a-f-branco/

2008: Hillary Clinton ‘Iron My Shirt’ Stunt 

 

"AllahPundit then tracked these guys through MySpace and other far reaches of the internets and figured out that these clowns work for the “Toucher and Rich Show” in Boston, which apparently does this kind of thing with some regularity. SeeDubya has found instances going back to 2003."

Newsbusters backed this up in 2008.

 

Watch for the "War On Women" meme all this next year. 

Canadian commentator Rex Murphy: Putin and Obama

"Rex compares Vladimir Putin to Barack Obama and wonders whether either leader measures up?"

Rex Murphy (born March 1947) is a Canadian commentator and author, primarily on Canadian political and social matters.

Hat tip to Amanda Zurawski Kaffenberger at Chicks On The Right

Surviving Obama

Twitter suspends American Orthodox Jew for tweeting

anti-Obama cartoon about Israel

 

 Caroline Glick  "Bloomberg columnist Jeffrey Goldberg (pictured here with the President) minced few words in discussing the interview that US President Barack Obama gave him on the eve of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s latest visit to Washington."

 

"Speaking with journalist Charlie Rose, Goldberg equated Obama’s threat to stop supporting Israel in international forums to the talk of a mafia don. Obama told Goldberg that if Israel doesn’t cut a deal with the Palestinians soon, “our ability to manage the international fallout is going to be limited.” He added, “And that has consequences.”

 

"That statement, Goldberg noted, was a “veiled threat” and “almost up there with, ‘Nice little Jewish state you’ve got there. Hate to see something happen to it.’” Goldberg saw the interview as Obama’s way of showing that he is beginning to abandon the pretense of supporting Israel, now that he no longer faces reelection. In Goldberg’s words, “It’s not that the gloves are coming off. It’s more that the mask of diplomatic language is coming off a little bit.' ”

Full article

 

As we previously posted here: Only Americans (and our allies) Fear Obama