http://yaakov.newsvine.com/Newsvine - Yaakov's Column - Articles and Seedsen-usCopyright 2009Thu, 2 Jul 2009 12:25:59 +0000Tue, 7 Jul 2009 01:47:41 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssTo recap, take a Holocaust-denying president who has advocated genocide and the elimination of the Jewish state, a government hell-bent on acquiring weapons of mass destruction, said government's brutal repression of its own people, and the subsequent "re-election" of the a …Yaakovhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/02/2990606-human-rights-on-the-backburnerhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/02/2990606-human-rights-on-the-backburnerworld-news, obama, iran, human-rightsThu, 2 Jul 2009 12:25:59 +0000Obama has called settlements "illegitimate." And he has said that Israel "has obligations under the road map," while referring disparagingly to "settlements that, in past agreements, have been categorized as illegal." ...Yaakovhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/28/2977257-barack-obama-vs-international-law-settlements-are-not-illegalhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/28/2977257-barack-obama-vs-international-law-settlements-are-not-illegalworld-news, obama, israel, united-states, middle-east, jerusalem, judea, samariaSun, 28 Jun 2009 11:35:38 +0000Hamas head Khaled Mashaal gave a speech Thursday evening in response to a policy speech given by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu several days earlier.Yaakovhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/26/2972098-mashaal-hamas-ready-for-peace-but-not-with-jewish-state-http://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/26/2972098-mashaal-hamas-ready-for-peace-but-not-with-jewish-state-world-news, israel, middle-east, hamas, peace-terrorismFri, 26 Jun 2009 13:23:21 +0000Obama said in Sderot that he would not tolerate rocket attacks that endangered his own daughters.Yaakovhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/14/2816516-will-obamas-justice-department-prosecute-abbas-for-murderhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/14/2816516-will-obamas-justice-department-prosecute-abbas-for-murderworld-news, obama, israel, terrorism, anti-semitism, jewish, double-standardThu, 14 May 2009 13:06:47 +0000Leaving aside for the moment the malice towards Israel that is involved, the attitude of the Obama administration towards the Middle East is well-nigh incomprehensible in its suicidal stupidity.Yaakovhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/13/2811418-learning-nothing-from-historyhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/13/2811418-learning-nothing-from-historyworld-news, obama, war, israel, iran, middle-east, hitler, pressure, world-war-2, czechoslovakiaWed, 13 May 2009 07:28:47 +0000The overall Obama policy will be to push Israel to the brink, using financial and military blackmail against the Netanyahu government, while maintaining control over American Jews to prevent any protests or backtalk.Yaakovhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/06/2781496-obamas-plan-to-destroy-israel-http://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/06/2781496-obamas-plan-to-destroy-israel-world-news, obama, israel, middle-east, anti-israelWed, 6 May 2009 11:36:27 +0000Will the United States sell out its strongest ally in the Middle East to cozy up to its worst enemy? The Washington Times reports today that the Israeli government is increasingly worried that the Obama administration will break a 40-year understanding between Washington and Tel  …Yaakovhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/06/2781329-breaking-faith-with-israelhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/06/2781329-breaking-faith-with-israelworld-news, obama, israel, iran, middle-east, washington, usa, nuclear, treatyWed, 6 May 2009 10:20:46 +0000The core tenets of the Obama Doctrine to date would make a charter member of the Weather Underground cheer:Yaakovhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/30/2755392-the-obama-doctrinehttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/30/2755392-the-obama-doctrineworld-news, obama, israel, foreign-policy, anti-israel, united-naitons, islameThu, 30 Apr 2009 12:23:36 +0000As the Arabs line up behind Israel, the Obama administration is operating under the delusion that the Iranians will be convinced to give up their nuclear program if Israel destroys its communities in Judea and Samaria.Yaakovhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/28/2741589-israels-arab-cheerleadershttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/28/2741589-israels-arab-cheerleadersworld-news, obama, israel, iran, middle-east, muslim, arab, anti-israelTue, 28 Apr 2009 10:18:10 +0000Of course, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict inflames the Muslim world in a way the Chechen one does not. But why is that, when so many more Muslims are being victimized by Russia?Yaakovhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/22/2716303-our-selective-moral-outragehttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/22/2716303-our-selective-moral-outrageworld-news, israel, russia, muslim, anti-semitism, arabs, anti-israel, chechneyaWed, 22 Apr 2009 08:53:16 +0000But the headlines were wrong, as anyone can ascertain by reading Lieberman's short address. Far from disparaging peace, Israel's new foreign minister called for pursuing it with the respect and realism it deserves.Yaakovhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/21/2710801-in-israel-a-voice-of-realismhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/21/2710801-in-israel-a-voice-of-realismworld-news, israel, middle-east, lieberman, peace-process, road-mapTue, 21 Apr 2009 05:17:31 +0000But now, as the first leg of the World Apology TourTM has come to its end and Obama must once again endure the tedium of the White House, I thought I'd take up the torch and deliver a few apologies that Obama seems to have forgotten.Yaakovhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/12/2674591-an-apology-to-israel-and-the-rest-of-americas-true-friends-and-allieshttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/12/2674591-an-apology-to-israel-and-the-rest-of-americas-true-friends-and-alliesworld-news, obama, israel, united-states, europe, poland, allies, apologiesSun, 12 Apr 2009 18:44:42 +0000In tandem, there was scant paid attention to a disquieting comment by Obama when he spoke effusively about a 2002 Saudi peace initiative for normalization of relations between the Arab world and Israel.Yaakovhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/06/2647481-president-obama-king-abdullah-and-the-end-of-israelhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/06/2647481-president-obama-king-abdullah-and-the-end-of-israelworld-news, obama, israel, united-states, middle-east, peace, saudi-arabiaMon, 6 Apr 2009 17:34:21 +0000The charge in the courtroom was manslaughter, brought by the Commonwealth of Virginia. No significant facts were in dispute.Yaakovhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/25/2597682-fatal-distraction-forgetting-a-child-in-the-backseat-of-a-car-is-a-horrifying-mistake-is-it-a-crimehttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/25/2597682-fatal-distraction-forgetting-a-child-in-the-backseat-of-a-car-is-a-horrifying-mistake-is-it-a-crimeus-news, child, hyperthermia, backseatWed, 25 Mar 2009 12:21:31 +0000International donors pledged almost $4.5 billion in aid for Gaza earlier this month. It has been very painful for me to witness over the past few years the deteriorating humanitarian situation in that narrow strip where I lived as a child in the 1950s.Yaakovhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/22/2580432-an-arab-made-miseryhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/22/2580432-an-arab-made-miseryworld-news, israel, middle-east, gaza, arab, palestinianSun, 22 Mar 2009 12:41:23 +0000While the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, whose death toll figures have been widely cited, reports that 895 Gaza civilians were killed in the fighting, amounting to more than two-thirds of all fatalities, the IDF figures shown to the Post on Sunday put the civilian death tol …Yaakovhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/16/2439902-idf-world-duped-by-hamass-false-civilian-death-toll-figureshttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/16/2439902-idf-world-duped-by-hamass-false-civilian-death-toll-figuresworld-news, war, israel, terrorism, gaza, hamas, civilian, anti-israelMon, 16 Feb 2009 08:06:14 +0000The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) on Friday said it is suspending humanitarian aid in Gaza until further notice, after Hamas seized control of its warehouses and stole 200 tons of food and supplies.Yaakovhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/07/2406972-unrwa-suspends-gaza-aid-after-hamas-steals-food-and-supplieshttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/07/2406972-unrwa-suspends-gaza-aid-after-hamas-steals-food-and-suppliesworld-news, israel, un, gaza, hamas, aid, unrwaSat, 7 Feb 2009 19:44:28 +0000Most people remember the headlines: Massacre Of Innocents As UN School Is Shelled; Israeli Strike Kills Dozens At UN School.Yaakovhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/01/2380648-account-of-israeli-attack-doesnt-hold-up-to-scrutinyhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/01/2380648-account-of-israeli-attack-doesnt-hold-up-to-scrutinyworld-news, war, israel, un, gaza, united-nations, media-biasSun, 1 Feb 2009 14:04:20 +0000Far too many Westerners make the mistake of projecting their own views onto Palestinians without really understanding the Palestinian narrative. The "occupation" doesn't refer to the West Bank and Gaza, and it never has. The "occupation" refers to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.Yaakovhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/28/2364950-the-mother-of-all-quagmireshttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/28/2364950-the-mother-of-all-quagmiresworld-news, israel, middle-east, peace, arabsWed, 28 Jan 2009 19:19:33 +0000On Wednesday, freedom of speech in Europe took a new and devastating turn, as a Dutch appellate court ordered the prosecution of Geert Wilders, parliamentarian and filmmaker, charging him with "inciting hatred and discrimination" against Muslims for his film exposing the threat o …Yaakovhttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/23/2345216-death-to-free-speech-in-the-netherlandshttp://yaakov.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/23/2345216-death-to-free-speech-in-the-netherlandsworld-news, islam, muslim, netherlands, civil-liberties, freedom-of-speech, koranFri, 23 Jan 2009 08:43:13 +0000