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Right, peace with Stalin . . . with Assad . . . with . . . what?

Sometimes the absurd is so strong, staring one so starkly in the face, that it is, paradoxically, not seen. How else to explain the ceaseless urgings of the Clinton...

Israel’s anti-boycott law: Understandable, but ill advised

We have no sympathy for Jews in Israel who boycott Jews, for Israelis who do not buy, and try to get others not to buy, goods produced on the West […]

Obesity: Veritably, a crime!

Count that day wasted in which one do-gooder has not commented on your weight, your grass, your scratched fender, your salt intake, your roof, your eyeglasses, your  ...

News of the World dead in the water — not the water of tears

As a newspaper ourselves, the last thing we want to see is yet another newspaper bite the dust, especially in this digital age. But we have to admit that when […]

Punishment may rebound

Reading a repeated refrain in releases from the revolution in Egypt, you’d think that ex-dictator Hosni Mubarak had been the energy minister of the State of Israel. So...

Admirable ethical behavior by New York DA

Dominique Strauss-Kahn remains an unappealing figure, however the ultimate disposition of his rape case in New York may turn out. Yet, at least as unappealing and...

Israel on the US immigration watch list

Here is a case in which reading the fine print is an absolute necessity. According to the JTA, Israel is on a list compiled by US immigration authorities of countries...

Flotilla’s fabulous fizzle

This much is clear: This week’s flotilla was a fabulous fizzle. Which, from the Israeli perspective, is a very good thing. This much is also clear: Israel and its...

Empty words from Saudi Arabia

After a flurry of charges and denials — and a less than expert PR job — it appears that Delta Airlines did not violate US aviation law when it signed […]

Libya: Obama botches the legality; GOP botches the morality

There’s an old saying that a person who acts as his own lawyer has a fool for a client. Alas, President Obama seems to fit the bill in the case […]